ABB has secured additional major orders from VoltaGrid, a Texas-based microgrid power generation company, to support global data center power projects driven by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI). The agreement, signed on March 25, 2026, in Houston during CERAWeek 2026, expands the companies’ existing collaboration to deliver reliable, stable, and fast-deploying power infrastructure for hyperscale AI operations. The orders are expected to be recorded in the second quarter of 2026, although financial details were not disclosed.
Under the agreement, ABB will provide 35 synchronous condensers equipped with flywheels, along with prefabricated eHouse units. These systems play a crucial role in stabilizing VoltaGrid’s behind-the-meter power solutions, ensuring the voltage stability required for next-generation AI chips.
ABB’s synchronous condensers function as grid stabilizers, helping maintain consistent electricity supply by delivering instant inertia, supporting short-circuit conditions, and regulating voltage through reactive power management. This ensures reliable and continuous operation for high-density data center loads. ABB’s scope of work also includes high-availability medium- and low-voltage distribution systems, as well as excitation systems, all aimed at maximizing reliability and uptime.
“VoltaGrid’s power platform is purpose-built to deliver large-scale power with exceptional dynamic performance and reliability for next-generation digital infrastructure,” said Nathan Ough, CEO of VoltaGrid. “By integrating ABB’s advanced grid stabilization technologies with our AI-optimized power systems, we are able to meet increasingly stringent transient performance requirements while accelerating deployment at gigawatt scale.”
VoltaGrid’s solutions are engineered not only for high performance and rapid deployment, but also for improved operational efficiency, lower noise levels, and a more compact footprint.
As energy demand rises and grid systems become increasingly complex, ABB supports data centers globally with advanced automation, electrification, and digitalization technologies that improve reliability, efficiency, and scalability.
“Extending our collaboration with VoltaGrid demonstrates the strength of ABB’s businesses working together combining automation, electrification and motion expertise and technologies with innovative distributed power systems to create greater value for customers," said Per Erik Holsten, President of ABB’s Energy Industries division. “Together, we are enabling reliable, resilient and scalable power infrastructure for data centers serving the rapidly growing AI economy.”
Data centers accounted for approximately 1.5 percent of the world’s electricity consumption in 2024, with the United States responsible for around 45 percent of this total2.