GE Vernova’s factory in Pensacola, Florida, has now produced over half of the turbines for the 2400MW SunZia Wind project in New Mexico in the US.
The factory (pictured) has produced enough turbines to supply over 1.2GW of the 2.4GW onshore wind project that will be the largest onshore wind farm in the western hemisphere when it comes online.
The Pensacola factory, with its 20% veteran workforce, is also working on orders of 109 turbines for two RWE clean energy projects in Texas
Those deliveries will begin later this year.
The factory has also manufactured nearly 500 repower turbines since 2024, enough to supply over 850MW across the US.
The new milestones were highlighted in Pensacola during a ribbon cutting event hosted by GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik for the facility’s new customer experience centre.
Strazik said: “American workers at GE Vernova factories are powering the world as we see a historic investment in the energy sector.
“The roughly $70 million we’ve invested in Pensacola since 2023 is enabling us to help meet America’s and the world’s accelerating energy demand.
“Such strategic investments and the jobs they create in the U.S. aim to both help our customers meet the doubling of demand and accelerate American innovation and technology development to boost the country’s energy security and global competitiveness.”
Pensacola Mayor DC Reeves said: “GE Vernova’s partnership at the Port of Pensacola and continued investment in the city are a testament to our skilled workforce and its strategic importance in the growing energy sector.
“The jobs created here, and the turbines produced, are not only powering projects across the nation but also fueling economic growth right here at home.”
The investments in Pensacola were a key component of an announcement GE Vernova made in January that it will invest nearly $600m in its US factories and facilities over the next two years to help meet the surging electricity demands around the world.
The new investments – expected to create more than 1500 new US jobs – will help drive US energy affordability, national security, and competitiveness, and enable the American manufacturing footprint needed to support expanding global exports, stated GE Vernova.