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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | Income tax expense (benefit) differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory rate on book income subject to tax for the following reasons:
|  | (In Thousands)
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Income Tax at Statutory Rate |  | $ | 10,764 |  |  | $ | 6,839 |  |  | $ | 9,590 |
Tax Effect of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Utility Plant Related |  |  | (659 | ) |  |  | (1,495 | ) |  |  | (1,106 | )
Tangible Property Repairs |  |  | (4,535 | ) |  |  | (5,475 | ) |  |  | (6,767 | )
State Income Taxes – Net |  |  | 1,270 |  |  |  | 1,117 |  |  |  | 1,296 |
Other |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |  | 227 |
Total Income Tax Expense |  | $ | 6,905 |  |  | $ | 1,041 |  |  | $ | 3,240 |
Schedule of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) is Comprised | Income tax expense (benefit) is comprised of the following:
|  | (In Thousands)
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 1,554 |  |  | $ | 2,952 |  |  | $ | 425 |
State |  |  | 1,126 |  |  |  | 1,066 |  |  |  | 1,381 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 3,802 |  |  |  | (3,261 | ) |  |  | 1,242 |
State |  |  | 482 |  |  |  | 348 |  |  |  | 260 |
Investment Tax Credits |  |  | (59 | ) |  |  | (64 | ) |  |  | (68 | )
Total Income Tax Expense |  | $ | 6,905 |  |  | $ | 1,041 |  |  | $ | 3,240 |
Schedule of Deferred Income Taxes Reflect the Net Tax Effect | Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The components of the net deferred tax liability are as follows:
|  | (In Thousands)
|  | December 31,
|  | 2024 |  | 2023
Utility Plant Related |  | $ | 95,877 |  |  | $ | 84,330 |
Customer Advances |  |  | (3,525 | ) |  |  | (3,546 | )
Employee Benefits |  |  | 7,888 |  |  |  | 7,100 |
Investment Tax Credits |  |  | 181 |  |  |  | 240 |
Other |  |  | 814 |  |  |  | 612 |
Total Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes |  | $ | 101,235 |  |  | $ | 88,736 |

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