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Released November 19, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Written by Will Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)
Industrial Info is tracking more than $175 billion worth of active and proposed power-generation projects across the U.S. that would be fueled by natural gas. More than $17 billion is attributed to projects under construction, and more than $15 billion is going toward projects in their advanced engineering phases.
"2025 order intake has been substantially supported by the electricity needs for data centers," said Christian Bruch, the chief executive officer of Siemens, in an earnings-related conference call. "Especially in the U.S., this has driven unprecedented demand for gas turbines and grid infrastructure and translated into record high order volumes for Siemens Energy in fiscal year 2025. We almost doubled the number of gas turbines sold globally, from 100 units in 2024 to 194 units in 2025."
Siemens is a technology provider to one of the largest gas-fired power-generation projects set to be brought online in 2026: the Trumbull Energy Center in Lordstown, Ohio, which is co-owned by Siemens, Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corporation (Seoul, South Korea) and Korea Southern Power Company, the latter of which is a subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corporation (Seoul). The 950-megawatt (MW) plant achieved first fire at one of the Siemens units during the second quarter, and on another in the third quarter, according to one of the contractors.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project and Plant databases can learn more about the Trumbull development--including capacities, investment values and necessary equipment--from a detailed project report and plant profile.
"Siemens Energy's near-doubling of turbine sales isn't a fluke," said Shane Mullins, the vice president of Energy Market Solutions for Industrial Info. "It's the market responding in real time to a new reality: Demand is outrunning supply, and dispatchable power is the bottleneck."
Mullins added: "In the U.S. alone, 24 gigawatts (GW) of hyperscale data center capacity is now under construction. Just 24 months ago, that same 24 GW represented the entire operational fleet. AI demand isn't replacing electrification--it's layering on top of it. The electrification of transport, industry and heating was already pushing grids to the limit. Now AI is adding rocket fuel."
Earlier this year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said up to 1.6 GW of gas-fired, combined-cycle capacity was set to be brought online in the U.S. in 2025, with the annual total possibly rising through 2028. For more information, see June 13, 2025, article - After Little Addition Last Year, U.S. Natural Gas Power Begins Making Comeback.
By the Numbers
Among the U.S.-based projects using GE Vernova's technology is NRG Energy Incorporated's (Houston, Texas) Greens Bayou Power Station in Houston, which is preparing to begin construction on its combined-cycle Unit 6 addition later this year. The equipment is compatible with a transition to lower-carbon energy sources, and it can operate with up to 50% hydrogen fuel if needed. Subscribers can learn from a detailed project report and plant profile.
Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited (Tokyo, Japan), reported a strong order intake for its 2025 fiscal year's first half, which ended September 30, "mainly due to continued strong demand in gas-turbine combined-cycle (GTCC)," the company said in a press release. "Contracts for 23 large-frame gas-turbine units--up 14 units year-over-year--were concluded during the first half, the majority of which were from customers in North America and Asia."
Mitsubishi's turbines are set to power Basin Electric Power Cooperative's (Bismarck, North Dakota) Bison Generation Station in Ray, North Dakota, which sits at the heart of the Bakken Shale. The 1.49-GW plant will be fired by a combination of Mitsubishi combustion turbines and Toshiba steam turbines. Subscribers can learn from a detailed project report and plant profile.
"The world isn't walking away from intermittent renewables," Mullins said. "Instead, we're in a full-on race to deploy dispatchable generation--and gas turbines are front and center--to keep pace with surging electric demand. This isn't just a U.S. phenomenon. It's global."
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project and Plant databases can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a full list of reports for active and proposed power-generation projects across the U.S. that would be fueled by natural gas.
Key Takeaways
About Industrial Info Resources
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Summary
Several technology providers for high-capacity power-generation projects, including those catering to the growing data-center market, are reporting a dramatic growth in gas-turbine orders within the U.S.2025: A Banner Year for Gas Turbine Orders
Siemens Energy AG (Munich, Germany) is just the latest energy-technology developer to report a dramatic increase in orders for gas turbines--particularly within the U.S., where technological change is driving one of the most significant industrial trends in decades. In the race to power the rapidly growing fleet of energy-hungry data centers, particularly those geared toward the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, gas turbines are winning because they're fast to deploy, reliable and flexible.Industrial Info is tracking more than $175 billion worth of active and proposed power-generation projects across the U.S. that would be fueled by natural gas. More than $17 billion is attributed to projects under construction, and more than $15 billion is going toward projects in their advanced engineering phases.
