Venture Global周四表示，已与GE Vernova和Baker Hughes签署协议，以支持最多16个新的发电机组，推进开发离网电力容量的计划，该容量可用于支持AI数据中心及其LNG业务。
Venture Global said on Thursday it had signed deals with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes to support up to 16 new power generation units, advancing plans to develop off-grid power capacity that could support AI data centers and its LNG operations.
数据中心的快速增长推动了对表后电力项目的兴趣，因为开发商寻求在不给已经紧张的公共电网增加压力的情况下，确保专用电力供应。更多详情如下：这些协议涵盖最多16个每个容量为720兆瓦的电力岛机组，以及相关的变压器设备。Venture表示，这些机组在2034年底前可支持高达10吉瓦的算力容量，前提是客户承诺和市场需求。
The rapid growth of data centers has fueled interest in behind-the-meter power projects as developers seek to secure dedicated electricity supplies without adding strain to already constrained public power grids. Here are more details:
公司预计将在2026年底前下达首个电力岛的订单。该公司表示，燃气轮机联合循环机组将在表后运行，不依赖公共电网或公用水务。任何第三方数据中心开发将与其LNG业务分离且互补，不会影响现有的LNG销售承诺。公司计划本周提交首批许可申请。后续设备订单将取决于未来的商业和运营需求。这一新容量将在此基础上扩展，使公司现有的4.5吉瓦燃气轮机发电能力（用于为其设施供电并实现离网运行）得以提升，使电厂能够独立于电网运行。
The agreements cover up to 16 power-island units of 720 megawatts each, alongside associated transformer equipment Venture said the units could support up to 10 gigawatts of compute capacity by the end of 2034, subject to customer commitments and market demand The company expects to place its first order for a power island by the end of 2026 The gas-fired, combined-cycle units would operate behind-the-meter, without drawing on public power grids or water utilities, the company said Any third-party data center development would be separate from and complementary to its LNG operations and would not affect existing LNG sales commitments, Venture said The company plans to file its first permit applications this week. Additional equipment orders will depend on future commercial and operational requirements This new capacity would expand on the company's 4.5 GW of gas-fired generation that powers its facilities in island mode, allowing the plants to operate independently of the grid