Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 13,132,727	$ 13,026,585
Marketable securities	306,238	274,950
Accounts receivable
Trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $282,350 and $354,719, respectively	4,539,514	9,593,840
Related parties	485,132	559,384
Unbilled gas	1,322,371	5,724,346
Note receivable - related parties, current portion	9,905	9,565
Inventory
Natural gas and propane	3,834,779	5,876,710
Materials and supplies	2,309,597	1,414,367
Prepaid income taxes	1,646,751	1,601,798
Prepayments and other	399,729	912,959
Recoverable cost of gas purchases	2,264,070	2,628,824
Deferred tax asset	102,695	114,362
Total current assets	30,353,508	41,737,690
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net	84,465,865	76,134,401
OTHER ASSETS
Notes receivable - related parties, less current portion	40,626	45,665
Deferred tax assets, less current portion	0	1,804,264
Regulatory assets
Property taxes	731,830	873,197
Income taxes	452,645	452,645
Rate case costs	126,759	64,271
Debt issuance costs	900,067	485,244
Goodwill	14,607,952	14,607,952
Customer relationships	650,750	662,167
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	860,665	644,358
Restricted cash	4,351,914	0
Other assets	213,043	216,082
Total other assets	22,936,251	19,855,845
TOTAL ASSETS	137,755,624	137,727,936
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Checks in excess of amounts on deposit	366,259	532,145
Line of credit	11,840,000	18,149,999
Accounts payable
Trade	5,529,372	9,200,297
Related parties	187,987	417,543
Notes payable, current portion	0	910,917
Notes payable - related parties, current portion	0	49,361
Accrued liabilities
Taxes other than income	2,429,805	2,961,853
Vacation	167,518	86,194
Employee benefit plans	216,620	103,257
Interest	91,156	29,810
Deferred payments received from levelized billing	1,307,894	2,916,408
Customer deposits	678,143	679,237
Property tax settlement, current portion	242,120	242,120
Related parties	13,894	413,399
Other current liabilities	283,304	1,020,733
Overrecovered gas purchases	2,865,388	1,203,191
Total current liabilities	26,219,460	38,916,464
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Deferred investment tax credits	186,910	197,441
Deferred tax liability	916,795	0
Asset retirement obligation	1,616,280	1,546,867
Customer advances for construction	895,456	949,434
Regulatory liability for income taxes	83,161	83,161
Regulatory liability for gas costs	70,199	131,443
Property tax settlement, less current portion	243,008	243,008
Total long-term liabilities	4,011,809	3,151,354
NOTES PAYABLE, less current portion	31,334,000	21,958,616
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (see Note 11)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock; $0.15 par value, 1,500,000 shares authorized, no shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock; $0.15 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 8,152,051 and 8,149,801 shares outstanding, respectively	1,222,808	1,222,470
Capital in excess of par value	41,944,672	41,910,067
Accumulated other comprehensive income	66,211	46,590
Retained earnings	32,956,664	30,522,375
Total stockholders' equity	76,190,355	73,701,502
TOTAL CAPITALIZATION	107,524,355	95,660,118
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION	$ 137,755,624	$ 137,727,936