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Issuer:     AMERICAN STATES WATER CO (AWR)
CIK:        0001056903
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-053202
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CPUC approves one-year deferral of GSWC cost of capital application to May 2027
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- CPUC postponed GSWC's cost of capital filing from May 1, 2026 to May 1, 2027, effective Jan 1, 2028.
- Current authorized rate of return of 7.93% (10.06% ROE, 5.1% debt cost) remains through Dec 31, 2027.
- Capital structure of 57% equity / 43% debt unchanged during deferral.
- Request jointly made with three other investor-owned California water utilities.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056903/000162828025053202/0001628280-25-053202-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92116/000162828025053202/awr-20251118.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-053202

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