Elizabethtown Gas Helps Customers Obtain Energy AssistanceEmployees to Help Enroll Qualified Customers on Feb. 18

February 15, 2006

UNION, N.J. – Feb. 15, 2006 — Representatives from Elizabethtown Gas, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), will be reaching out on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Jersey Gardens Mall in Elizabeth to help qualified natural gas customers fill out applications for the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and other energy assistance programs.

The free service will be staffed by Elizabethtown Gas employees from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Food Court at Jersey Gardens Mall, 651 Kapkowski Rd.

“With increased energy prices this winter, many of our customers are finding that they need extra help in paying their heating bills,” said Don Carter, vice president of Elizabethtown Gas. “Having our employees at the mall is one of the many outreach efforts we’re making to help customers this winter. We are glad to be able to help them with the paperwork. We still have almost two months of winter weather ahead, and we want to make sure that our customers get the available help they need.”

Elizabethtown Gas will have information on the programs below at the mall. Details on these programs can also be found at www.elizabethtowngas.com.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Eligibility for this federal program is based on household income and size as well as past payment history.

Universal Service Fund (USF)
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities created the Universal Service Fund (USF) to help low- and fixed-income residents pay for electric and natural gas service. Eligible customers qualify for up to $1,800 each year.

New Jersey Comfort Partners™
This program provides free home analysis, energy education and weatherization assistance. Eligibility is based on income.

Lifeline Credit Program
Lifeline provides annual grants of $112.50 each for natural gas and electric bills for eligible customers who receive SSI (Supplemental Security Income).

NJ SHARES
This program provides a one-time grant for people in temporary financial crises who exceed the income guidelines for other energy assistance programs.

Jersey Gardens is located at Exit 13A of the New Jersey Turnpike. For further information about directions to the mall, please see: www.jerseygardens.com.

About Elizabethtown Gas Elizabethtown 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 Resources AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), an Atlanta-based energy services holding company, serves 2.2 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. Ranked by Forbes as one of the 10 Best Managed Utilities and No. 250 in the Forbes Platinum 400 in 2006 as well as a Fortune 1000 company in 2005, AGL Resources reported revenue of $2.7 billion and net income of $193 million in 2004. 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.