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GE Vernova: Infrastructure expansion and AI power demand

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GE Vernova is capitalizing on rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence data centers by expanding its footprint in power generation, transmission, and grid modernization. In Q2 2026, the company reported a 21.9% year-over-year revenue increase to $11.1 billion and a record backlog of $176 billion. While total organic orders surged 88% to $24.2 billion, the Wind segment saw a 40% decline in organic orders due to quality-control issues at projects like Vineyard Wind and Dogger Bank. Consequently, the company is downsizing its offshore business to avoid high-risk, fixed-price contracts. Growth is heavily driven by the Power and Electrification segments. In the Electrification segment, orders rose 66% organically to $6.3 billion, with data-center orders exceeding $5 billion in the first half of 2026. To support energy-intensive facilities, the company is launching a medium-voltage uninterruptible power supply (MV-UPS) designed to protect against electrical strain from sudden AI workload shifts; shipments are expected to begin in mid-2027. GE Vernova is also expanding its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) presence via BWRX-300 technology. In Canada, the company is working on a four-reactor project at the Darlington site in Ontario, with the first unit expected to connect to the grid by 2029. In Sweden, a five-company consortium including GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Studsvik, Samsung C&T, GE Vernova’s Financial Services, and DS Investment Partners has signed an exclusive agreement to develop the 1.2 GW ReFirm nuclear programme. This project aims to deploy four BWRX-300 units at either Nyköping or Valdemarsvik, with the first reactor targeted for operation in the mid-2030s. Recent operational developments include supplying wind turbines for ESB’s Chleansaid wind farm in Scotland and a project in Venezuela intended to assist in stabilizing the national power grid within six to twelve months.

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