Named 2018 Environmental Champion by the Market Strategies
International Utility Trusted Brand and Customer Engagement™:
Residential Study
WALL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2018--
Highlighting its commitment to environmental stewardship and helping
customers save energy, New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) was named a 2018
Environmental Champion according to a Cogent Reports study of the
nation’s utility customers by Market Strategies International. The
designation is based on the results of Market Strategies’ annual Utility
Trusted Brand and Customer Engagement™: Residential study. NJNG has been
recognized as an Environmental Champion every year since the study’s
inception in 2014.
“We believe helping customers save energy and money is important for our
environment and energy future,” said Stephen Westhoven, COO of New
Jersey Natural Gas. “It is gratifying to have our customers value our
commitment to environmental stewardship and be recognized as an
Environmental Champion for the fifth consecutive year and top in the
state.”
The Utility Trusted Brand and Customer Engagement™: Residential study is
based on a nationwide survey of 58,000 customers of the 131 largest
natural gas and electric utility providers in the U.S. The sample design
uses U.S. census data and strict quotas to ensure a demographically
balanced sample of each evaluated utility’s customers based on age,
gender, income, race and ethnicity. The Environmental Champion
designation reflects consumer ratings of critical environmental
attributes, including commitment to the environment and environmental
causes, tools and programs to help customers save energy and green
initiatives for building and vehicles.
According to Market Strategies, these environmental scores provide a key
performance benchmark for utilities. When utilities score 700 or higher
on the study, consumer demand doubles for the programs that help
consumers save energy and support the environment. NJNG’s score of 707
(on a 1,000-point scale) ranks in the top tier among all natural gas
utilities in the east region and exceeded the industry average of 675.
It also led all utilities in the state.
Since 2009, NJNG has invested more than $156 million in
energy-efficiency programs to help customers save money, reduce
greenhouse emissions and enhance the comfort of their homes. Over the
last decade, nearly 51,000 customers and 2,600 contractors have
participated in NJNG’s The SAVEGREEN Project®, helping to grow the green
energy economy and generate over $385 million in economic active in the
state.
About New Jersey Resources
New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR) is a Fortune 1000 company that,
through its subsidiaries, provides safe and reliable natural gas and
clean energy services, including transportation, distribution, asset
management and home services. NJR is composed of five primary businesses:
- New Jersey Natural Gas, NJR’s principal subsidiary, operates
and maintains over 7,400 miles of natural gas transportation and
distribution infrastructure to serve over half a million customers in
New Jersey’s Monmouth, Ocean and parts of Morris, Middlesex and
Burlington counties.
- NJR Clean Energy Ventures invests in, owns and operates solar
and onshore wind projects with a total capacity of more than 319
megawatts, providing residential and commercial customers with
low-carbon solutions.
- NJR Energy Services manages a diversified portfolio of natural
gas transportation and storage assets and provides physical natural
gas services and customized energy solutions to its customers across
North America.
- NJR Midstream serves customers from local distributors and
producers to electric generators and wholesale marketers through its
50 percent equity ownership in the Steckman Ridge natural gas storage
facility and its 20 percent equity interest in the PennEast Pipeline
Project.
- NJR Home Services provides service contracts as well as
heating, central air conditioning, water heaters, standby generators,
solar and other indoor and outdoor comfort products to residential
homes throughout New Jersey.
NJR and its more than 1,000 employees are committed to helping customers
save energy and money by promoting conservation and encouraging
efficiency through Conserve to Preserve® and initiatives such
as The SAVEGREEN Project® and The Sunlight Advantage®.
For more information about NJR:
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Source: New Jersey Resources
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Media:
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or
Investor:
Dennis
Puma, 732-938-1229
dpuma@njresources.com