Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Operating Revenues
Regulated Energy	$ 70,019	$ 63,796	$ 226,630	$ 235,438
Unregulated Energy and other	38,329	28,117	130,356	119,238
Total Operating Revenues	108,348	91,913	356,986	354,676
Operating Expenses
Regulated Energy cost of sales	24,644	23,161	81,184	101,414
Unregulated Energy and other cost of sales	28,183	17,959	85,142	73,465
Operations	30,126	26,388	85,370	79,522
Maintenance	3,542	2,603	8,925	8,033
Gain from a settlement	0	0	(130)	(1,500)
Depreciation and amortization	8,209	7,636	23,493	22,155
Other taxes	3,488	3,257	10,725	10,000
Total Operating Expenses	98,192	81,004	294,709	293,089
Operating Income	10,156	10,909	62,277	61,587
Other (expense) income, net	(28)	36	(68)	(3)
Interest charges	2,722	2,492	7,996	7,425
Income Before Income Taxes	7,406	8,453	54,213	54,159
Income taxes	2,990	3,334	21,401	21,638
Net Income	$ 4,416	$ 5,119	$ 32,812	$ 32,521
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic (shares)	15,372,413	15,258,819	15,324,932	15,035,569
Diluted (shares)	15,412,783	15,306,843	15,365,955	15,083,641
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ 0.34	$ 2.14	$ 2.16
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.29	0.33	2.14	2.16
Cash Dividends Declared Per Share of Common Stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.3050	$ 0.2875	$ 0.8975	$ 0.845