COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - Progress continues on new natural gas generation units at Plant Yates in Coweta County, Georgia, located about an hour southwest of Atlanta. Georgia Power recently received delivery of the latest major components - including the turbine and generator - to complete the new Unit 9 combustion turbine (CT). Each new Plant Yates CT includes a state-of-the-art Mitsubishi Power M501JAC simple-cycle gas combustion turbine and a Mitsubishi Electric Power VP-X Series turbine generator. Assembled at Mitsubishi Power’s Savannah Machinery Works facility, the units were transported to the site using both rail and truck.

Georgia Power is building three new CTs at Plant Yates that were approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) in the 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Update and, thanks to the efficient planning and construction timelines available for natural gas generation, are expected to be online by the end of 2027 to meet new energy demand in the state. Components for Unit 8 were delivered in August and the components for Unit 10 are expected to be delivered in early 2026. When all units are in service, the three units will provide 1,300 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity for customers.

The three advanced-class gas turbines at Plant Yates will provide higher output and greater efficiency than previous generations of simple-cycle CT designs, and each turbine weighs nearly 350 tons and is 50 feet long and 18 feet wide. The air-cooled Mitsubishi Power M501JAC Series design provides operational flexibility by eliminating the need for steam cooling, offering a shorter start-up time of approximately 30 minutes and a lower turn down rate. As a contingency in the unlikely event that natural gas is unavailable, the units have built-in flexibility to run on oil, with on-site oil storage capability to provide reliability and resiliency benefits to the electric system. With minor future modifications, the M501JAC is also capable of using a hydrogen mix as a fuel. Blending technology continues to advance as an option across the industry in the pursuit of reduced carbon emissions, and Georgia Power is leading the way in this innovative research, recently partnering with Mitsubishi Power for a 50% hydrogen-blending project at Plant McDonough-Atkinson.

The three Mitsubishi Electric Power VP-X generators are highly efficient, hydrogen cooled units that are rated at 583 megavolt-amperes (MVA) each, representing the total apparent power generated by the unit. These generators have achieved world-leading high efficiency of 99%. Each unit weighs approximately 779,782 pounds.

Source: Georgia Power
Associated URL: https://www.georgiapower.com/news-hub/press-releases/turbine-generator-unit-9-plant-yates.html

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, and Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), a global leader in power systems, today announced the signing of a strategic undertaking to collaborate on advanced energy optimization solutions for data centers. This initiative will integrate Vertiv’s power distribution and cooling portfolio with Caterpillar’s, and its subsidiary Solar Turbines’, product and expertise in power generation and CCHP (Combined Cooling, Heat and Power) to deliver pre-designed architectures that simplify deployment, accelerate time-to-power and optimize performance for data center operations.

This collaboration directly addresses the growing demand for on-site energy solutions that deliver reliable power and cooling. Together, the companies are able to offer a fully integrated solution with validated interfaces and performance, enabling customers to accelerate design, installation and deployment.

· Caterpillar and Solar Turbines will supply power generation solutions, such as natural gas turbines and reciprocating engines, to deliver dependable, scalable electric power and thermal energy for CCHP.

· Vertiv will provide a complete portfolio of power and cooling solutions and services, packaged as modular, pre-designed blocks, to shorten design cycles and standardize deployment.

This initiative directly addresses the growing demand for on-site energy solutions and offers a coordinated, customer-first approach to solution design and implementation. The Vertiv and Caterpillar Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) represents a pivotal step in further refining this ecosystem, enabling customers to overcome energy constraints and deploy optimized AI centers.

Source: Solar Turbines
Associated URL: https://www.solarturbines.com/en_US/about-us/news-and-press-releases/vertiv-and-caterpillar-press-release.html

HOUSTON, Tex. - Dynamis Power Solutions, LLC (Dynamis) and Baker Hughes announced a significant order, booked in the third quarter of 2025, for 25 aeroderivative gas turbines - including LM2500, LM6000, and LM9000 - totaling 1.3GW for mobile power generation across a wide range of oil & gas applications, including upstream, refining, and petrochemical.

Dynamis packages gas turbines and generators in its distinctive mobile power solutions. As part of the agreement, Dynamis will package ten of Baker Hughes’ efficient and dry low emissions LM9000 gas turbines in a new offering called the DT70 - 70 MW, which will total 700MW of gas turbine power generation capacity, delivering the oil & gas industry’s highest reported mobile power density (MW per square foot) to date.

Designed to support unique and complex operational needs of industries requiring natural gas power solutions, the DT70 is based off Dynamis’ successful DT35 - a 1.5GW installed base which has been in operation for nearly a decade in more than 1,200 locations throughout the North America region. Dynamis’ new application of Baker Hughes’ LM9000s boasts enhanced versatility for large power consumers in the oil & gas space, resilience in challenging environments, and the ability to power - benefits that are emphasized by the unit’s compact footprint and record-setting short rig-up and commissioning times. Available for order immediately, the DT70 offering will enable oil & gas customers across the North American energy market to secure reliable clean power across a host of applications.

Source: Dynamis
Associated URL: https://dynamisps.com/dynamis-power-solutions-awards-baker-hughes-with-significant-order-for-gas-turbine-technology-to-support-mobile-power-for-oil-gas-applications/