Consolidated Statements of Income (not audited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Operating Revenues
Electric	$ 102,712	$ 100,538	$ 313,615	$ 304,998
Product Sales	94,463	99,485	293,284	286,019
Total Operating Revenues	197,175	200,023	606,899	591,017
Operating Expenses
Production Fuel - Electric	14,789	11,124	40,479	29,906
Purchased Power - Electric System Use	11,473	18,725	43,486	62,101
Electric Operation and Maintenance Expenses	36,207	32,648	115,206	107,929
Cost of Products Sold (depreciation included below)	75,405	78,428	228,993	224,912
Other Nonelectric Expenses	10,197	10,771	30,890	32,057
Depreciation and Amortization	18,314	15,141	55,128	44,337
Property Taxes - Electric	3,506	3,560	10,774	10,324
Total Operating Expenses	169,891	170,397	524,956	511,566
Operating Income	27,284	29,626	81,943	79,451
Interest Charges	8,026	7,730	23,996	23,175
Other Income	499	334	2,431	1,473
Income Before Income Taxes - Continuing Operations	19,757	22,230	60,378	57,749
Income Tax Expense - Continuing Operations	5,163	6,521	15,738	14,602
Net Income from Continuing Operations	14,594	15,709	44,640	43,147
Discontinued Operations
Income (Loss) - net of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) of $14, ($168), $114 and ($2,873) for the respective periods	22	(252)	171	(4,316)
Impairment Loss - net of Income Tax Benefit of$0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015				(1,000)
(Loss) Gain on Disposition - net of Income Tax (Benefit) Expense of ($43) and $4,493 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015		(65)		6,932
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations	22	(317)	171	1,616
Net Income	$ 14,616	$ 15,392	$ 44,811	$ 44,763
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding - Basic	38,832,659	37,575,413	38,316,324	37,417,283
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted	39,005,706	37,794,543	38,457,401	37,636,413
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share:
Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.38	$ 0.42	$ 1.17	$ 1.15
Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share)		(0.01)		0.05
Earnings Per Share, Basic, Total (in dollars per share)	0.38	0.41	1.17	1.20
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share:
Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	0.37	0.42	1.16	1.15
Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share)		(0.01)	0.01	0.04
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, Total (in dollars per share)	0.37	0.41	1.17	1.19
Dividends Declared Per Common Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.3125	$ 0.3075	$ 0.9375	$ 0.9225