Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) (USD $)	0 Months Ended				1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 11, 2012	Jan. 01, 2010	Apr. 02, 2008	Mar. 31, 2008	Oct. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Employee	Sep. 30, 2011 Employee	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2009	Feb. 10, 2012	Jun. 14, 2011	May 28, 2009	Jun. 30, 2007	Sep. 30, 2012 Gas Natural, Inc. and Richard Osborne	Sep. 30, 2012 Chapter 11 Protection Filed by Customer	Dec. 12, 2012 Directors	Dec. 14, 2010 Pre-Stock Dividend Dated 04/20/2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Utility Plant	Sep. 30, 2011 Utility Plant	Sep. 30, 2010 Utility Plant	Sep. 30, 2012 Lower Range	Sep. 30, 2012 Upper Range
Estimated lives of property, excluding utility plant																						3 years	55 years
Depreciation Rate																			3.10%	3.10%	1.60%
Cost offsets of pipeline, description								As of September 1, 2009, 100% of the fixed amount and 80% of the monthly volumetric charge due to line 13 (our pipeline connecting Marcellus production in Pennsylvania to the rest of our distribution system) were allocated to offset our costs of building the pipeline. As of fiscal year 2011, we are recognizing the revenue and increasing the accumulated depreciation and depreciation expense instead of offsetting plant. This increased the annual percentage rate in fiscal 2011 by 1.4%. At the time utility properties are retired, the original cost plus costs of removal less salvage are charged to accumulated depreciation.
Gain(Loss) on sale of Equity securities							$ 44,039	$ 114,677	$ 57,988
Quarterly dividend before increase																		$ 0.15
Quarterly dividend after increase											$ 0.12	$ 0.115						$ 0.1725
Date dividend declared							Feb. 10, 2012	Mar. 21, 2011
Dividend Date of Record								Apr. 01, 2011
Date dividend paid							Jul. 16, 2012	Apr. 20, 2011
Dividend reinvestment shares registered													100,000
Common stock, par value							$ 5.00	$ 5.00					$ 5.00
Shares issued from dividend reinvestment plan							5,689	3,976	2,319	761
Stock dividend declared								On March 21, 2011, the Company set April 1, 2011 as the record date for a one for two stock dividend on its outstanding common stock as authorized by the NYPSC in an order in Case 10-G-0647 dated March 17, 2011.
State Revenue Taxes collected							131,141	134,398	131,049
Board of directors quarterly compensation, restricted shares		250	150	50		375
Compensation expense, percent less than closing price of stock		25.00%	25.00%	25.00%		25.00%
Stock-based compensation expense to be recognized					78,975
Shares issued for stock-based director compensation	3,000				6,750												600
Share price of shares issued for stock-based director compensation					$ 11.70
Number of directors	6
Vesting description of director awards	Each restricted stock award vested 300 shares immediately and 300 shares on December 12, 2013 if the officer is still employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates on that date.
Warrants excluded as antidilutive									55,899
Compression station, value							11,000,000
Pipeline, value							2,100,000
Total value of new plant							13,100,000
Deferred tax expense							1,000,000
Number of Employees							54	52
Percentage of Union Membership							44.00%	44.00%
Exercise price, stock subscription							15.75		18.00					16.00
Proceeds from exercise of rights							3,838,048		1,796,373
Shares issued with exercise of rights							246,524		104,086
Ownership interest in affiliate, percent							50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Private placement common stock, par value							$ 5.00	$ 5.00					$ 5.00
Purchase agreement common stock, shares							138,889
Purchase agreement common stock, price per share							$ 14.40
Purchase agreement common stock, gross proceeds							2,000,000
Amounts reserved from Chapter 11 Significant Customer																165,000
Accounts payable							1,501,193	1,882,249								239,950
Release agreement for the settlement of two lawsuits, amount							285,000								200,000
Release agreement for the settlement of two lawsuits, annual payment							40,000
Release agreement for the settlement of two lawsuits, interest compounded annually							4.00%
Release agreement for the settlement of two lawsuits, payment to replace life insurance policy							15,000
Release agreement for the settlement of two lawsuits, maximum number of payments to replace life insurance policy							20
Release agreement for the settlement of two lawsuits, after tax benefit							259,000
Damages sought in complain							$ 75,000								$ 650,000
Settlement agreement date															2012-12-11