Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us, and welcome to Essential's second quarter 2026 earnings call. After today's prepared remarks, we will host a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press star 1 to raise your hand. To withdraw your question, press star 1 again. I will now hand the conference over to Brian Dingerdissen, Vice President, Investor Relations, and Treasurer. Brian, please go ahead. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us for our second quarter 2026 earnings call. If you did not receive a copy of the press release, it can be found on our Investor Relations website. The slides can also be found on our website along with a webcast of the event. As a reminder, some of the matters discussed today may include forward-looking statements that involve risk, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Please refer to our most recent 10-Q, 10-K, and other SEC filings for a description of such risk and uncertainties. References may be made to certain non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliation of any non-GAAP to GAAP financial measures is posted on our website in the investor relations section. We will begin with Chris Franklin, our chairman and CEO, who will provide an update on the company. Then Dan Schuller, our chief financial officer, will provide an overview of the financial results. With that, I will turn it over to Chris Franklin. Hey, thanks, Brian, and good morning, everyone. Let's begin on slide five, and we'll talk about some corporate updates. First, on the merger. As you've probably seen from our press releases, we've now received three regulatory approvals for the merge...