CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,489	$ 2,820
Restricted cash	13,974	15,942
Accounts receivable, net	244,952	198,671
Inventories	107,359	80,614
Regulatory assets	136,009	115,541
Prepaid expenses and other	28,041	24,207
Total current assets	538,824	437,795
Property, plant, and equipment, net	5,657,480	5,247,232
Goodwill	357,586	357,586
Regulatory assets	716,570	690,686
Other noncurrent assets	47,323	47,144
Total Assets	7,317,783	6,780,443
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of finance leases	3,098	2,875
Current portion of long-term debt	144,525	0
Accounts payable	201,498	115,237
Accrued expenses	250,579	233,351
Regulatory liabilities	21,145	28,179
Total current liabilities	620,845	379,642
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 18)
Long-term finance leases	8,799	11,897
Long-term debt	2,474,357	2,541,478
Deferred income taxes	538,983	499,634
Noncurrent regulatory liabilities	654,213	638,760
Other noncurrent liabilities	355,403	369,319
Total Liabilities	4,652,600	4,440,730
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Stock, Value, Issued	633	576
Treasury stock at cost	(98,392)	(98,248)
Paid-in capital	1,999,376	1,716,227
Retained earnings	771,414	728,468
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,848)	(7,310)
Total Shareholders' Equity	$ 2,665,183	$ 2,339,713
Common stock, par or stated value per share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued	63,278,307	57,606,252
Common Stock, shares outstanding	59,744,130	54,060,608
Preferred stock, par or stated value per share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred Stock, shares issued	0	0
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 7,317,783	$ 6,780,443