GE Vernova is about to upgrade 1.1 GW of US wind turbines

GE Vernova has landed orders to repower 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind turbines across the US.

All of the repower orders were booked in 2025, and the projects are expected to reach commercial operation between 2026 and 2027.

Repowering means upgrading older turbines with newer components so they can keep operating longer. Instead of building entirely new wind farms, developers can replace key equipment while keeping the existing foundations and grid connections. Using existing wind farm infrastructure helps keep costs down.

By installing newer components, wind farm operators can increase annual electricity production, reduce breakdowns, and cut maintenance and operating costs.

For these projects, GE Vernova will supply nacelles and drive trains manufactured at its Pensacola, Florida, facility. (Around 20% of the workers at that site are veterans.)

Globally, GE Vernova’s onshore wind business has installed about 59,000 turbines representing nearly 120 GW of wind capacity.

Electrek’s Take

Many US wind farms built in the early 2000s still have solid foundations and grid connections, but the turbines themselves are far less efficient than modern models.

Repowering swaps in newer equipment that can squeeze more electricity out of the same wind resource while extending the life of the project. It’s usually faster and cheaper than building a new wind farm, and it avoids many of the permitting and transmission hurdles that slow down new projects.

Expect repowering to become a bigger part of the wind industry’s growth story over the next decade.

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