ATLANTA--May 31, 2005--The Georgia Public Service Commission ("Commission") today voted 4-1 to reconsider the Commission's April 29, 2005 order ("Order") in Atlanta Gas Light Company's 2004-2005 rate case under Docket 18638-U. Atlanta Gas Light Company, a subsidiary of AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE:ATG), filed a petition with the Commission on May 9, 2005 for rehearing, reconsideration and oral argument of the Order.

The Commission scheduled a vote on the merits of reconsideration for its next scheduled Administrative Session to be held on Friday, June 10, 2005. The reconsideration will include all issues included in the Company's May 9 petition.

About AGL Resources

AGL 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.

CONTACT: AGL Resources, Atlanta
Investor Relations
Matt Quinn, 404-584-3192
Cellular: 404-427-5202
mcquinn@aglresources.com
or
Media Relations
Nick Gold, 404-584-3457
Cellular: 404-275-9501
ngold@aglresources.com

SOURCE: AGL Resources