How The AI Data Center Buildout Is Creating Boom For The Gas Turbine Industry
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CNBC's Seema Mody got an exclusive look inside GE Vernova's largest gas turbine plant in Greenville, South Carolina offer fresh evidence that the AI boom is only getting started. Inside the factory, engineers are working side-by-side factory workers to speed up production of this complex machine. Two hundred workers were hired last year and three hundred more are expected to start working at this factory by end of year. Prices of gas turbines are surging more than 300% since 2023 as companies like XAI, Microsoft and OpenAI deploy turbines at their data centers powering AI. Reporter: Seema Mody Produced by: Jeffrey Kopp, Noah Broder Edited by: Darren Geeter Camera: Shawn Baldwin, David Soltis, Macklin Fishman Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision About CNBC: From 'Wall Street' to 'Main Street' to award winning original documentaries and Reality TV series, CNBC has y
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