Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,804,228	$ 1,631,348
Accounts receivable (less allowance for uncollectibles of $493,823 and $110,743, respectively)	5,455,204	3,870,211
Materials and supplies	995,544	1,021,882
Gas in storage	1,809,889	6,448,307
Prepaid income taxes	0	1,157,980
Regulatory assets	2,953,173	1,521,939
Other	1,585,465	733,525
Total current assets	16,603,503	16,385,192
UTILITY PROPERTY:
In service	243,696,479	237,786,964
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(69,959,037)	(67,207,334)
In service, net	173,737,442	170,579,630
Construction work in progress	15,929,769	11,423,326
Utility plant, net	189,667,211	182,002,956
OTHER ASSETS:
Regulatory assets	11,698,969	12,178,853
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	52,291,160	47,375,459
Other	327,333	411,236
Other	64,317,462	59,965,548
TOTAL ASSETS	270,588,176	258,353,696
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Dividends payable	1,424,193	1,339,522
Accounts payable	4,146,719	4,483,233
Capital contributions payable	1,726,786	5,024,824
Customer credit balances	1,361,720	880,295
Income taxes payable	722,979	0
Customer deposits	1,622,779	1,432,031
Accrued expenses	2,718,709	3,448,000
Interest rate swaps	461,519	147,556
Regulatory liabilities	2,986,791	4,877,603
Total current liabilities	17,172,195	21,633,064
LONG-TERM DEBT:
Notes payable	112,575,200	95,512,200
Line-of-credit	0	8,172,473
Less unamortized debt issuance costs	(343,551)	(313,315)
Long-term debt, net	112,231,649	103,371,358
DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES:
Interest rate swaps	1,716,853	746,785
Asset retirement obligations	6,943,766	6,788,683
Regulatory cost of retirement obligations	12,303,970	11,892,352
Benefit plan liabilities	6,145,191	6,912,105
Deferred income taxes	12,990,199	12,978,523
Regulatory liabilities	10,767,006	10,934,434
Total deferred credits and other liabilities	50,866,985	50,252,882
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stock, $5 par value; authorized 20,000,000 and 10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 8,136,945 and 8,073,264 shares, respectively	40,684,725	40,366,320
Preferred stock, no par, authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Capital in excess of par value	15,375,737	14,397,072
Retained earnings	37,665,741	30,821,917
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,408,856)	(2,488,917)
Total stockholders’ equity	90,317,347	83,096,392
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 270,588,176	$ 258,353,696