Dec 9 -

GE Vernova ( GEV ) expects 80 gigawatts of signed combined-cycle gas

turbine contracts by the end of the year as electricity demand

from Big Tech's data centers ramps up, the U.S. power company

said on Monday.

As data U.S. power demand reaches record highs from the

proliferation of data centers, turbines and other equipment

needed to produce electricity from natural gas and nuclear are

getting a boost.