Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,103,434	$ 12,741,197
Marketable securities	0	406,134
Accounts receivable
Trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $223,293 and $1,978,358, respectively	6,039,891	12,305,657
Related parties	219,918	146,225
Unbilled gas	2,160,367	7,172,062
Note receivable, current portion	1,938	1,938
Inventory
Natural gas	7,892,795	4,996,065
Materials and supplies	2,638,416	2,285,722
Prepaid income taxes	707,191	727,427
Prepayments and other	1,529,065	970,574
Recoverable cost of gas purchases	1,927,177	1,209,982
Deferred tax asset	750,471	1,225,032
Derivative instruments	8,419	0
Assets held for sale	35,115	0
Discontinued operations	11,041,679	12,032,203
Total current assets	36,055,876	56,220,218
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment	181,878,664	164,886,688
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(44,752,830)	(40,299,043)
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET	137,125,834	124,587,645
OTHER ASSETS
Note receivable, less current portion	90,975	93,727
Regulatory assets
Deferred costs	2,327,501	0
Property taxes	6,250	25,000
Income taxes	296,819	296,819
Rate case costs	97,734	130,228
Debt issuance costs, net of amortization	1,093,245	1,388,124
Goodwill	16,267,377	16,267,377
Customer relationships	3,003,208	3,230,333
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	350,748	351,724
Restricted cash	1,897,701	1,137,442
Other assets	9,169	3,160
Total other assets	25,440,727	22,923,934
TOTAL ASSETS	198,622,437	203,731,797
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Checks in excess of amounts on deposit	1,523,212	842,443
Line of credit	24,060,799	24,529,799
Accounts payable
Trade	7,814,606	12,355,605
Related parties	9	559,933
Notes payable, current portion	542,156	3,502,190
Contingent consideration, current portion	671,638	671,638
Accrued liabilities
Taxes other than income	1,763,630	3,043,583
Vacation	331,467	83,189
Employee benefit plans	82,712	161,440
Interest	359,156	169,581
Deferred payments received from levelized billing	2,326,208	2,293,801
Customer deposits	713,914	667,479
Related parties	69,253	0
Capital lease obligation, current portion	188,224	177,570
Over-recovered gas purchases	885,500	793,184
Build-to-suit liability	4,148,469	0
Other current liabilities	1,308,544	1,464,646
Discontinued operations	617,774	574,889
Total current liabilities	47,407,271	51,890,970
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Deferred investment tax credits	118,458	134,255
Deferred tax liability	9,761,396	9,055,166
Asset retirement obligation	2,166,280	2,026,353
Customer advances for construction	996,416	987,265
Regulatory liability for income taxes	83,161	83,161
Customer deposits	949,540	0
Capital lease obligation, less current portion	1,674,714	1,862,938
Contingent consideration, less current portion	10,362	13,362
Total long-term liabilities	15,760,327	14,162,500
NOTES PAYABLE, less current portion	39,856,427	40,198,552
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (see Note 15)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock; $0.15 par value, 1,500,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock; $0.15 par value, Authorized: 15,000,000 shares: Issued: 10,487,511 and 10,451,678 shares, respectively; Outstanding: 10,487,511 and 10,451,678 shares, respectively	1,573,127	1,567,752
Capital in excess of par value	63,821,456	63,468,969
Accumulated other comprehensive income	0	104,909
Retained earnings	30,203,829	32,338,145
Total stockholders' equity	95,598,412	97,479,775
TOTAL CAPITALIZATION	135,454,839	137,678,327
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION	$ 198,622,437	$ 203,731,797