Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,904,154	$ 1,585,926
Accounts receivable
Trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $272,367 and $370,909, respectively	4,403,443	12,095,535
Related parties	164,302	250,101
Unbilled gas	2,260,541	7,630,852
Note receivable, current portion	726	2,070
Inventory
Natural gas	5,733,778	5,301,895
Materials and supplies	2,324,890	2,300,990
Prepaid income taxes	434,100	431,681
Regulatory assets, current	2,713,255	4,097,822
Deferred tax asset	578,033	635,195
Prepayments and other	2,064,654	986,941
Assets held for sale	3,647,248	802,436
Discontinued operations	0	11,653,934
Total current assets	28,229,124	47,775,378
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment	192,675,626	187,566,638
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(48,637,868)	(45,555,553)
PROPERTY, PLANT, & EQUIPMENT, NET	144,037,758	142,011,085
OTHER ASSETS
Notes receivable, less current portion	32,502	90,345
Regulatory assets, non-current	1,653,750	2,055,404
Debt issuance costs, net of amortization	713,198	1,079,447
Goodwill	15,872,247	16,155,672
Customer relationships, net of amortization	2,707,486	2,927,500
Restricted cash	1,897,672	1,897,677
Other assets	14,360	11,404
Total other assets	22,891,215	24,217,449
Regulatory assets
TOTAL ASSETS	195,158,097	214,003,912
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Checks in excess of amounts on deposit	34,504	194,524
Line of credit	15,750,000	28,760,799
Accounts payable
Trade	6,174,579	14,115,367
Related parties	62,943	170,319
Notes payable, current portion	521,321	542,201
Contingent consideration, current	671,638	671,638
Derivative instruments	31,290	3,023,271
Accrued liabilities	4,920,853	4,860,663
Accrued liabilities - related parties	99,150	111,133
Customer deposits, current	400,522	634,090
Obligation under capital lease, current	199,517	188,224
Regulatory liability, current	1,065,596	925,175
Build-to-suit liability	7,408,163	5,597,287
Other current liabilities	959,695	940,643
Liabilities held for sale	262,513	61,416
Discontinued operations	20,139	544,432
Accrued liabilities
Total current liabilities	38,582,423	61,341,182
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Deferred investment tax credits	97,396	113,193
Deferred tax liability	13,166,934	10,538,394
Asset retirement obligation	1,217,595	1,196,518
Customer advances for construction	1,026,700	993,681
Regulatory liability, non-current	1,210,816	1,089,850
Customer deposits	949,540	949,540
Obligation under capital lease, less current	1,475,197	1,674,714
Contingent consideration, less current	0	75,362
Total long-term liabilities	19,144,178	16,631,252
NOTES PAYABLE, less current portion	$ 39,335,068	$ 39,720,860
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (see Note 14)
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: 30,000,000 and 30,000,000 shares, respectively; Issued: 10,501,263 and 10,487,511 shares, respectively; Outstanding: 10,501,263 and 10,487,511 shares, respectively	1,574,690	1,573,127
Capital in excess of par value	63,958,752	63,826,341
Retained earnings	32,562,986	30,911,150
Total stockholders' equity	98,096,428	96,310,618
TOTAL CAPITALIZATION	137,431,496	136,031,478
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION	$ 195,158,097	$ 214,003,912