Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
ASSETS
Property, Plant and Equipment		$ 12,299,545	$ 13,103,639
Less - Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		5,914,097	6,719,356
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Total		6,385,448	6,384,283
Current Assets
Cash and Temporary Cash Investments		432,576	31,528
Hedging Collateral Deposits	[1]	154,470	88,610
Receivables - Net of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts of $41,983 and $31,639, Respectively		399,033	205,294
Unbilled Revenue		18,525	17,000
Gas Stored Underground		12,336	33,669
Materials, Supplies and Emission Allowances		39,634	53,560
Unrecovered Purchased Gas Costs		32,412	33,128
Other Current Assets		61,359	59,660
Total Current Assets		1,150,345	522,449
Other Assets
Recoverable Future Taxes		125,576	121,992
Unamortized Debt Expense		9,308	10,589
Other Regulatory Assets		58,075	60,145
Deferred Charges		77,542	59,939
Other Investments		96,566	149,632
Goodwill		5,476	5,476
Prepaid Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Costs		187,692	149,151
Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments		12,571	0
Other		3,487	1,169
Total Other Assets		576,293	558,093
Total Assets		8,112,086	7,464,825
Capitalization:
Common Stock, $1 Par Value Authorized - 200,000,000 Shares; Issued and Outstanding - 91,465,569 Shares and 91,181,549 Shares, Respectively		91,466	91,182
Paid in Capital		1,022,954	1,017,446
Earnings Reinvested in the Business		1,472,395	1,191,175
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		(582,868)	(513,597)
Total Comprehensive Shareholders’ Equity		2,003,947	1,786,206
Long-Term Debt, Net of Current Portion and Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs		2,082,463	2,628,687
Total Capitalization		4,086,410	4,414,893
Current and Accrued Liabilities
Notes Payable to Banks and Commercial Paper		400,000	158,500
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		549,000	0
Accounts Payable		145,320	171,655
Amounts Payable to Customers		292	21
Dividends Payable		43,446	41,487
Interest Payable on Long-Term Debt		45,017	17,376
Customer Advances		0	17,223
Customer Security Deposits		25,200	19,292
Other Accruals and Current Liabilities		254,383	194,169
Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments		703,788	616,410
Total Current and Accrued Liabilities		2,166,446	1,236,133
Other Liabilities
Deferred Income Taxes		767,207	660,420
Taxes Refundable to Customers		346,577	354,089
Cost of Removal Regulatory Liability		256,092	245,636
Other Regulatory Liabilities		199,094	200,643
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Liabilities		4,732	7,526
Asset Retirement Obligations		152,100	209,639
Other Liabilities		133,428	135,846
Total Other Liabilities		1,859,230	1,813,799
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)		0	0
Total Capitalization and Liabilities		$ 8,112,086	$ 7,464,825

[1] Netting Adjustments represent the impact of legally-enforceable master netting arrangements that allow the Company to net gain and loss positions held with the same counterparties. The net asset or net liability for each counterparty is recorded as an asset or liability on the Company’s balance sheet.