FirstEnergy said October 27, 2026, that it reserved Siemens Energy turbines for the proposed 1,200-megawatt Maidsville Energy Center in West Virginia, advancing a gas-fired plant intended to serve growing electricity demand, including data centers. The equipment is scheduled for delivery in 2030; the plant still requires regulatory approval.

Subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison want to build the combined-cycle facility on 35 acres beside the existing coal-fired Fort Martin Power Station. Their February application also includes 70 MW of proposed solar projects; the combined filing estimated approximately $2.7 billion in investment. Operations are targeted for late 2031 if the projects are approved.

What the Siemens Turbine Reservation Means

A reservation secures manufacturing delivery capacity; it is not evidence that the power plant has been constructed. Combined-cycle generation uses hot exhaust from gas turbines to produce steam and generate additional electricity. That increases fuel utilization but does not eliminate carbon dioxide emissions or exposure to natural-gas prices.

FirstEnergy expects a West Virginia Public Service Commission decision in the fourth quarter. The utility says remaining major agreements would follow an acceptable order.

The Data-Center Demand Behind the Plan

FirstEnergy’s latest investor figures show approximately 7.9 GW of contracted data-center demand and another 19.1 GW in its prospective pipeline across its service territory by 2036. The resulting roughly 27 GW outlook is not 27 GW of operating sites, signed power contracts, or generating assets.

Management also solicited bids for an initial 3 GW of additional West Virginia gas turbines and discussed temporary “bridge power” while long-term grid connections are built. The Kodiak Texas gas-power proposal illustrates a smaller version of the same competition for near-term electricity.

Costs, Customers and Next Decisions

FirstEnergy is negotiating with a potential long-term data-center buyer for Maidsville output. The proposed arrangement is expected to address pricing, risk and protections for existing ratepayers, but a definitive buyer agreement was not announced. Regulatory approval, fuel supply, financing and construction remain unresolved.

The broader stakes stretch across West Virginia data-center development, gas-and-storage financing and coal-to-gas policy disputes. The next decisive step is a Public Service Commission order—not a construction announcement.

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