Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated November 22, 2016, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of New Jersey Resources Corporation (the “Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of New Jersey Resources Corporation for the year ended September 30, 2016.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Parsippany, New Jersey
January 25, 2017