# American Water and Essential Utilities merger approved by Illinois Commerce Commission

American Water Works Company and Essential Utilities announced that the Illinois Commerce Commission issued an order approving their proposed merger.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-11-06
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: water and wastewater services
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [American Water Works Company](https://endata.com/companies/33041.md) (acquirer)
- [Essential Utilities](https://endata.com/companies/88071.md) (target)

## Sources

- [aquaamerica.gcs-web.com](https://aquaamerica.gcs-web.com/newsroom), 2026-11-06: "American Water and Essential Utilities Proposed Merger Progresses with Approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission"
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-water-and-essential-utilities-proposed-merger-progresses-with-approval-from-the-illinois-commerce-commission-302932211.html), 2026-11-06: "The all-stock merger, announced October 27, 2025, will create a combined company serving more than 4.7 million water and wastewater customer connections and more than 740,000 natural gas customer connections."
- [aquaamerica.gcs-web.com](https://aquaamerica.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/american-water-and-essential-utilities-proposed-merger-1), 2026-11-06: "The all-stock merger, announced October 27, 2025, will create a combined company serving more than 4.7 million water and wastewater customer connections and more than 740,000 natural gas customer connections."

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