Atmospheric Water Generation · Infrastructure Grade

Water from air.
Built for water-scarce America.

NextEra H2O builds on-site atmospheric water generation for facilities facing allocation cuts, premium-water costs, and supply risk — independent of the municipal water grid. Engineered and deployed from Phoenix, Arizona.

2,600
Gal / day · Machine B
~$0.27
Cash cost / gal
100%
Off the water grid
24/7
On-site production
PURE — no chlorine or fluorideINDEPENDENT — no pipeline, no shutoffRESILIENT — supply when allocations are cutON-SITE — produced where it's used PURE — no chlorine or fluorideINDEPENDENT — no pipeline, no shutoffRESILIENT — supply when allocations are cutON-SITE — produced where it's used
01 — The Problem

Water is the constraint of the next decade.

  • Phoenix faces long-term Colorado River cuts — allocations shrink in most years.
  • Data centers, hospitals, universities and large residential buildings spend heavily on water every month.
  • Bottled water exceeds $1.50/gal — institutions that rely on it spend fortunes.
  • A single hyperscale data center can need millions of gallons a day, straining local supply.
  • Aging municipal infrastructure means reliability is no longer guaranteed.
5M
Gal / day — single hyperscale data center demand
$1.50+
Per gallon — average retail bottled water
02 — The Technology

We make water from air.

Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG) units pull moisture directly from ambient air and produce potable water on-site — no pipeline connection, no dependence on municipal supply. Units are grid-powered for electricity.

01 · INTAKE

Draw air in

Ambient air is pulled through the unit.

02 · CONDENSE

Extract moisture

Cooling coils condense humidity into water.

03 · PURIFY

Multi-stage filtration

Filtered and treated to potable standard.

04 · DISPENSE

Potable output

Clean water delivered where it's needed.

Pure

Condensed from air — no chlorine, fluoride, or municipal carry-over. Filtered to a potable standard at the point of use.

Independent

Off the water grid. No pipeline, no shutoff risk. Water produced on-site, 24/7, exactly where it's consumed.

Resilient

A guaranteed marginal gallon when allocations are cut. This is supply security — not just supply.

03 — Unit Economics

We don't beat the tap.
We beat the bottle.

Honest math: AWG produces water for roughly $0.27/gal in operating cost (about $0.40/gal fully loaded). That's far above municipal tap — and far below bottled or delivered water. So we don't replace cheap utility water; we replace expensive water and supply risk.

Municipal tap
$0.01
AWG — cash cost
$0.27
AWG — fully loaded
$0.40
Bulk delivered
$0.85
Bottled retail
$1.50

Where AWG makes sense

Cost per gallon points to the right buyer, not a universal one:

  • Premium / bottled-water spend it can undercut
  • Sites facing allocation cuts, where the marginal gallon is unavailable at any price
  • Locations without reliable municipal hookup
04 — Products

Two units. Honest economics.

Both lines run on the Arizona grid at $0.15/kWh. Output and energy use are humidity-dependent — we validate every deployment with on-site pilot data before scaling.

Standard

Machine A

226 gal / day
Capex
$150,000
Cash cost
$0.29 / gal
Maintenance
$375 / mo
Power
$1,565 / mo
Premium

Machine B

2,600 gal / day
Capex
$1,250,000
Cash cost
$0.27 / gal
Maintenance
$3,125 / mo
Power
$18,000 / mo
05 — Where We Deploy

Built for the buyers where it pencils.

The economics work where independence and quality are worth a premium — and we're upfront about where they don't.

Strong fit

Premium residential

High-end condos and developments that already pay a premium for water quality and reliability.

Moderate

Supply-constrained facilities

Sites facing allocation cuts or unreliable hookups, where a guaranteed gallon has real value.

Supplemental

Hyperscale data centers

Cooling demand is enormous; AWG fits as a resilience pilot or specialty supply, not bulk replacement.

Moderate

Remote & off-grid

Locations where bottled or trucked water is the only alternative and costs add up fast.

OS

Omer Shloush

Founder · Phoenix, Arizona

On the ground in the Phoenix water market, building NextEra H2O as an infrastructure-grade AWG platform for the water-stressed US Southwest.

06 — About

A water company for a drier decade.

Municipal supply in the Southwest is tightening, and the alternatives — bottled, delivered, trucked — are expensive and carbon-heavy to move. NextEra H2O's wedge is grid-powered, commercial-scale atmospheric water generation, sold as water-as-a-service.

We're starting with a proof-of-economics deployment in the Phoenix metro and scaling on validated pilot data — not promises.

07 — FAQ

The questions we get first.

We'd rather answer the hard ones up front than have them surface in diligence.

Does AWG actually work in Phoenix's dry air?
Honestly, humidity matters. AWG produces less water per kilowatt-hour in dry air than in humid air, and Phoenix is dry. That's why we don't quote one universal number — we model each site's conditions and run an on-site pilot before committing to performance and cost figures, and we target deployments where the local conditions and the buyer's economics line up.
How much electricity does it use?
Our design point is roughly 1.5 kWh per gallon on the Arizona grid (~$0.15/kWh), which is the largest part of operating cost. AWG is energy-intensive by nature — we're upfront about that, and we model power explicitly rather than assuming free solar.
Is the water safe to drink?
Water is condensed from air and run through multi-stage filtration to a potable standard, without the chlorine, fluoride, or distribution carry-over of municipal supply. Water-quality testing and any required local certifications are part of every deployment.
Can it replace my building's entire water supply?
Usually not on cost alone. Where abundant municipal water is available, it's far cheaper than AWG. We're the right fit for premium and drinking water, supply-constrained or capped sites, and locations without a reliable hookup — where a guaranteed gallon is worth a premium.
What does maintenance involve?
Routine filter changes and servicing. We model maintenance at about 3% of equipment cost per year plus monthly operating costs, and we validate those numbers against real performance during the pilot.
How do I get pricing for my site?
Send us your location and rough monthly water use, and we'll model expected output, cost per gallon, and payback for your specific conditions. There's a form just below.
Get in touch

Let's talk about your water.

Whether you're a facility facing rising water costs or an investor exploring the space, we'd like to hear from you.

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