Deferred Charges And Credits (Schedule Of Regulatory Assets Not Currently Being Recovered In Rates Charged To Consumers) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Total deferred charges	$ 27,712,243	$ 25,205,690
Not Currently Being Recovered In Rates Charged to Consumers [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Total deferred charges	4,519,150	774,322
Not Currently Being Recovered In Rates Charged to Consumers [Member] | Other Regulatory Deferred Charges (Fuel Supply (Negotiations/Studies/Compression)) [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Total deferred charges	1,072,002	0
Not Currently Being Recovered In Rates Charged to Consumers [Member] | Other Regulatory Deferred Charges (Studies / Other) [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Total deferred charges	236,401	578,327
Not Currently Being Recovered In Rates Charged to Consumers [Member] | Other Regulatory Deferred Charges (Wind Project) [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Total deferred charges	391,285	144,866
Not Currently Being Recovered In Rates Charged to Consumers [Member] | Bond Interest - Market Risk Management (Financing Related Costs) [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Total deferred charges	1,757,624	51,129
Not Currently Being Recovered In Rates Charged to Consumers [Member] | Other Regulatory Deferred Charges (Beluga Unit 8 Inspection) [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Total deferred charges	$ 1,061,838	$ 0