Elizabethtown Gas Closer to Serving Bloomsbury Residents and Businesses

June 14, 2005

UNION, N.J., June 14, 2005 – Elizabethtown Gas, a subsidiary of AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE: ATG), today filed an application for a franchise with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to provide natural gas service to the community of Bloomsbury, New Jersey for the first time in its history.

"I am pleased that Bloomsbury residents may soon have the option of natural gas,” said Mayor Mark Peck. “It can only serve our best interests to have energy choices so every household can make a decision as to what is most suitable for their family.

"Elizabethtown Gas has already laid a pipe to service the school, which is ready to be extended to serve homes and businesses throughout the Borough,” added Peck. “I am confident that the BPU will confirm the Council’s desire and grant a franchise to allow Elizabethtown Gas to serve our community."

The Bloomsbury Borough Council on Tuesday, May 24, approved an ordinance granting Elizabethtown Gas a franchise to provide the community at large with natural gas service. Once the BPU approves the franchise, Elizabethtown Gas can begin serving the entire community.

On February 23, 2005, the Bloomsbury Elementary School became the first building in the borough to receive reliable natural gas heat thanks to the work of local officials and Elizabethtown Gas. At the request of the school and working with the community and state regulators, Elizabethtown Gas this winter installed an 8-inch distribution main to deliver natural gas to the school.

“We’re excited about the possibility of bringing natural gas to everyone who wants it in Bloomsbury,” said Eric Martinez, vice president and general manager of Elizabethtown Gas. “We were pleased to be able to run a pipe to heat the Bloomsbury Elementary School this past winter and look forward to providing service to Bloomsbury residents and businesses as soon as this summer.”

Elizabethtown Gas will host a town hall style meeting from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 22 to inform residents about the advantages of natural gas service, including available rebates for new furnaces and other appliances. Refreshments will be served at the meeting, which will be held at the borough hall, 91 Brunswick Avenue.

Elizabethtown Gas, based in Union, New Jersey, provides natural gas service to more than 16,000 customers in 21 communities in Hunterdon County.

About Elizabethtown GasElizabethtown Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), provides delivery service to more than 265,000 residential, business and industrial natural gas customers in New Jersey. In operation since 1855, the company serves parts of Union, Middlesex, Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Morris and Mercer counties. For more information, visit www.elizabethtowngas.com.

About AGL ResourcesAGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), an Atlanta-based energy services holding company, serves 2.3 million customers in six states through its utility subsidiaries - Atlanta Gas Light, Elizabethtown Gas in New Jersey, Virginia Natural Gas, Florida City Gas, Chattanooga Gas, and Elkton Gas in Maryland. A Fortune 1000 company that ranks number 46 in the Fortune gas and electric utilities sector, AGL Resources reported 2004 revenue of $1.8 billion and net income of $153 million. The company also owns Houston-based Sequent Energy Management, an asset manager serving natural gas wholesale customers throughout the East and Midwest. As a 70 percent owner in the SouthStar partnership, AGL Resources markets natural gas to consumers in Georgia under the Georgia Natural Gas brand. AGL Networks, the company's telecommunications subsidiary, owns and operates fiber optic networks in Atlanta and Phoenix. The company also owns and operates Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, a high-deliverability natural gas storage facility near the Henry Hub in Louisiana. For more information, visit www.aglresources.com.