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See how GE Vernova’s data center solutions are driving efficiency, resilience, and sustainability for customers around the world.
Reliable power for your data center
No matter your data center setup, we offer scalable power solutions tailored to your needs. From temporary power during test phases to long-term infrastructure planning, GE Vernova provides the reliability and flexibility to support your data center at every stage.
The examples shown here are representative. Every site is unique. Contact us to discuss your specific configuration, challenges, and goals. Our team is ready to help develop the right solution.
GE Vernova offers a broad portfolio of onsite power generation technologies—ranging from simple cycle aeroderivative turbines to heavy-duty combined cycle systems and cogeneration (CHP) solutions. These assets are tailored to the unique demands of data centers, offering flexible options that support both prime and standby applications.
Onsite power generation allows data centers to hedge against rising grid electricity costs and volatility, particularly in regions with constrained transmission capacity or limited grid access. With the ability to deploy modular, scalable generation at or behind the meter, operators gain pricing control and long-term cost predictability.
Grid instability and limitations are a growing concern, especially as data centers expand into areas with less-developed infrastructure. GE Vernova's solutions—including fast-start aeroderivative turbines, battery storage integrations, and hybrid systems—help ensure high availability and low downtime, aligning with the strict tiered reliability requirements common to hyperscale operations.
By capturing and reusing waste heat through absorption chillers or combined heat and power (CHP) systems, GE Vernova enables data centers to reduce water usage, boost power utilization effectiveness (PUE), and meet sustainability targets. These integrated energy systems offer efficient thermal management alongside reliable power.
Beyond equipment, GE Vernova offers advanced site selection and energy consulting services to optimize generation strategy, grid connectivity, and long-term operational performance. Whether navigating local infrastructure limitations or planning for AI-driven load profiles, our experts help tailor solutions for every stage of development.
Backup power for uninterrupted operations
GE Vernova’s fast-start aeroderivative turbines offer rapid ramp-up capabilities, helping ensure power is restored within five minutes in the event of a grid disturbance. This aligns with even the most stringent Tier III and Tier IV data center reliability requirements, minimizing downtime and protecting mission-critical operations.
Always on standby and revenue-ready
When not actively supporting data center loads, backup assets can be configured to participate in grid support programs or power markets—turning idle capacity into revenue.
Hybrid backup systems combine fast-start gas turbines with battery energy storage, delivering instant power the moment it’s needed. Batteries provide immediate, no-gap coverage while turbines spin up—helping ensure seamless continuity for data centers that can’t afford a minute of downtime.
GE Vernova’s thermal hybrid systems, which integrate gas turbines with battery energy storage, provide frequency response, black start capability, and ancillary grid services, making your backup generation a strategic asset.
Hybrid assets aren’t just there for emergencies—they can actively generate revenue when not supporting data center operations. Whether providing frequency response, spinning reserve, voltage support, or black start services, these systems help monetize reliability through participation in energy markets and utility programs.
With AI workloads and high-performance computing creating new patterns of load fluctuation, hybrid systems help manage load swings and mitigate power sytem stress. GE Vernova’s solutions are designed to handle rapid ramping, support grid stability, and respond intelligently to changing conditions—on-site and across the grid.
Hybrid doesn’t mean compromise. GE Vernova’s hybrid backup solutions are hydrogen-ready and support a range of low-carbon fuels. Coupled with emissions-reducing technologies and efficiency-first design, they offer a future-forward path to meeting sustainability and uptime goals—all in one integrated system.
GE Vernova’s renewable thermal hybrid solutions combine renewable energy sources—like solar and/or wind—with fast, flexible thermal generation. The result? A highly available, low-carbon power supply that supports both sustainability goals and the uncompromising reliability demands of modern data centers.
By blending renewables with dispatchable thermal assets—such as hydrogen-capable gas turbines—our hybrid systems offer a high availability factor, ensuring continuous operation even when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. It’s an “all-of-the-above” approach that balances decarbonization with energy security.
Rather than switching between sources, these systems operate in tandem—prioritizing renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption. Through smart orchestration and load balancing, data centers can achieve a lower blended levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) while also increasing fuel flexibility and reducing overall emissions over time.
When not fully serving on-site demand, these hybrid assets can be used to generate revenue through participation in energy markets. With fast-start capability and grid services compatibility, they can provide capacity, frequency regulation, voltage support, and more—turning your sustainability infrastructure into an income-generating asset.
As workloads become more power-intensive and variable, hybrid systems deliver the responsive, resilient infrastructure data centers require. GE Vernova’s expertise in generation, grid software, and system integration ensures that your power strategy grows in step with your compute needs—without compromising your carbon commitments.
The future of data denter innovation
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Your questions—answered
Selecting the right site can be crucial to long-term success. Key factors include:
GE Vernova supports data center developers with a comprehensive, data-driven approach to site evaluation. Our Consulting Services team combines deep expertise in energy markets, grid infrastructure, and environmental risk to help customers identify locations that are not only viable today—but can be sustainable for the long term.
