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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Effective April 1, 2020, NJNG entered into a 5-year agreement for 3 Bcf of firm storage capacity with Steckman Ridge, which expires on March 31, 2025. Under the terms of the agreement, NJNG incurs demand fees, at market rates, of approximately $9.3 million annually, a portion of which is eliminated in consolidation. These fees are recoverable through NJNG’s BGSS mechanism and are included as a component of regulatory assets.

Energy Services may periodically enter into storage or park and loan agreements with its affiliated FERC-jurisdictional natural gas storage facility, Steckman Ridge. As of March 31, 2022, Energy Services entered into transactions with Steckman Ridge for varying terms, all of which expire by March 31, 2024.

Demand fees, net of eliminations, associated with Steckman Ridge were as follows:
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
March 31,March 31,
(Thousands)2022202120222021
Natural Gas Distribution$1,546 $1,505 $3,104 $3,073 
Energy Services337 226 625 391 
Total$1,883 $1,731 $3,729 $3,464 

The following table summarizes demand fees payable to Steckman Ridge as of:
(Thousands)March 31, 2022September 30,
2021
Natural Gas Distribution$779 $778 
Energy Services76 83 
Total$855 $861 

NJNG and Energy Services have entered into various AMAs, the effects of which are eliminated in consolidation. Under the terms of these agreements, NJNG releases certain transportation and storage contracts to Energy Services. As of March 31, 2022, NJNG and Energy Services had one AMA with an expiration date of March 31, 2023.

NJNG has entered into a 5-year transportation precedent agreement with Adelphia Gateway for committed capacity of 130,000 Dekatherms per day, which is expected to begin during the 2nd half of fiscal 2022.

Energy Services has a 5-year agreement for 3 Bcf of firm storage capacity with Leaf River, which is eliminated in consolidation and expires in March 2024.

In March 2021, NJNG and Clean Energy Ventures entered into a 15-year sublease and PPA agreement related to an onsite solar array and the related energy output at the Company’s headquarters in Wall, New Jersey, the effects of which are immaterial to the consolidated financial statements.

In July 2021, NJNG entered into 16-year lease agreements, as Lessor, with various NJR subsidiaries, as Lessees, for office space at the Company’s headquarters in Wall, New Jersey, the effects of which are eliminated in consolidation.