• Continuing prior agreements, ABB will deliver 35 new synchronous condensers with flywheel systems and eHouse units for global power generation initiatives with VoltaGrid
• These components will strengthen VoltaGrid’s data center energy infrastructure, providing essential voltage stability for advanced AI computing systems
• Extended partnership formalized during CERAWeek 2026, a premier global energy conference held in Houston
• Collaboration integrates expertise from ABB’s Automation, Electrification and Motion divisions to enhance customer outcomes

ABB has secured significant new orders from VoltaGrid – a Texas-based microgrid energy provider – to support global data center projects powering artificial intelligence (AI) expansion. The agreement, finalized on March 25, 2026 in Houston at the CERAWeek energy summit, builds on the companies’ established partnership¹ to deliver dependable, stable and rapidly deployable power systems for large-scale AI operations. Deliveries will commence in Q2 2026. Specific financial terms remain confidential.

ABB’s scope includes 35 synchronous condensers equipped with flywheel technology and accompanying prefabricated eHouse enclosures. These components serve as vital stabilization elements within VoltaGrid’s on-site power networks, ensuring the voltage consistency demanded by cutting-edge AI processors.

ABB’s synchronous condensers represent a market-leading grid stabilization solution, functioning as electrical shock absorbers to maintain power quality. Their capability to deliver immediate inertia, manage short-circuit incidents and regulate network voltage through reactive power control ensures uninterrupted operation of high-density data center environments. The project also encompasses high-reliability medium- and low-voltage distribution systems and excitation equipment to optimize system performance and availability.

“VoltaGrid’s energy platform is engineered to deliver massive-scale power with superior dynamic performance and reliability for next-generation digital infrastructure,” stated Nathan Ough, VoltaGrid’s Chief Executive Officer. “By integrating ABB’s advanced grid stabilization solutions with our AI-optimized power systems, we meet increasingly rigorous transient performance standards while accelerating deployment at gigawatt capacity.”

VoltaGrid’s systems prioritize operational efficiency, noise reduction and space optimization alongside performance and deployment speed.

As energy demands surge and grid complexities increase, ABB continues to support global data centers through innovative automation, electrification and digitalization technologies that improve reliability, efficiency and scalability.

“Deepening our alliance with VoltaGrid highlights ABB’s collaborative strengths across automation, electrification and motion technologies, combined with distributed power innovations to create enhanced customer value,” said Per Erik Holsten, President of ABB’s Energy Industries business. “Together, we’re building robust, adaptable power infrastructure for data centers serving the fast-evolving AI-driven economy.”

Global data centers consumed approximately 1.5 percent of the world’s electricity in 2024, with the United States accounting for roughly 45 percent of this consumption².

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