Utilities
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Aqua Video Demonstrates Proper Handwashing Technique
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Aqua has created the above video demonstrating the proper way to wash your hands. [lp-contribute]
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PECO Extending Customer Support to Ensure All Residents Have Safe, Reliable Service
PECO is taking several steps to help ensure all customers have access to electric service during this critical time. As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered all non-life-sustaining businesses to close physical locations to slow coronavirus spread. With more people, including children, at home during the day, PECO will be working with…
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Essential’s Utilities Prepared for COVID-19
Essential Utilities Inc. has announced that its Aqua water utilities and Peoples natural gas utilities continue to monitor the coronavirus outbreak throughout its combined 10-state footprint, working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authorities to continuously address the situation and evaluate operational response plans. “As water, wastewater, and natural…
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Essential Completes Transformational $4.275 Billion Acquisition of Peoples
Essential Utilities Inc. has successfully completed the acquisition of Peoples, a Pittsburgh-based natural gas distribution company, in an all-cash transaction that reflects an enterprise value of $4.275 billion, including the assumption of approximately $1.1 billion of debt. As previously disclosed, the transaction was financed through an appropriate mix of equity and debt, which supports a…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Encourages Homeowners to Check for Leaks During Annual Fix-a-Leak Week
Aqua Pennsylvania is sharing important tips for customers to save water and money by identifying leaks inside their homes in observance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s annual Fix-a-Leak Week, which takes place this year from March 16 to 22 and aims to educate and remind homeowners of the environmental effects and financial impacts of…
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Aqua’s Statement on Coronavirus
By Aqua Aqua is actively monitoring the novel coronavirus “COVID-19” outbreak globally and in the U.S. We are working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authorities to continuously monitor the situation and evaluate our operational response plans. First and foremost, our customers should be assured that drinking water provided…
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Essential Utilities Breaks Ground on New Water Quality Lab to Serve Aqua Customers
Essential Utilities Inc. CEO Christopher Franklin and Chief Environmental Officer Dr. Chris Crockett recently joined Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca, DEP Regional Director Pat Patterson, and a host of state and regional elected officials and contractors as they broke ground on the site of Aqua’s new water quality laboratory. Essential’s Aqua family of companies provides…
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Aqua, Villanova University, Lifetime Wells International Join Forces for Sustainable Water Trip to Ghana
Aqua America is continuing its work with Villanova University’s Engineering Service Learning program (VESL) this March with a trip to Ghana in conjunction with Lifetime Wells International (LWI). Justin Kauffman, director of asset management and field services for Aqua; Mike Fili, vice president, distribution for Aqua Pennsylvania; David Powell, founder of LWI, a nonprofit based…
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Aqua America Announces New Name, Leadership Team Ahead of Acquisition of Gas Company
Aqua America has announced its new company name, Essential Utilities, Inc., that will take effect on Monday, Feb. 3. Also, the company is also announcing the members of the executive leadership team that will report to Chairman and CEO Christopher Franklin. The announcement comes after the Peoples acquisition received regulatory approval at the Pennsylvania Public…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Offers Tips to Keep Pipes from Freezing This Winter
As the colder weather approaches, Aqua Pennsylvania is issuing a reminder to homeowners that they should take steps now to prevent their household water pipes from freezing. “With colder weather approaching, we want to take the time to remind our customers how to keep their home’s water flowing during an Arctic blast and the steps…
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With Local Acquisition, Aqua America Completes Purchase of Eighth Water System in 2019
Aqua America’s Pennsylvania subsidiary has completed the purchase of the Cheltenham Township wastewater system, which serves approximately 10,200 connections in Montgomery County, for $50.25 million. “This is an exciting time in the water industry, and we are pleased to offer a compelling set of solutions for municipal leaders who are considering the sale of their…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Completes Purchase of Phoenixville-Area Water Systems in Three Townships
Aqua America’s Pennsylvania subsidiary has completed the purchase of three municipal water systems – East Pikeland, Schuylkill, and Upper Providence townships – previously served by the Phoenixville Borough water system, totaling 535 customer connections in Chester and Montgomery counties, for $3.5 million. “We are excited to expand our services in an area where we serve…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Offers Tips for Fats, Oils and Grease Disposal During Holiday Season
Aqua Pennsylvania is asking customers to support its mission to protect and sustain Earth’s most essential resource by preventing wastewater overflows and backups this holiday season. Aqua President Marc Lucca said customers play a vital role in avoiding drainage pipe backups, so the company is asking customers to be sure to properly dispose of fat,…
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Talents of Backhoe Operators on Display at Aqua Pennsylvania’s First-Ever Backhoe Challenge
The often-overlooked talents of backhoe operators were on full display last week in Newtown Square, where Aqua Pennsylvania hosted its first-ever Backhoe Challenge, according to a report from 6ABC. Precision and patience were the names of the game as backhoe operators from Aqua Pennsylvania, a subsidiary of Bryn Mawr-based Aqua America that serves more than…
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What Are Those Yellow Grids on Telephone Poles in Chester County?
Show of hands. How many of you have been driving down the road and noticed those yellow grids attached to telephone poles at just about windshield height? And once you spotted one, you started looking around for more? So that’s just about everyone. Thanks. The grids are affixed to poles within 15 feet of a…
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Energy Transfer’s Philanthropic Efforts in 2019 Benefit a Number of Pennsylvania Communities
Energy Transfer is one of the largest and most diversified midstream energy companies in the country, and at the core of its business is the belief in giving back to the communities in which its employees live and work. With more than 1,000 employees in Pennsylvania, Energy Transfer supports organizations that strive to make life…
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Impact of State’s Increased Production of Natural Gas Seen at Marcus Hook Industrial Complex
The impact of increased production of natural gas in Pennsylvania can be seen in the reshaping of the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex, as thousands of workers have begun to revamp the former Sunoco oil refinery on the banks of the Delaware River. The facility, formerly the Marcus Hook Refinery, was built in 1902 on an…
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Aqua Sues to Prevent $60 Million Bailout of City of Chester by Chester Water Authority
The proposed $60 million bailout of the city of Chester by the Chester Water Authority is being challenged in court by Bryn Mawr-based Aqua Pennsylvania, writes Andrew Maykuth for the Philadelphia Inquirer. If it goes ahead, it would prevent Aqua’s attempt to buy the strategically positioned water utility. CWA is especially attractive to Aqua because…
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