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Stated as done, per babcock.com[6]: "(AKRON, Ohio - January 8, 2026) - Babcock & Wilcox ... announced today that it has selected Siemens Energy"; the Business Wire copy on Yahoo[2][5] Finance is timestamped 11:11 UTC.
Same-day coverage of the 20-turbine agreement: 50 MW units for the FastPower program, no disclosed value, customer or delivery schedule; recalls the January order for Applied Digital meant to provide power "by the end of 2028".[1]
B&W's filed August 2026 presentation: the $2.4B, 1.2 GW Base Electron project "will be located near Center, North Dakota" and its Conditional Use Permit was submitted in August 2026, with potential for another 1.2 GW.[1]
Interview with B&W CTO Brandy Johnson: steam turbines are more readily available than gas turbines, B&W works with Siemens Energy on the Base Electron project's steam turbines, and its data-centre pipeline is "in the billions".[1]
The Business Wire distribution of the release, timestamped 8 January 2026 11:11 UTC, which sets the pin's time.[1]
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