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            <rptOwnerName>Shea Jacqueline K</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>WALL</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NJ</rptOwnerState>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares withheld to pay taxes due upon vesting of the third and final tranche of the Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) award previously granted on November 15, 2023.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Total adjusted for 159 accrued dividend equivalents payable upon vesting of RSUs. Each RSU and dividend equivalent converts into one share of New Jersey Resources Corporation (NJR) Common Stock upon vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents shares withheld to pay taxes due upon vesting of the second tranche of the RSU award previously granted on November 6, 2024. The final tranche will vest on October 15, 2027.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Total adjusted for 97 accrued dividend equivalents payable upon vesting of RSUs. Each RSU and dividend equivalent converts into one share of NJR Common Stock upon vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Represents shares withheld to pay taxes due upon vesting of the first tranche of the RSU award previously granted on November 4, 2025. The second and third tranches will vest on October 15, 2027 and October 15, 2028, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Total adjusted for 37 accrued dividend equivalents payable upon vesting of RSUs and includes 902.533 shares accrued through dividends under the NJR Dividend and Reinvestment Plan. Each RSU and dividend equivalent converts into one share of NJR Common Stock upon vesting.</footnote>
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    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Melissa Abraham, as attorney-in-fact for Jacqueline K. Shea</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-10-16</signatureDate>
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