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American States Water Company Announces CPUC’s Approval to Defer the Cost of Capital Application at Golden State Water Company
SAN DIMAS, Calif., November 19, 2025--American States Water Company (NYSE: AWR) announced today that on November 18, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC") approved a request to defer the cost of capital application by another year for AWR’s wholly owned subsidiary, Golden State Water Company ("GSWC"). GSWC was scheduled to file its next cost of capital application on May 1, 2026. On November 10, 2025, GSWC, along with three other investor-owned California water utilities, req
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