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Fortis Management Commentary: Rate Base Growth Drives Q3 2026 Earnings Increase

By Public Technologies
  • Fortis management commentary attributed third-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings growth of CAD 33 million to rate base expansion across its utilities.
  • Adjusted earnings per share rose to CAD 0.92 from CAD 0.87.
  • Higher retail electricity sales and operating-cost timing boosted UNS Energy earnings, partly offset by growth-related costs not yet reflected in customer rates.
  • The 2025 utility disposals and higher holding-company financing costs constrained earnings growth.
  • Year-to-date adjusted earnings increased CAD 47 million, supported by rate base growth and cost timing at Central Hudson despite weaker wholesale margins.


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