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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Water and Natural Gas Utilities |
| Founded | 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$5.18B (2021)[1] |
Number of employees | 3,211[1] |
| Website | www |
Essential Utilities (formerly Aqua America and Peoples Natural Gas) is an American utility company that has stakes in Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia[2] The company provides drinking water and wastewater treatment infrastructure and services.[3] Essential Utilities is the publicly traded ($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.
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 Peoples is headquartered in Pittsburgh.
- ^ a b c d e 2021 10-K
- ^ Aqua America About Us Page
- ^ "Aqua America Acquires Water Systems in Ohio and North Carolina". businesswire.com. 7 Jan 2015. Retrieved 26 Jan 2015.