Essential Utilities, Inc. updated earnings guidance for the year 2024. In February, the company provided guidance for 2024 net income per diluted common share to be $1.96 to $2.00. Due to the first quarter 2024 results, it anticipate exceeding this 2024 guidance as a result of the gain on sale of the energy plant assets, despite the warmer-than-normal weather that resulted in lower regulated natural gas operating revenues.