Eaton and Siemens Energy Sign Agreement to Accelerate Data Center Development

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“Our approach of letting customers pick the right balance of energy sources is very flexible and construction to start-up time is swift with options to reduce emissions in both the short and long term.” - Cyrille Brisson, Global Segment Leader, Data Centers, Eaton.

June 2025 : Eaton and Siemens Energy have announced a fast-track approach to building data centers with integrated onsite power. They will address urgent market needs by offering reliable grid-independent energy supplies and standardized modular systems to facilitate swift data center construction and deployment.

This collaboration allows for simultaneous construction of data centers and on-site power generation. It also enables grid connection and renewable energy integration, if regional regulations require it. This gives data center owners and developers new options they currently lack. Ultimately, it empowers them to build and operate new data centers more effectively.

Siemens Energy’s modular and scalable power plant concept is tailored to the specific needs of data center operators. The standard configuration generates 500 megawatts (MW) of electricity, featuring highly efficient SGT-800 gas turbines, redundancy and additional battery storage systems, ensuring the highest reliability. Based on its modular approach, the size of the plant can be scaled up and down. In the future, it can also operate in a carbon-neutral manner, provided hydrogen is available and part of the data center’s sustainability strategy. The Siemens Energy concept also includes an optional emission-free clean air grid connection to be installed either during construction or as a retrofit. This feature would enable data centers to provide grid services.

Eaton will supply various electrical equipment to customers. This includes medium and low voltage switchgear, UPS, and busways. These are designed to protect and enable IT loads, from the medium-voltage grid all the way to the chip. The goal is to help speed up the building and commissioning of data centers.

Cyrille Brisson, Global Segment Leader, Data Centers, Eaton, said, “Our approach of letting customers pick the right balance of energy sources is very flexible and construction to start-up time is swift with options to reduce emissions in both the short and long term. Crucially, our approach offers data center owners and developers the opportunity to build capacity and bring it online fast in any location where they have land available that is close to gas, water and fiber.”

Andreas Pistauer, Global Head of Sales, Siemens Energy’s Gas Services Business Area, said, “We offer hyperscalers, co-locators and investors a unique package, enabling them to reduce the time-to-market by up to two years in many places which leads to significant revenue gains. Our power plant design is built with redundancy, eliminating the need for backup diesel generators, and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 50 percent.”

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