Essential Utilities
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Essential Utilities (formerly Aqua America and Peoples Natural Gas) is an American utility company that has stakes in Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia[2] The company provides drinking water and wastewater treatment infrastructure and services.[3] Essential Utilities is the publicly traded ($WTRG) parent company that oversees the continued business of Aqua America and Peoples Natural Gas, who both continue to do business under their original names.
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Water and Natural Gas Utilities |
Founded | January 4, 1886; 138 years ago (January 4, 1886) |
Headquarters | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States |
Key people | Christopher H. Franklin, CEO |
Revenue | US$1,878M (2021)[1] |
US$431M (2021)[1] | |
Total assets | US$14.66B (2021)[1] |
Total equity | US$5.18B (2021)[1] |
Number of employees | 3,211[1] |
Website | www |
The company began in Pennsylvania and remains headquartered in Bryn Mawr along with the water utility side of the business while the natural gas company People's is headquartered in Pittsburgh.