Gas turbine orders flow through midstream-led BTM. Post 072 documents Williams' Project NEO and the broader Power Innovation portfolio ($9.6B under execution + $6B in backlog) as a third BTM channel for OEM turbine allocations alongside oil-major-led and regulated-utility-led models.
Williams Companies announced Project NEO at its Q1 2026 earnings on May 5 - a 682 MW behind-the-meter gas plus battery storage facility targeted for service in H2 2028. NEO is Williams' fifth and largest commercialized Power Innovation project, part of a $9.6B portfolio under execution plus $6B in backlog.
Siemens Energy's Q2 FY2026 print on May 12 booked another €17.7B in all-time-record orders, with Gas Services alone delivering €8.9B and 77 turbine orders (12 GW). Order backlog reached €154B; FY26 guidance was raised to 14-16% revenue growth and ~€4B net income.
Mitsubishi Power was awarded a contract for four state-of-the-art hydrogen-ready M701JAC gas turbines for Qatar's Facility E power and desalination project - adding 2.4 GW of power and 495,000 tons/day of desalinated water. Bloomberg reported May 12 that global gas turbine demand is staying strong.
Chevron's Energy Forge One subsidiary applied in mid-May for a $227 million property-tax break under Texas's JETI program for the Pecos behind-the-meter gas plant supplying a Microsoft AI data center. The facility's environmental impact assessment discloses up to 11 million tons of CO2 per year - one of the largest single-site industrial emitters in the region.
Meta's Hyperion data center campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana is expanding from 3 to 10 natural gas plants, totaling more than 7 GW. Entergy will build the 7 additional plants (5.2 GW); Meta pays its full cost of service. Total Hyperion project cost projected above $200 billion.
GE Vernova's Q1 2026 print on April 22 turned the pre-guide into audited numbers: gas turbine backlog jumped from 83 GW to 100 GW in a single quarter, total backlog hit $163B, and the company pulled its $200B backlog target forward from 2028 to 2027. Pricing is rising faster than inflation.
Eaton's Q1 2026 print on May 5 confirmed the electrical-equipment side of the AI buildout in audited numbers: total backlog $22.8B, Electrical Americas backlog +44% YoY, sales +17% to a record $7.45B. The company raised FY2026 organic growth guidance by 200 basis points to 9-11%.
The AI power buildout has moved from forecast to order book. The richest companies in the world are prepared to spend almost without limit. They have discovered that money cannot manufacture time.
Gas turbine orders flow through midstream-led BTM. Post 072 documents Williams' Project NEO and the broader Power Innovation portfolio ($9.6B under execution + $6B in backlog) as a third BTM channel for OEM turbine allocations alongside oil-major-led and regulated-utility-led models.
Williams Companies announced Project NEO at its Q1 2026 earnings on May 5 - a 682 MW behind-the-meter gas plus battery storage facility targeted for service in H2 2028. NEO is Williams' fifth and largest commercialized Power Innovation project, part of a $9.6B portfolio under execution plus $6B in backlog.
Siemens Energy's Q2 FY2026 print on May 12 booked another €17.7B in all-time-record orders, with Gas Services alone delivering €8.9B and 77 turbine orders (12 GW). Order backlog reached €154B; FY26 guidance was raised to 14-16% revenue growth and ~€4B net income.
Mitsubishi Power was awarded a contract for four state-of-the-art hydrogen-ready M701JAC gas turbines for Qatar's Facility E power and desalination project - adding 2.4 GW of power and 495,000 tons/day of desalinated water. Bloomberg reported May 12 that global gas turbine demand is staying strong.
Chevron's Energy Forge One subsidiary applied in mid-May for a $227 million property-tax break under Texas's JETI program for the Pecos behind-the-meter gas plant supplying a Microsoft AI data center. The facility's environmental impact assessment discloses up to 11 million tons of CO2 per year - one of the largest single-site industrial emitters in the region.
Meta's Hyperion data center campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana is expanding from 3 to 10 natural gas plants, totaling more than 7 GW. Entergy will build the 7 additional plants (5.2 GW); Meta pays its full cost of service. Total Hyperion project cost projected above $200 billion.
GE Vernova's Q1 2026 print on April 22 turned the pre-guide into audited numbers: gas turbine backlog jumped from 83 GW to 100 GW in a single quarter, total backlog hit $163B, and the company pulled its $200B backlog target forward from 2028 to 2027. Pricing is rising faster than inflation.
Eaton's Q1 2026 print on May 5 confirmed the electrical-equipment side of the AI buildout in audited numbers: total backlog $22.8B, Electrical Americas backlog +44% YoY, sales +17% to a record $7.45B. The company raised FY2026 organic growth guidance by 200 basis points to 9-11%.
The AI power buildout has moved from forecast to order book. The richest companies in the world are prepared to spend almost without limit. They have discovered that money cannot manufacture time.