- 6 SGT-800 Gas Turbines Will Provide Approximately One Third of the First Gigawatt of Power Produced at Project Matador
- Gas Turbine Power Equipment Required 160+ Ton Crane and Over 36 Oversized/Heavy Lifts
- Transport to Site Will Require Over 400 Specialized Container Chassis Semi-Truck Loads to Deliver Equipment
Fermi Inc. (d/b/a Fermi America) (Nasdaq & LSE: FRMI), operating as Fermi America™, in partnership with the Texas Tech University System, today announced the arrival of Project Matador’s first six Siemens Energy SGT-800 natural gas turbines and their accompanying generators—marking a major milestone in the natural gas power delivery schedule for the private energy campus.
As AI and advanced computing rapidly expand across the United States, one issue is becoming unavoidable: power. The grid cannot deliver enough reliable electricity at the scale and speed the market demands. Project Matador was built to solve that problem with a diversified, on-site generation platform combining clean natural gas, new nuclear, battery energy storage, and solar into one private grid. Located in Amarillo, Texas, in the Texas Panhandle, the campus is designed to deliver massive-scale, always-on power for the next generation of AI compute.
The project remains on an accelerated schedule. These high-efficiency Siemens gas units are a critical part of Fermi’s power timeline. Once operational, these generators will make up roughly one-third of the first gigawatt of power Fermi America ™ will supply. The equipment arrived at the Port of Houston on seven vessels coming from four different countries.
“We are moving at this pace because hyperscalers—and American consumers—demand reliable, world-class power yesterday. Sure, this is a testament to our team’s unwavering drive to hit an aggressive power delivery timeline, but it’s not just about moving heavy machinery; it’s about a mission-critical commitment to our country’s energy independence and national security, without our fellow Texans having to foot the bill,” said Toby Neugebauer, Fermi America Co-Founder and CEO.
SGT-800s offer world-class efficiency and reliability, ensuring that the natural gas component of Fermi America’s 11 GW private energy campus is delivered with maximum operational flexibility and a reduced carbon footprint.
