# Applied Digital orders 1.2 GW of steam turbines for North Dakota data center

Applied Digital has ordered 1.2 GW of steam turbines fed by gas-fired industrial boilers for a data center under construction in North Dakota. The company signed a $2.4 billion design/build agreement with Base Electron, with the first facility scheduled to begin operation in late 2028.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-09-10
- Where: North Dakota, United States
- Value: $2.40B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.2 GW
- Products: steam turbines, industrial boilers
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Applied Digital](https://endata.com/companies/16053.md)
- [Siemens Energy](https://endata.com/companies/6803.md) (supplier)
- [Babcock & Wilcox](https://endata.com/companies/16052.md) (supplier)
- [Applied Digital](https://endata.com/companies/16053.md) (customer)
- [Base Electron](https://endata.com/companies/32136.md) (customer)
- [Base Electron](https://endata.com/companies/32136.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [powermag.com](https://www.powermag.com/ai-data-centers-turn-to-industrial-boilers-and-steam-turbines-for-power/), 2026-09-10: "Orders for gas turbines today might not be delivered until 2032."
- [ava.fund](https://ava.fund/news/ai-data-centers-turn-to-industrial-boilers-and-steam-turbines-as-gas-turbine-bac-10092026), 2026-09-10: "Orders for gas turbines today might not be delivered until 2032."
- [slicast.com](https://slicast.com/article/gv76gj), 2026-09-10: "Orders for gas turbines today might not be delivered until 2032."
- [turbomachinerynews.com](https://www.turbomachinerynews.com/2026/09/ai-power-crunch-ignites-rush-for-industrial-boilers-and-steam-turbines/), 2026-09-10: "Orders for gas turbines today might not be delivered until 2032."
- [gasturbineworld.com](https://gasturbineworld.com/bw-targets-data-center-power-with-boiler-steam-turbine-plants/), 2026-10-01: "The $2.4 billion design-build project calls for 1.2 GW of new generation capacity intended to support Applied Digital AI Factory campuses."

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