Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Operating Revenues
Regulated Energy	$ 90,980	$ 80,396	$ 311,064	$ 282,503
Unregulated Energy and other	40,073	26,939	182,339	127,101
Total Operating Revenues	131,053	107,335	493,403	409,604
Operating Expenses
Regulated natural gas and electric costs	21,248	15,294	88,264	72,785
Unregulated propane and natural gas costs	22,958	12,072	100,236	55,578
Operations	40,182	34,075	120,981	109,886
Maintenance	4,501	4,267	13,273	12,568
Depreciation and amortization	17,339	15,798	51,532	46,460
Other taxes	6,177	5,716	19,136	18,039
Total Operating Expenses	112,405	87,222	393,422	315,316
Total operating income	18,648	20,113	99,981	94,288
Other income, net	957	327	4,454	2,155
Interest charges	6,240	4,975	17,404	15,134
Income Before Income Taxes	13,365	15,465	87,031	81,309
Income Taxes	3,703	2,990	23,385	20,555
Net Income	$ 9,662	$ 12,475	$ 63,646	$ 60,754
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic (shares)	17,737,984	17,582,115	17,715,845	17,538,461
Diluted (shares)	17,819,373	17,659,643	17,797,001	17,610,158
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock:
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share	$ 0.54	$ 0.71	$ 3.59	$ 3.46
Basic (in dollars per share)	0.54	0.71	3.59	3.46
Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Abstract]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share	0.54	0.71	3.58	3.45
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.54	$ 0.71	$ 3.58	$ 3.45