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[8-K] Essential Utilities, Inc. Reports Material Event

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Essential Utilities announced a project to develop natural gas combined cycle combustion turbines (CCGTs) supported by battery storage and an existing grid interconnection. The company, through Aqua, will design, build and operate an 18 MGD water treatment plant using raw water from the adjacent Monongahela River to supply both power generation and data center cooling. Its subsidiary, Peoples Natural Gas, LLC, will provide natural gas consulting and energy management services to the project.

Essential Utilities ha annunciato un progetto per realizzare turbine a gas a ciclo combinato (CCGT) supportate da accumulo a batteria e da un'interconnessione di rete esistente. Tramite Aqua, la società progetterà, costruirà e gestirà un impianto di trattamento acqua da 18 MGD utilizzando acqua grezza dal vicino fiume Monongahela per fornire sia la generazione di energia sia il raffreddamento dei data center. La sua controllata, Peoples Natural Gas, LLC, fornirà servizi di consulenza sul gas naturale e di gestione energetica al progetto.
Essential Utilities anunció un proyecto para desarrollar turbinas de combustión de ciclo combinado de gas natural (CCGT) respaldadas por almacenamiento con baterías y una interconexión de red existente. A través de Aqua, la compañía diseñará, construirá y operará una planta de tratamiento de agua de 18 MGD que utilizará agua cruda del cercano río Monongahela para abastecer tanto la generación eléctrica como la refrigeración de centros de datos. Su filial, Peoples Natural Gas, LLC, prestará servicios de consultoría en gas natural y gestión energética al proyecto.
Essential UtilitiesëŠ� ë°°í„°ë¦� 저장장치와 기존 ì „ë ¥ë§� 연계ë¥� ì§€ì›í•˜ëŠ� 천연가ìŠ� 복합 사ì´í� 연소 터빈(CCGT) 개발 프로ì íЏë¥� 발표했습니다. Aquaë¥� 통해 회사ëŠ� ì¸ì ‘í•� 모노넬ë¼ê°�(Monongahela River)ì� ì›ìˆ˜ë¥� ì´ìš©í•� 발전 ë°� ë°ì´í„°ì„¼í„� 냉ê°ì—� 공급í•� 18 MGD 규모ì� 수처ë¦� 시설ì� 설계·건설·운ì˜í•� 예정입니ë‹�. ìžíšŒì‚¬ì¸ Peoples Natural Gas, LLCëŠ� 프로ì íЏì—� 천연가ìŠ� ìžë¬¸ ë°� ì—너지 ê´€ë¦� 서비스를 제공합니ë‹�.
Essential Utilities a annoncé un projet visant à développer des turbines de combustion à cycle combiné au gaz naturel (CCGT), soutenues par un stockage par batteries et une interconnexion réseau existante. Via Aqua, la société concevra, construira et exploitera une usine de traitement d'eau de 18 MGD utilisant de l'eau brute du fleuve Monongahela tout proche pour alimenter la production d'électricité et le refroidissement des centres de données. Sa filiale, Peoples Natural Gas, LLC, fournira des services de conseil en gaz naturel et de gestion énergétique pour le projet.
Essential Utilities hat ein Projekt angekündigt, um Gas-Kombikraftwerk-Verbrennungsturbinen (CCGT) zu entwickeln, unterstützt durch Batteriespeicher und eine bestehende Netzanbindung. Über Aqua wird das Unternehmen eine Wasseraufbereitungsanlage mit 18 MGD planen, bauen und betreiben, die Rohwasser aus dem angrenzenden Monongahela River nutzt, um sowohl die Stromerzeugung als auch die Kühlung von Rechenzentren zu versorgen. Die Tochtergesellschaft Peoples Natural Gas, LLC wird dem Projekt Erdgasberatung und Energiemanagement-Dienstleistungen bereitstellen.
Positive
  • 18 MGD water treatment plant commitment to support both power generation and data center cooling
  • Integrated project design combining CCGTs, battery storage and existing grid interconnection
  • Internal expertise utilized via Peoples Natural Gas, LLC providing consulting and energy management services
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  • None.

Insights

TL;DR: Announcement details an integrated power and water solution with on-site treatment and battery storage, indicating a multi-utility project approach.

The filing describes a combined solution pairing CCGTs with battery storage and an 18 MGD water treatment plant sourcing raw water from the Monongahela River to support generation and data center cooling. This suggests the company is pursuing vertically integrated infrastructure to support both power and cooling loads. The involvement of the regulated LDC subsidiary in consulting and energy management signals use of internal expertise rather than external vendors. Material specifics such as capital costs, timelines, off-take agreements, permitting status and financing are not provided in the content.

TL;DR: The filing discloses operational roles and subsidiary participation but omits legal, regulatory and contractual details required to assess execution risk.

The company disclosed that Aqua will design, build and operate an 18 MGD treatment plant and that Peoples Natural Gas, LLC will provide consulting and energy management services. The document does not include agreements, regulatory approvals, environmental assessments, or liability allocations. From a governance and compliance perspective, these absent details are material for evaluating permitting timelines and legal exposure. No litigation, regulatory notices or specific contractual terms are included in the provided text.

