Smart Meter Trials Portsmouth Water is actively developing two separate smart meter-based trials for the 2026-27 financial year, signaling opportunities to offer advanced metering analytics, data platforms, and demand management solutions to optimize billing, leakage detection, and customer engagement.

Renewable Expansion The organization partnered with Wattstor to deliver a 3MW solar project at the Highwood reservoir, doubling renewable capacity to 6MW, presenting potential for ongoing distributed energy resources, battery storage, and grid resilience technology procurement.

Digital & Secure Infra Recent engagement to deploy a secure, resilient, and fully digital communications platform across its sites indicates openness to modern networking, cybersecurity, and unified communications solutions tailored to critical infrastructure.

Collaboration & R&D Active partnerships with academic and industry players (University of Portsmouth, IWS M&E, and others) point to opportunities in water research, data science, and sustainability programs that can be monetized through joint solutions and pilot programs.

Sustainable Growth Ambitious investment plans and Green Partnership involvement suggest a buyer with ongoing capital expenditure in infrastructure, efficiency upgrades, and environmental initiatives, creating a demand pathway for energy efficiency, sensors, SCADA improvements, and asset integrity services.