Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 10,490,103	$ 13,026,585
Marketable securities	367,500	274,950
Accounts receivable
Trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $480,320 and $354,719, respectively	4,360,493	9,593,840
Related parties	501,752	559,384
Unbilled gas	1,245,062	5,724,346
Note receivable - related parties, current portion	10,079	9,565
Inventory
Natural gas and propane	7,856,328	5,876,710
Materials and supplies	2,017,746	1,414,367
Prepaid income taxes	2,369,558	1,601,798
Prepayments and other	1,284,704	912,959
Recoverable cost of gas purchases	2,623,641	2,628,824
Deferred tax asset	106,601	114,362
Total current assets	33,233,567	41,737,690
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net	90,096,562	76,134,401
OTHER ASSETS
Notes receivable - related parties, less current portion	38,040	45,665
Deferred tax assets, less current portion	0	1,804,264
Regulatory assets
Property taxes	661,147	873,197
Income taxes	452,645	452,645
Rate case costs	152,763	64,271
Debt issuance costs, net	841,440	485,244
Goodwill	14,607,952	14,607,952
Customer relationships	645,042	662,167
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	858,642	640,216
Restricted cash	2,756,857	0
Other assets	297,291	220,224
Total other assets	21,311,819	19,855,845
TOTAL ASSETS	144,641,948	137,727,936
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Checks in excess of amounts on deposit	155,407	532,145
Line of credit	17,600,000	18,149,999
Accounts payable
Trade	6,333,431	9,200,297
Related parties	66,910	417,543
Notes payable, current portion	7,750	910,917
Notes payable - related parties, current portion	0	49,361
Accrued liabilities
Taxes other than income	2,704,611	2,961,853
Vacation	159,603	86,194
Employee benefit plans	82,585	103,257
Interest	223,880	29,810
Deferred payments received from levelized billing	2,589,624	2,916,408
Customer deposits	702,515	679,237
Property tax settlement, current portion	242,120	242,120
Related parties	23,091	413,399
Other current liabilities	580,457	1,020,733
Overrecovered gas purchases	2,262,295	1,203,191
Total current liabilities	33,734,279	38,916,464
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Deferred investment tax credits	181,645	197,441
Deferred tax liability	1,198,780	0
Asset retirement obligation	1,652,129	1,546,867
Customer advances for construction	865,157	949,434
Regulatory liability for income taxes	83,161	83,161
Regulatory liability for gas costs	70,454	131,443
Property tax settlement, less current portion	243,008	243,008
Total long-term liabilities	4,294,334	3,151,354
NOTES PAYABLE, less current portion	31,346,758	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
Common stock; $0.15 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 8,153,176 and 8,149,801 shares outstanding, respectively	1,222,976	1,222,470
Capital in excess of par value	41,961,754	41,910,067
Accumulated other comprehensive income	96,287	46,590
Retained earnings	31,985,560	30,522,375
Total stockholders' equity	75,266,577	73,701,502
TOTAL CAPITALIZATION	106,613,335	95,660,118
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION	$ 144,641,948	$ 137,727,936