- Definition

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. For a classified balance sheet represents the current portion only (the noncurrent portion has a separate concept); there is a separate and distinct element for unclassified presentations.

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Regulatory Matters (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Regulatory Matters (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Feb. 06, 2013 Retail Customers [Member]	Feb. 06, 2013 Minimum [Member] Wholesale Customers [Member]	Feb. 06, 2013 Maximum [Member] Wholesale Customers [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 General Rate Case Interim And Refundable Amount Subject To Refund [Member]
Regulatory Matters [Line Items]
Proposed increase in base rate revenue	$ 30,000,000
Proposed percentage increase in base rate revenue	26
Base rate revenue for proposed rate increase	115,000,000
Increase (decrease) in system demand and energy rate				6.00%	4.00%	7.00%
State statuatory interest rate on refundable deposits not in escrow		10.50%
Restricted cash equivalents	1,953,085	4,070,176					1,800,000
Operating revenues		$ 77,748,517	$ 71,180,773