Essential Utilities provides essential municipal services—including regulated water, wastewater treatment, and natural gas distribution—to approximately 5.5 million residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional customers across nine states under its primary operating subsidiaries, Aqua and Peoples. Its water and wastewater divisions supply billions of gallons of clean drinking water annually to millions of individuals, particularly concentrated in major suburban and urban service territories, while its natural gas utilities deliver clean-burning energy to homes and businesses, ensuring vital resource reliability.