Essential Utilities ha annunciato un progetto per realizzare turbine a gas a ciclo combinato (CCGT) supportate da accumulo a batteria e da un'interconnessione di rete esistente. Tramite Aqua, la società progetterà, costruirà e gestirà un impianto di trattamento acqua da 18 MGD utilizzando acqua grezza dal vicino fiume Monongahela per fornire sia la generazione di energia sia il raffreddamento dei data center. La sua controllata, Peoples Natural Gas, LLC, fornirà servizi di consulenza sul gas naturale e di gestione energetica al progetto.
Essential Utilities anunció un proyecto para desarrollar turbinas de combustión de ciclo combinado de gas natural (CCGT) respaldadas por almacenamiento con baterías y una interconexión de red existente. A través de Aqua, la compañía diseñará, construirá y operará una planta de tratamiento de agua de 18 MGD que utilizará agua cruda del cercano río Monongahela para abastecer tanto la generación eléctrica como la refrigeración de centros de datos. Su filial, Peoples Natural Gas, LLC, prestará servicios de consultoría en gas natural y gestión energética al proyecto.
Essential UtilitiesëŠ� ë°°í„°ë¦� 저장장치와 기존 ì „ë ¥ë§� 연계ë¥� ì§€ì›í•˜ëŠ� 천연가ìŠ� 복합 사ì´í� 연소 터빈(CCGT) 개발 프로ì íЏë¥� 발표했습니다. Aquaë¥� 통해 회사ëŠ� ì¸ì ‘í•� 모노넬ë¼ê°�(Monongahela River)ì� ì›ìˆ˜ë¥� ì´ìš©í•� 발전 ë°� ë°ì´í„°ì„¼í„� 냉ê°ì—� 공급í•� 18 MGD 규모ì� 수처ë¦� 시설ì� 설계·건설·운ì˜í•� 예정입니ë‹�. ìžíšŒì‚¬ì¸ Peoples Natural Gas, LLCëŠ� 프로ì íЏì—� 천연가ìŠ� ìžë¬¸ ë°� ì—너지 ê´€ë¦� 서비스를 제공합니ë‹�.
Essential Utilities a annoncé un projet visant à développer des turbines de combustion à cycle combiné au gaz naturel (CCGT), soutenues par un stockage par batteries et une interconnexion réseau existante. Via Aqua, la société concevra, construira et exploitera une usine de traitement d'eau de 18 MGD utilisant de l'eau brute du fleuve Monongahela tout proche pour alimenter la production d'électricité et le refroidissement des centres de données. Sa filiale, Peoples Natural Gas, LLC, fournira des services de conseil en gaz naturel et de gestion énergétique pour le projet.
Essential Utilities hat ein Projekt angekündigt, um Gas-Kombikraftwerk-Verbrennungsturbinen (CCGT) zu entwickeln, unterstützt durch Batteriespeicher und eine bestehende Netzanbindung. Über Aqua wird das Unternehmen eine Wasseraufbereitungsanlage mit 18 MGD planen, bauen und betreiben, die Rohwasser aus dem angrenzenden Monongahela River nutzt, um sowohl die Stromerzeugung als auch die Kühlung von Rechenzentren zu versorgen. Die Tochtergesellschaft Peoples Natural Gas, LLC wird dem Projekt Erdgasberatung und Energiemanagement-Dienstleistungen bereitstellen.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 27, 2025

 

Essential Utilities, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

 
     
Pennsylvania 001-06659 23-1702594
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

762 West Lancaster Avenue    
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010-3489
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 527-8000

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $.50 par value   WTRG   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 
 
Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 27, 2025, Essential Utilities, Inc. (“Essential Utilities”) issued a press release announcing that its subsidiary, Aqua Infrastructure, LLC (“Aqua”, and together with Essential Utilities, the “Company”), has entered into an agreement with IEP Hummingbird Energy, LLC and International Electric Power III, LLC, as guarantor, pursuant to which the Company will invest in a project to develop a 1,400 acre, on-site powered data center, to be constructed in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The data center will be powered by 944 MW of behind-the-meter, natural gas combined cycle combustion turbines (CCGTs), supplemented by battery storage and back up from an existing interconnection with the electric grid.  In connection with the project, the Company, through Aqua, plans to design, build, and operate an 18 MGD water treatment plant. Using raw water from the adjacent Monongahela River, this plant will support both power generation and data center cooling needs. In addition, the Company, through its subsidiary Peoples Natural Gas, LLC, the largest natural gas LDC in Western Pennsylvania, will provide natural gas consulting services and energy management services to the project.

 

A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein. The information furnished pursuant to this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be considered “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into future filings by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, unless the Company expressly sets forth in such future filings that such information is to be considered “filed” or incorporated by reference therein. 

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit
     
99.1   Press Release of the Company, dated August 27, 2025.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document).

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  Essential Utilities, INC.
     
Date: August 27, 2025 By: /s/ Christopher P. Luning
  Name:    Christopher P. Luning
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel
 

FAQ

What infrastructure will Essential Utilities build for the project (WTRG)?

The company will deploy natural gas combined cycle combustion turbines (CCGTs) supplemented by battery storage and an existing grid interconnection.

Will Essential Utilities provide water treatment for the project?

Yes. Through Aqua, the company plans to design, build and operate an 18 MGD water treatment plant using raw water from the Monongahela River.

What role will Peoples Natural Gas, LLC play in the project?

Peoples Natural Gas, LLC will provide natural gas consulting services and energy management services to the project.

Does the filing disclose project financing or timelines?

The provided content does not include any information on financing, capital costs, timelines, or permitting status.

Is there an off-take agreement or customer identified for the data center cooling?

The text does not disclose any off-take agreements or specific customer arrangements for data center cooling.
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