"2025 order intake has been substantially supported by the electricity needs for data centers," said Christian Bruch, the chief executive officer of Siemens, in an earnings-related conference call. "Especially in the U.S., this has driven unprecedented demand for gas turbines and grid infrastructure and translated into record high order volumes for Siemens Energy in fiscal year 2025. We almost doubled the number of gas turbines sold globally, from 100 units in 2024 to 194 units in 2025."
Siemens is a technology provider to one of the largest gas-fired power-generation projects set to be brought online in 2026: the Trumbull Energy Center in Lordstown, Ohio, which is co-owned by Siemens, Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corporation (Seoul, South Korea) and Korea Southern Power Company, the latter of which is a subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corporation (Seoul). The 950-megawatt (MW) plant achieved first fire at one of the Siemens units during the second quarter, and on another in the third quarter, according to one of the contractors.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project and Plant databases can learn more about the Trumbull development--including capacities, investment values and necessary equipment--from a detailed project report and plant profile.
"Siemens Energy's near-doubling of turbine sales isn't a fluke," said Shane Mullins, the vice president of Energy Market Solutions for Industrial Info. "It's the market responding in real time to a new reality: Demand is outrunning supply, and dispatchable power is the bottleneck."
Mullins added: "In the U.S. alone, 24 gigawatts (GW) of hyperscale data center capacity is now under construction. Just 24 months ago, that same 24 GW represented the entire operational fleet. AI demand isn't replacing electrification--it's layering on top of it. The electrification of transport, industry and heating was already pushing grids to the limit. Now AI is adding rocket fuel."
Earlier this year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said up to 1.6 GW of gas-fired, combined-cycle capacity was set to be brought online in the U.S. in 2025, with the annual total possibly rising through 2028. For more information, see June 13, 2025, article - After Little Addition Last Year, U.S. Natural Gas Power Begins Making Comeback.
By the Numbers
- 24 GW: U.S. hyperscale data center capacity under construction
- 194: Number of Siemens' gas-turbine units sold worldwide in fiscal 2025
- 1.6 GW: Gas-fired, combined-cycle capacity set to be brought online in the U.S. in 2025
A Global Phenomenon
Siemens isn't alone in noticing such remarkable growth. GE Vernova (Cambridge, Massachusetts), an energy-focused business that spun off from General Electric in April 2024, saw orders for its gas-power equipment more than double in third-quarter 2025 from the same period last year. "Orders of $7.8 billion increased more than 50% organically, led by Gas Power equipment more than doubling due to higher volume and pricing, with 20 heavy-duty units [newly ordered], including 13 HA turbines," GE Vernova said in a quarterly press release.Among the U.S.-based projects using GE Vernova's technology is NRG Energy Incorporated's (Houston, Texas) Greens Bayou Power Station in Houston, which is preparing to begin construction on its combined-cycle Unit 6 addition later this year. The equipment is compatible with a transition to lower-carbon energy sources, and it can operate with up to 50% hydrogen fuel if needed. Subscribers can learn from a detailed project report and plant profile.
Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited (Tokyo, Japan), reported a strong order intake for its 2025 fiscal year's first half, which ended September 30, "mainly due to continued strong demand in gas-turbine combined-cycle (GTCC)," the company said in a press release. "Contracts for 23 large-frame gas-turbine units--up 14 units year-over-year--were concluded during the first half, the majority of which were from customers in North America and Asia."
Mitsubishi's turbines are set to power Basin Electric Power Cooperative's (Bismarck, North Dakota) Bison Generation Station in Ray, North Dakota, which sits at the heart of the Bakken Shale. The 1.49-GW plant will be fired by a combination of Mitsubishi combustion turbines and Toshiba steam turbines. Subscribers can learn from a detailed project report and plant profile.
"The world isn't walking away from intermittent renewables," Mullins said. "Instead, we're in a full-on race to deploy dispatchable generation--and gas turbines are front and center--to keep pace with surging electric demand. This isn't just a U.S. phenomenon. It's global."
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project and Plant databases can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a full list of reports for active and proposed power-generation projects across the U.S. that would be fueled by natural gas.
Key Takeaways
- Gas turbines are considered fast, reliable and flexible for the U.S. data center market.
- Siemens, GE Vernova and Mitsubishi are among the tech developers witnessing a surge in gas-turbine orders.
- The EIA expects gas-turbine demand will continue to accelerate through 2028.
About Industrial Info Resources
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
