Gas turbines
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The IEA Says It Is Not Clear That Onsite Generation Necessarily Promises Data Centers a Faster Route to Market at Scale, in the Context of a Supply Crunch for Gas Turbines
The IEA's executive summary says reliable onsite gas-fired power for "critical and variable data centre load" requires overbuilding onsite generation relative to demand, and that, with a supply crunch for gas turbines, "it is not clear that onsite generation necessarily promises a faster route to market for data centres at scale."
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Financing and contracts Power contracts
Equipment Ordered, Offtake Intended: BKV's Contract and Its Hyperscaler Backstop
A BKV subsidiary has executed a contract for natural gas-fired power generation equipment for a prospective project in Texas, and a hyperscaler the release calls the intended off-taker has agreed to reimburse a portion of the costs. If BKV and the hyperscaler have not reached mutually agreeable offtake arrangements by March 31, 2027, BKV may terminate the contract.
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Behind the meter Turbines and engines
Booked, Shipped and Reserved: Gas Services in Siemens Energy's Analyst Presentation for Q3 FY26
Siemens Energy's analyst presentation of August 5, 2026 lists, under "Gas Services," gigawatts booked and shipped and a backlog of firm customer commitments beside slot reservations, and it shows announced capacity expansions for two size classes of gas turbine.
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Behind the meter Turbines and engines
Gas Turbines Among the Awards: Baker Hughes' Results for the Second Quarter of 2026
Among the awards in Baker Hughes' results release of July 26, 2026 are gas turbines for power in North America, with data centers named among the uses. The release also gives the orders and the Remaining Performance Obligations of the segment that won them.
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Behind the meter Turbines and engines
Slots, Orders and a Plan for Output: GE Vernova's Gas Turbine Numbers for the Second Quarter of 2026
GE Vernova's results release of July 22, 2026 says its gas power equipment backlog and slot reservation agreements grew within the quarter, and that it anticipates more by year-end. It also gives figures for annual gas turbine output in the third quarter of 2026, in 2028 and in 2030.
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Behind the meter Building and running the plant
Not Connected in Any Way to the Larger Grid: EPA's Clarification on Islanded Power Plants
In a memorandum of July 16, 2026, EPA told its regional administrators that it believes the Acid Rain Program does not apply to power generation facilities that are not connected in any way to the larger electricity grid. The memorandum says it is not a final determination for any particular facility.
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Behind the meter Building and running the plant
Preliminary Default CONE Values: PJM's Periodic Review of the Cost of New Entry
PJM's slides of July 8, 2026 for its Market Implementation Committee give preliminary default values for the gross cost of new entry, by resource type.
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Behind the meter Building and running the plant
Not the Result of Any Particular Event: Rising Forced Outage Rates in NERC's 2026 State of Reliability Overview
NERC's 2026 State of Reliability overview, dated June 24, 2026, reports that the weighted equivalent forced outage rate of conventional generation rose in 2025, with coal and combined-cycle units the primary drivers. Owners of some of the units cited equipment destruction and supply chain constraints that prolonged their outages.
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A Record If Realized, and More Than Half of It Solar: EIA on the Capacity Planned for 2026
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that developers and operators plan to add a record amount of generating capacity to the U.S. grid in 2026, if the plans are realized. Solar makes up the largest share of the plan, followed by battery storage and wind.
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When a Temporary Turbine Stops Being Temporary: EPA's Final Standards for Stationary Combustion Turbines
EPA finalized amendments to its performance standards for stationary combustion turbines on January 9, 2026. Its fact sheet describes size classes, an added control for new large turbines with high utilization rates, and a subcategory for temporary turbines with a 24-month limit on what counts as temporary.
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Testimony on the Plan Approval Only: The Pennsylvania DEP's Release on a Hearing for Turbines at a Former Generating Station
On September 15, 2025, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced a combined public meeting and hearing on a draft air quality plan approval for turbines at a former generating station. It said it would receive only testimony specific to that plan approval, and that questions on other topics would not be discussed.
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Behind the meter Turbines and engines
Difficult to Answer With a Standard Lead Time: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Q&A Summary for Q1 FY2025 on Gas Turbines
In its own summary of the questions and answers at its briefing of August 5, 2025, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said lead time for large-frame gas turbines varies by project, and that many of the projects asked about will begin commercial operation between FY2028 and FY2030. It also gave its plan to increase production capacity.
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Behind the meter Turbines and engines
Hardly Any New Gas Capacity in 2024, and a Plan for More: EIA on Combined-Cycle Plants Through 2028
Hardly any new natural gas capacity came online in the United States in 2024, a June 2025 note from the U.S. Energy Information Administration says. Developers plan more combined-cycle capacity through 2028, and the note says how much of that plan is already under construction.
