GE gets $240m in gas turbine contracts

GE Energy has received six contracts to build 11 aeroderivative gas turbines for Texas customers. Together the contracts are worth about $240 million, Tootoo.com has learned.

Four of the turbines are for CPS Energy for the V.H. Braunig Power Plant in San Antonio, two are for Austin's Sand Hill Energy Center, and one each are for the University of Texas at Austin, Topaz Power Group's Laredo Power Station, Bryan Texas Utilities, and Thermal Energy Corp. to support operations at the Texas Medical Center.

"These six contracts, with four different models of aeroderivative engines, underscore the importance of GE's fleet in meeting the nation's growing energy needs," said Charles Blankenship, general manager of GE Energy's aeroderivative business.

The aeroderivative division of Houston-based GE Energy, a subsidiary of General Electric (NYSE: GE), is a supplier of gas turbines and packaged generator sets for industrial and marine applications.