Regulatory Matters (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Regulatory Assets	$ 3,091,025	$ 1,743,676	$ 2,145,456
Deferred Regulatory Costs
Regulatory Assets	1,545,790	1,207,028	1,052,427
Deferred Unrecovered Gas Costs
Regulatory Assets	$ 1,545,235	$ 536,648	$ 1,093,029

The amount for the individual regulatory asset as itemized in a table of regulatory assets as of the end of the period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 71

-Paragraph 9, 10

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 980

-SubTopic 340

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6499975&loc=d3e44250-110382

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