APR boosts power fleet to serve data centres

US power specialist APR Energy has expanded its mobile gas turbine fleet to meet growing demand from data centre developers and power utilities.

The Florida-based company, which is now part of Fortress Investment Group, has acquired eight turbines that will increase its mobile fleet capacity from 850MW to more than 1.1GW.

The fleet investment follows the announcement last December that Wingspire Capital had doubled its credit line for APR to US$300 million.

The company said data centre developers and utilities were seeking temporary power to help with grid constraints and delays in grid connections.

APR gas turbines working in Australia. (Image: APR)

APR said it is currently supplying 375MW to a single, very large AI data centre, “underscoring the scale of demand the company is seeing from hyperscale customers”.

Chuck Ferry, executive chairman and CEO of APR, said; “The demand we are seeing is immediate and substantial.

“Data centres and utilities need dependable power now. Expanding our capacity allows us to meet that demand with speed, certainty, and proven execution.”

Chuck Ferry, CEO of APR Energy. (Image: APR)

APR’s mobile gas turbines can be made operational within 30 to 90 days, allowing customers to start work quickly while longer-term power infrastructure is developed.

APR has not provided details of the new turbines, although its existing fleet comprises machines from GE and Mitsubishi.