Illinois American Water Announces $10.8 Million in Tax Savings for Customers
May 07 2018 - 12:27PM
Business Wire
The Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act decreased the corporate tax
rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. On April 19, 2018, the Illinois
Commerce Commission approved an order for Illinois utilities to
pass savings from the national tax reform on to customers.
Illinois American Water is returning about $10.8 million to
customers over the next 11 months. Illinois American Water
customers will see a credit on their May 2018 bill continuing
through March 2019. After this initial 11-month timeframe, the
credit amount will be reconciled and adjusted appropriately. The
new credit amount will be communicated at that time.
According to Illinois American Water President Bruce Hauk, the
credit to bills is a benefit provided through the financial model
of a regulated investor-owned utility. He said, “We are pleased to
be able to share this savings with our customers. In addition to
this savings, our team works hard every day to control operational
and maintenance costs so we can invest in our critical
infrastructure and minimize impact to customer bills.”
Depending on service area, Illinois American Water water service
customers will see a credit on their bill for between about $1.39 a
month to $2.35 a month. Wastewater service customers will see a
credit on their bill between about $1.20 a month to $3.90 a month.
These calculations are based on the typical customer who has a 5/8
inch water meter and uses about 4,500 gallons of water a month.
A bill message on customer bills will highlight the credit.
Recently acquired systems which have not yet joined an Illinois
American Water tariff zone are not eligible for the credit. This
includes Grafton wastewater, Farmington water and Fisher wastewater
customers. Fisher water service will have a related credit.
About Illinois American Water - Illinois American Water,
a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest
investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality
and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 1.3
million people. American Water also operates a customer service
center in Alton and a quality control and research laboratory in
Belleville. With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is
the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded
water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than
6,900 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and
market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services
to an estimated 15 million people in 46 states and Ontario, Canada.
American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water
services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing.
For more information, visit amwater.com and follow American Water
on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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Illinois American WaterKaren Cotton,
309-566-4126karen.cotton@amwater.com
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