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Did AI cause the Energy Recovery, Inc. layoffs?

3 No sign of it. We found no public evidence tying Energy Recovery, Inc.'s cuts to AI.

3/100
top AI score · 80% interval 3–4
D
evidence grade (A = company/filing says so, D = little to go on)
1
tracked 2026 layoff event · latest Feb 25, 2026
n/a
workers counted (1 event(s) without a disclosed headcount)

The receipts

Every tracked 2026 layoff at Energy Recovery, Inc., newest first. Scores are 0–100: how strongly the public evidence ties the cuts to AI. Sources are linked on each one.

3

Feb 25, 2026 · Not stated in 8-K

AI score 3/100 (Minimal) · 80% interval 3–4 · evidence grade D · US · Industrial Machinery / Computers

Stated reason: On February 25, 2026, the Company decided to wind down operations of the CO 2 retail grocery business within its Emerging Technologies Segment. Recent discussions with original equipment manufacturers and end user customers have made it increasingly evident that scaled adoption would require significant time, investment, and risk. The Company believes this investment no longer meets capital allocation criteria and th…

Why 3: Plant, store or site closure · Drivers: contrary evidence −0.7, industry AI exposure +0.6

Evidence: SEC filing. Signals: attribution 0.0, primary source 0.0, exec statement 0.0, role exposure 0.549, industry exposure 0.858, AI investment 0.0, contrary evidence 0.4 · named roles: Computer Systems Analysts, Cooks, Restaurant, Data Scientists, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Machinists, Production Workers, All Other, Retail Salespersons, So

Headcount basis: not disclosed

Sources (1)
  • sec.gov www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421517/000142151726000021/erii-20260225.htm

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