Two Q1 data points: roughly 20% of our 100 GW gas turbine backlog is data-center-tagged, 80% traditional utility and industrial. Electrification booked about $2.4 billion of data center orders in the quarter — more than all of 2025, a figure the CEO underscored. No hyperscaler is named. Ninety customers across twenty-four countries, a diversified, utility-anchored book. The demand is real and growing, arriving through a customer list we don't disclose. Based on how we see things today, it's just a start.
I'll tell you, that Smyrna plant changed hands March 31 — AESC sold majority to Fixx Energy, Longroad's subsidiary. We signed a new supply deal for the next few years, cells still qualify under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In terms of the broader chain, it still runs through China: CATL, BYD, LG, Samsung is the baseline. The domestic-content edge is real but conditional — prohibited-foreign-entity rules not final until December, filing flags it as a risk that can delay contracts. On CATL and BYD going vertical? Hasn't meaningfully changed market intensity.
Look, the forwards don't tell the whole story. Analysts flagged weakness in ERCOT and PJM forward prices even as our demand pipeline looked strong. We've argued the forwards undervalue 2028-2029 and beyond — the ERCOT load "isn't yet on the system, it's getting built." We've stayed well hedged and protected against near-term weakness. That's the merchant model: we carry price exposure but capture premium for clean, firm, reliable power under long-term contracts to our owners. The tunnel's real, but the light's visible.