GE Vernova uses a combination of advanced modeling tools, geospatial analysis, and industry data to assess critical factors that influence data center site viability:
These methodologies provide a holistic view of site potential—helping customers select locations that are more suitable for reliability, efficiency, and growth.
Reliability is a cornerstone of the data center industry, making power generation a mission-critical function. Both heavy-duty and aeroderivative gas turbines are engineered for dependable performance in high-stakes environments. Aeroderivative turbines—derived from aviation engines—are known for their fast start and proven reliability, while heavy-duty turbines offer robust, high-capacity output ideal for baseloads. These technologies are already trusted in critical applications like hospitals, medical centers, and industrial facilities. If we trust gas turbines to power life-saving infrastructure and global aviation, they’re more than ready to power our data-driven world.
Yes. One of the key advantages of gas turbine technology—both aeroderivative and heavy-duty—is its scalability. Operators can start with a smaller configuration, such as a 20–30 MW aeroderivative unit, and add capacity over time as data center demand grows. For larger or hyperscale applications, heavy-duty turbines offer high-output solutions that meet continuous, large-scale power needs. Whether you're building a regional data hub or a hyperscale campus, gas turbine solutions offer the flexibility to grow with your operations—reliably and efficiently.
Gas turbines—both aeroderivative and heavy-duty—can play a strategic role in a wide range of data center use cases. Whether the generation assets are owned by the data center itself, a utility, or an independent power producer (IPP), gas turbines offer flexible solutions to meet growing and mission-critical energy demands.
In areas with unreliable grid infrastructure, aeroderivative gas turbines can serve as the primary power source, providing dependable, continuous energy. Aeroderivative turbines are especially suited for these applications due to their fast start capability and fuel flexibility—with the ability to run on natural gas, diesel, ethanol, and even hydrogen.
They’re also ideal for backup power. With the ability to ramp up in five minutes, aeroderivative gas turbines can seamlessly cover load during utility outages, maintaining uptime for critical operations. In hybrid configurations, they can be paired with batteries to provide ultra-fast response and enhanced grid services. GE Vernova is a leader in hybrid systems, including Enhanced Gas Turbine (EGT) solutions that combine gas turbines and storage for improved flexibility.
For temporary or transitional needs—like during testing, commissioning, or utility delays—mobile gas turbine units such as the TM2500 can provide bridge power to keep data center projects on track.
Across all these use cases, gas turbine systems can also be configured to export power back to the grid, helping offset investment costs and enabling a more dynamic role in the broader energy ecosystem.
Diesel generators have been serving the data centers segment for years, and they were a good fit at the time. But in today’s 5G world, with cloud computing and AI online activity leaving a carbon footprint, diesel is not a sustainable solution. It could still be relevant in some cases, but when we get to the point where Megabytes and MWH are at the higher side of the curve, there’s a need for a more power dense solution—especially in areas where real estate is an issue or decarbonization targets are pressing. Aeros are more reliable than diesel generators, and they have dual fuel capability. So it’s time to think differently about how we can cover growing data center needs outside of the conventional backup umbrella.
The response of GE Vernova’s gas turbines—both aeroderivative and heavy-duty—depends on how they are configured and the specifics of the power market they operate in. When connected to the grid and running, these units can actively support grid stability by regulating frequency and voltage, or by providing inertia in response to sudden load variations.
In situations where real-time pricing is a factor, gas turbines can be dispatched based on economic signals—but this requires integration with the right control systems. GE Vernova offers microgrid and plant controllers capable of enabling this functionality, including modules for price-based dispatch and advanced grid support.
Whether acting as baseload, peaking units, or part of a hybrid solution, our gas turbines can be configured to respond intelligently to both operational and economic triggers—providing flexibility in a wide range of power segments.
Global data center growth is creating energy load, carbon footprint, and reliability issues for utilities. In our first FAQ video, GE Vernova’s Ihab Chaaban explains how microgrid configuration allows power producers to control power demand without having to rely on the grid.
There are several ways aeroderivative gas turbines can help data centers contribute to decarbonization—from running them on natural gas instead of coal to claiming carbon credits. GE Vernova data centers expert Ihab Chaaban provides the full story.
Here’s a hint: It might not be the same for each data center. GE Vernova’s Ihab Chaaban explore the many paths to reaching net zero—including hybridizing thermal assets with renewables and batteries. Watch our FAQ video!
GE Vernova’s aero LM packages run on a wide variety of fuels, including hydrogen, and they can be configured as dual fuel gas turbines when backup fuel is required. In our fourth data centers video, GE Vernova data centers expert Ihab Chaaban provides the full story.
There are efforts in the U.S. to create several hydrogen hubs with a goal to reach 100% clean electrical grid by 2035 and net zero carbon emissions by 2050. GE Vernova has been running aero gas turbines on blends of hydrogen and gas for years. Our aeros can be engineered and shipped to run on hydrogen or modified onsite.
