Dynamis orders 76 Baker Hughes turbines totalling 1.3GW for data centres
Dynamis Power Solutions has awarded Baker Hughes a substantial order for 76 NovaLT16 industrial gas turbines, packaged with gearboxes and generators from the BRUSH Power Generation range, for a combined nameplate capacity of approximately 1.3GW. The turbines were booked in the second quarter of 2026 with the associated gearboxes and generators following in the third. The units will be deployed across data centre projects and oil and gas applications in North America.
The order centres on Dynamis' new DT17 platform, derived from its larger DT35 flagship package. Each DT17 unit integrates Baker Hughes' multi-fuel NovaLT16 turbine with an Automatic Voltage Regulator system and is engineered for what Dynamis describes as rapid rig-up and commissioning. The modular, compact design is intended to reduce civil construction costs and shorten deployment timelines compared with conventional on-grid power procurement.
The deal
Matt Crawford, chief executive of Dynamis Power Solutions, said the DT17 platform was built to supply "utility-grade power solutions that deliver lower emissions without the complexity and expense of water." He argued that combining Baker Hughes' turbine technology with Dynamis' proprietary packaging yields power density that "significantly reduces construction timelines and civil costs."
Baker Hughes chairman and chief executive Lorenzo Simonelli framed the order within a broader demand narrative, noting that power requirements in North America are rising across data centres, re-shoring manufacturing and energy infrastructure. He described the relationship with Dynamis as spanning more than a decade. Neither company disclosed the financial value of the order or the contracted timeline for full delivery.
Market context
The agreement reflects a structural shift in how hyperscale and co-location data centre operators are approaching power supply. Grid connection queues in the United States now routinely extend beyond three years in constrained markets such as the PJM interconnection, prompting operators to explore behind-the-meter and off-grid generation as a bridging or permanent solution. Gas turbine packages, particularly those capable of running on natural gas or hydrogen blends, have become a credible interim answer while longer-term grid upgrades and utility-scale renewables catch up with demand.
Baker Hughes competes in the industrial gas turbine market with Siemens Energy, GE Vernova and Rolls-Royce, all of which have also announced data centre power partnerships or pilot programmes in the past 18 months. Dynamis occupies a narrower niche as a mobile packager rather than an OEM, positioning its value proposition around deployment speed and site flexibility rather than turbine design. That distinction matters in the data centre sector, where speed-to-power is often as commercially important as steady-state efficiency.
Regulatory and sustainability read-across
Gas turbines deployed at or near data centre campuses will face increasing scrutiny under US Environmental Protection Agency air-quality rules, as well as state-level permitting requirements that vary significantly across Dynamis' target markets. Operators in states with ambitious carbon-reduction targets, including California and New York, may face additional hurdles for new gas-fired capacity, even where grid connection is not an option.
The NovaLT16's multi-fuel capability, which permits future conversion to hydrogen-enriched gas, is likely to be a selling point as customers seek to future-proof capital-intensive generation assets. Baker Hughes has publicly aligned its turbine roadmap with hydrogen co-firing targets, though the timeline for commercial hydrogen availability at scale in North America remains uncertain. For data centre buyers, on-site generation also intersects with corporate power-purchase-agreement strategies and Scope 2 emissions reporting, adding another layer of procurement complexity that packaged solutions like the DT17 are increasingly designed to navigate.