Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 291,066	$ 1,631,348
Accounts receivable, net	3,404,044	3,870,211
Materials and supplies	1,027,191	1,021,882
Gas in storage	5,708,761	6,448,307
Prepaid income taxes	647,623	1,157,980
Regulatory assets	2,503,314	1,521,939
Other	854,562	733,525
Total current assets	14,436,561	16,385,192
UTILITY PROPERTY:
In service	258,342,372	237,786,964
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(71,386,537)	(67,207,334)
In service, net	186,955,835	170,579,630
Construction work in progress	11,489,258	11,423,326
Utility plant, net	198,445,093	182,002,956
OTHER ASSETS:
Regulatory assets	10,970,094	12,178,853
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	57,542,805	47,375,459
Other	284,954	411,236
Total other assets	68,797,853	59,965,548
TOTAL ASSETS	281,679,507	258,353,696
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Dividends payable	1,428,268	1,339,522
Accounts payable	4,442,182	4,483,233
Capital contributions payable	2,512,437	5,024,824
Customer credit balances	1,587,061	880,295
Customer deposits	1,611,476	1,432,031
Accrued expenses	3,565,210	3,448,000
Interest rate swaps	533,795	147,556
Regulatory liabilities	890,313	4,877,603
Total current liabilities	16,570,742	21,633,064
LONG-TERM DEBT:
Notes payable	114,975,200	95,512,200
Line-of-credit	9,143,606	8,172,473
Less unamortized debt issuance costs	(299,175)	(313,315)
Long-term debt net of unamortized debt issuance costs	123,819,631	103,371,358
DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES:
Interest rate swaps	1,689,761	746,785
Asset retirement obligations	7,180,982	6,788,683
Regulatory cost of retirement obligations	12,678,043	11,892,352
Benefit plan liabilities	6,149,527	6,912,105
Deferred income taxes	13,973,762	12,978,523
Regulatory liabilities	10,729,082	10,934,434
Total deferred credits and other liabilities	52,401,157	50,252,882
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 12)
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common Stock, $5 par value; authorized 20,000,000 and 10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 8,160,058 and 8,073,264 shares in 2020 and 2019, respectively	40,800,290	40,366,320
Preferred stock, no par; authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding in 2020 and 2019	0	0
Capital in excess of par value	15,847,121	14,397,072
Retained earnings	35,688,510	30,821,917
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,447,944)	(2,488,917)
Total stockholders’ equity	88,887,977	83,096,392
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 281,679,507	$ 258,353,696