secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP (CWT)
CIK:        0001035201
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-114449
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CPUC grants Cal Water one-year extension on cost of capital filing to May 1, 2027
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- CPUC order maintains Cal Water's ROE at 10.27%, cost of debt at 4.23%, capital structure 53.40% equity / 46.60% debt.
- Authorized rate of return remains 7.46% during the extension period.
- Water Cost of Capital Mechanism (WCCM) reauthorized; next measurement date Sep 30, 2026.
- CEO Kropelnicki cites CPUC workload reduction as reason for extension.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035201/000110465925114449/0001104659-25-114449-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035201/000110465925114449/tm2531797d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-114449

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