New Jersey Resources (NJR) 10-Q 2010 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned, Glenn C. Lockwood, hereby certifies as follows:
(a)	I am the Chief Financial Officer of New Jersey Resources Corporation (the “Company”);
(b)	To the best of my knowledge, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(c)	To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the Report, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 4, 2010		By: _/s/Glenn C. Lockwood________
		Glenn C. Lockwood Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer