Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Operating Revenues
Regulated energy	$ 62,060	$ 61,646	$ 171,642	$ 163,812
Unregulated energy	30,622	38,851	91,121	123,022
Total Operating Revenues	92,682	100,497	262,763	286,834
Operating Expenses
Regulated energy cost of sales	21,124	24,672	78,253	78,979
Unregulated energy and other cost of sales	20,272	28,442	55,507	89,766
Operations	26,190	24,615	53,133	51,242
Maintenance	2,727	2,457	5,431	4,606
Gain from a settlement	(1,500)	0	(1,500)	0
Depreciation and amortization	7,543	6,736	14,518	13,371
Other taxes	3,156	3,118	6,743	6,791
Total Operating Expenses	79,512	90,040	212,085	244,755
Operating Income	13,170	10,457	50,678	42,079
Other income, net of other expenses	(171)	405	(38)	413
Interest charges	2,485	2,303	4,933	4,459
Income Before Income Taxes	10,514	8,559	45,707	38,033
Income taxes	4,220	3,425	18,304	15,218
Net Income	$ 6,294	$ 5,134	$ 27,403	$ 22,815
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	15,235,860	14,556,242	14,922,094	14,522,133
Diluted (in shares)	15,280,657	14,606,779	14,970,190	14,573,643
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock:
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.35	$ 1.84	$ 1.57
Diluted (in usd per share)	0.41	0.35	1.83	1.57
Cash Dividends Declared Per Share of Common Stock (in usd per share)	$ 0.288	$ 0.27	$ 0.558	$ 0.527