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U.S. & Canada Water and Wastewater Pipe CAPEX Forecasts, 2025–2035
The U.S. municipal water and wastewater sector is entering a generational investment cycle, one marked by increasing urgency, complexity, and transformation. Bluefield Research forecasts US$117 billion in cumulative CAPEX between 2025 and 2035—increasing from US$7.9 billion in 2025 to US$14.1 billion in 2035.
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Take Two: JEA Seeks Bidders for Water Utility Assets
On 14 October 2019, the JEA (formerly Jacksonville Electric Authority) evaluation committee released the names of eight companies—with one company undisclosed—that expressed interest in purchasing...
31 Oct. 2019
Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Big Deals Hard to Come by in Municipal Water
At the close of 2019, two large municipal utility acquisitions were taken off the table underscoring the challenges of large deals involving municipal systems. On...
23 Jan. 2020
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Renewables, Hydrogen to Alter Water-for-Power
On 23 November, Korean automaker Hyundai and U.K.-based chemical and hydrogen producer Ineos signed a memorandum of understanding to collaboratively explore opportunities for increased
1 Dec. 2020
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Water for Energy: Trends, Market Conditions, Forward Looking, Q1, 2021
The water for energy market landscape is undergoing a transformation, shaped by changing energy supplies and related water management strategies. In recent months, notable policy...
26 Jan. 2021
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.Industrial Water Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q1 2021
Corporates make investments in sustainability, growing interest from critical infrastructure companies outside water continues to grow, the future of the auto industry to impact water...
23 Mar. 2021
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.U.S. Private Water: Key Trends, M&A Activity, and Market Outlook, Year-End 2020
Looking back to 2020, disruption was on full display across the water sector, including within the private water segment. A review of 2020 M&A activity...
24 Mar. 2021
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.Water M&A: Technology, Equipment and Services Trends, and Deal Flow, Q1 2021
Driven by the accelerating rollout of vaccines, an economic recovery is underway as the world begins to turn the corner on COVID-19. As a subset...
8 Apr. 2021
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.U.S. Private Water: Key Trends, M&A Activity, and Market Outlook Q2 2021
The first quarter of 2021 built on the momentum of an acquisitive 2020 despite fewer approvals for the publicly traded market leaders. A review of...
14 Jun. 2021
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.NextEra Signals Approaching Water-Energy Convergence
On 20 October 2021, during its third-quarter earnings call, NextEra Energy Inc.’s management team announced the acquisition of 17 regulated water and two wastewater utility...
4 Nov. 2021
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.U.S. Private Water: Key Trends, M&A Activity, and Market Outlook, Q1 2022
2021 will go down as the most active year for utility acquisitions in Bluefield’s U.S. private water market records to date. The number of approved...
28 Feb. 2022
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.