The data center industry prioritizes four key metrics: reliability, availability, redundancy, and cost-effectiveness. These standards—often guided by organizations like the Uptime Institute—reflect the mission-critical nature of data center operations, where even brief outages can have consequences.
Gas turbines, including both aeroderivative and heavy-duty models, are well-aligned with these metrics. Aeroderivative turbines, derived from aircraft engine technology, are known for their exceptional reliability and rapid start-up capabilities, making them ideal for applications where uptime is of high importance. Heavy-duty turbines offer robust, sustained output for larger-scale operations with consistent performance and strong lifecycle economics.
With the right configuration, gas turbines can serve as primary power, backup generation, or part of a hybrid system, supporting high availability and redundancy targets while helping data center operators manage long-term costs and energy risk.
Meet the fleet
GE Vernova has a cleaner, more modern technology that can power even the largest data center—today, and in the future—with a significantly smaller carbon footprint, all while complementing renewables. Whether your data center needs 25 MW of power or 3 GW, we have the gas turbine technology to meet your needs. Browse our gas turbine portfolio below.
Products
GE Vernova’s 9HA high efficiency, air-cooled gas turbine is one of the industry leaders among H-class offerings, and now the 9HA gas turbine is at the heart of the world's most efficient combined-cycle power plant.
With over 450 units deployed to more than 40 countries, GE Vernova has the largest operating and most experienced OEM F-class fleet in the world. Our 9F gas turbine delivers consistent performance and accommodates a diverse range of fuels, making it great for a variety of combined cycle and CHP applications.
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9F series turbines are GE’s most advanced F-class technology for 50 Hz applications.
GE’s 7HA high efficiency air-cooled gas turbine is one of the industry leaders among advanced class gas turbine offerings and is available in three models—the 7HA.01 at 290 MW, the 7HA.02 at 384 MW, and the 7HA.03 at 430 MW.
The demands of today’s power generation industry are many: low cost of electricity, dispatch volatility, along with high efficiency, reliability, and asset availability. With approximately 950 installed units producing ~175GW of power in 11 countries, GE’s 7F.04 and 7F.05 gas turbines are proven performers in all these areas.
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7F series gas turbines can balance renewables by load-following at 40 MW/min ramp rates while maintaining emissions compliance.
With unprecedented operational flexibility, robust engineering and long operation intervals, the GT13E2 can be used in many different applications—all while meeting a very broad range of environment and operating conditions.
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GT13e2 gas turbines can run on up to 30% hydrogen fuel.
Formerly known as the Frame 9E, GE Vernova’s 9E gas turbine can help decrease costs and increase revenue for your plant. From the desert to the tropics to the arctic, the rugged 9E.03 heavy-duty gas turbine provides essential power and performs in a vast number of duty cycles and applications. The 9E.04 gas turbine provides increased power and performance while maintaining the simplicity and operational strengths of the 9E.03.
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9E series gas turbines can run on 52 types of fuel.
A single, economical solution for the dispatch needs of nearly every industry condition.
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LMS100 gas turbines can start up in 8 minutes
The 7E.03 gas turbine is recognized as an industry leader for 60 Hz industrial power applications. Its robust architecture and operational flexibility make it well-suited for a variety of peaking, cyclic, and baseload operations. With state-of-the-art fuel handling equipment, multi-fuel combustion system options, and advanced gas path features, the 7E gas turbine can accommodate a full range of fuel alternatives while helping to deliver better efficiency and lower emissions than other technologies in its class.
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7E series gas turbines can deliver 100% load in 10 minutes.
GE Vernova’s 6F gas turbine offers the superior performance, reliability, and flexibility typically associated with larger power plants. Our 6F gas turbine packs big power into a small package, offering durability and flexibility for harsh, remote, or floating power environments. Whether it be for 50 or 60 Hz, the 6F gas turbine can maintain enhanced output and exhaust energy for combined cycle and CHP performance. The 6F offers segment-leading 32,000-hour combustion and hot gas path inspection intervals.
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6F gas turbines offer fuel flexibility and hydrogen capability while maintaining the reliability you’ve come to depend on
A leader in the +40 MW space, the LM6000 has over 40 million operating hours and more than 1,300 units shipped.
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LM6000 gas turbines can start up in 5 minutes
Its ability to operate in island mode, coupled with multiple decades of proven rugged performance, make the 6B an excellent solution for remote installations and extreme operating conditions. The rugged, reliable 6B heavy-duty gas turbine is a popular choice for refineries, natural gas liquefaction power, CHP applications, and industrial power.
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6B gas turbines can operate on a wide range of non-standard gas or liquid fuels, including over 90% hydrogen
The LM2500 family of aeroderivative gas turbines boasts several times the operating experience of its competitors combined, and its flexibility and reliability are unsurpassed.
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LM2500 gas turbines feature >99.8% availability
Introducing one of the world’s most modular, reliable, and experienced mobile gas turbines.
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TM2500 gas turbines can be installed and commissioned in 11 days
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