Press Release

DBRS Discontinues Stability Rating of The Consumers’ Waterheater Income Fund

Utilities & Independent Power
August 13, 2009

DBRS has today discontinued the stability rating of The Consumers’ Waterheater Income Fund (the Fund). The discontinuation is being done at the request of the Fund and is unrelated to its stability profile.

DBRS notes that the discontinuation of the Fund’s stability rating has no impact on the debt ratings assigned to the Fund’s subsidiary, The Consumers’ Waterheater Operating Trust, which DBRS continues to rate.

Notes:
The applicable methodology is General Rating Methodology for Non-Financial Companies, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

This is a Corporate rating.

Ratings

Consumers' Waterheater Income Fund, The
  • Date Issued:Aug 13, 2009
  • Rating Action:Disc.-W/drwn
  • Ratings:Discontinued
  • Trend:--
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:CA
  • US = Lead Analyst based in USA
  • CA = Lead Analyst based in Canada
  • EU = Lead Analyst based in EU
  • UK = Lead Analyst based in UK
  • E = EU endorsed
  • U = UK endorsed
  • Unsolicited Participating With Access
  • Unsolicited Participating Without Access
  • Unsolicited Non-participating

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