Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Operating Revenues
Regulated Energy		$ 130,625	$ 101,141	$ 299,051	$ 243,411
Unregulated Energy		41,419	40,751	124,522	123,916
Total Operating Revenues		166,272	135,593	412,016	353,722
Operating Expenses
Natural gas and electric costs		27,378	23,886	77,296	79,174
Propane and natural gas costs		12,262	11,907	43,561	45,208
Operations		52,339	42,163	103,899	86,930
Transaction-related expenses		1,374	0	2,295	0
Maintenance		5,561	5,258	11,464	10,362
Depreciation and amortization		17,877	17,303	34,893	34,486
Other taxes		8,691	6,730	18,233	14,301
Total Operating Expenses		125,482	107,247	291,641	270,461
Total operating income		40,790	28,346	120,375	83,261
Other income, net		1,110	831	1,305	1,107
Interest charges		16,813	6,964	33,839	14,196
Income Before Income Taxes		25,087	22,213	87,841	70,172
Income taxes		6,816	6,080	23,402	17,695
Net Income		$ 18,271	$ 16,133	$ 64,439	$ 52,477
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic (shares)	[1]	22,284,000	17,794,000	22,267,000	17,777,000
Diluted (shares)		22,335,000	17,852,000	22,320,000	17,842,000
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock:
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share		$ 0.82	$ 0.91	$ 2.89	$ 2.95
Basic (in dollars per share)		0.82	0.91	2.89	2.95
Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Abstract]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share		0.82	0.90	2.89	2.94
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.82	$ 0.90	$ 2.89	$ 2.94
Other Operating Revenue		$ (5,772)	$ (6,299)	$ (11,557)	$ (13,605)

[1]  (1) Weighted average shares for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 reflect the impact of 4.4 million common shares issued in November 2023 in connection with the acquisition of FCG. See Notes 3 and 9 for additional details on the acquisition and related equity offering.