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South Jersey Gas (SJG) posted a gas sendout record over the Jan. 29-30 weekend because of teeth-chattering cold temperatures averaging 17 degrees and blizzard conditions. Most folks in New Jersey apparently stayed home for the weekend and cranked up their heat. The utility company set a record for a three-day sendout at 1,197,580 decatherms of gas, which broke the prior record of 1,159,578 decatherms set Jan. 23-25 last winter. “Despite consistently cold weather, our portfolio of gas supplies was more than sufficient to meet our customers’ needs,” said Ed Graham, president of SJG. “We employ a prudent natural gas supply strategy which allows us to handle extreme winter temperatures like those recently affecting our region.” SJG has invested $380 million during the last eight years to improve its delivery system and infrastructure and because of growing demand on its system. The company serves 311,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in seven New Jersey counties.