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  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-us-429mw-engine-order-2026",
  "slug": "wartsila-us-429mw-engine-order-2026",
  "category": "epc-contractors",
  "publishDate": "2026-01-29",
  "sourceName": "Wärtsilä Corporation",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.wartsila.com/usa/media/news/29-01-2026-wartsila-chosen-for-a-major-u-s-power-plant-project-addressing-critical-energy-demand-driven-by-data-center-development-3711601",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Wärtsilä Corporation"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Wärtsilä wins engine order for a 429 MW U.S. power plant",
    "summary": "Wärtsilä will supply 24 50SG engines, totalling 429 MW, for an investor-owned U.S. plant serving a data centre. Commercial operation is planned for late 2028 to early 2029.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Scope of the official announcement",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Wärtsilä will supply 24 50SG engines, totalling 429 MW, for an investor-owned U.S. plant serving a data centre. Commercial operation is planned for late 2028 to early 2029."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Wärtsilä Corporation",
            "url": "https://www.wartsila.com/usa/media/news/29-01-2026-wartsila-chosen-for-a-major-u-s-power-plant-project-addressing-critical-energy-demand-driven-by-data-center-development-3711601"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Voltformer analysis",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The source explicitly reports an engine order. Plant ownership and whole-facility engineering, construction and EPC responsibilities lie elsewhere or are not specified in this release."
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Considerations for project teams",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Redundancy level, fuel continuity, noise and emissions permits, and export limits at the grid interface influence data-centre power design.",
          "When reading contract scope, verify the contracting party, package boundaries, site and grid interfaces, permitting duties, commissioning evidence and operator handover separately."
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": [
    {
      "slug": "wartsila-energy",
      "name": "Wärtsilä Corporation",
      "href": "/epc-contractors/wartsila-energy",
      "website": "https://www.wartsila.com",
      "aliases": [
        "Wärtsilä Corporation",
        "فارتسيلا",
        "Wärtsilä",
        "Wartsila"
      ]
    }
  ]
}