Power When the Grid Can't Meet Your Schedule
Modular natural-gas generation for California data centers facing utility-capacity constraints, phased load growth and demanding air-permitting requirements.
Power, not land or capital, is now setting data center schedules
Four constraints decide whether a California campus energizes on time.
Connection delays
New or upgraded utility service can trail construction by years, leaving finished buildings waiting on power.
Campus ramp
Load arrives in phases. A single large generating asset is hard to size against an uncertain ramp.
Reliability targets
Critical loads need a plant designed around unit count, maintenance isolation and redundancy.
Emissions & permitting
California air districts set their own rules. The emissions strategy can decide whether a project moves forward.
One repeatable power block, engineered around your site
Repeatable 1.35 MW building blocks, engineered as a complete site system.
Representative project architecture
Site engineering includes: gas service · heat rejection · noise · emissions · protection · controls · reliability
Repeatable 1.35 MW modules
The same unit deploys alone or in parallel, so capacity can follow your load.
Project-specific plant design
Unit count, phasing and layout come from your site, load profile and reliability criteria.
Gas & electrical integration
Fuel service, interconnection, controls and switchgear are coordinated from the first concept.
Permitting support
Air-quality considerations are addressed during development, not after equipment is ordered.
What Nexgen brings from concept toward deployment
Industrial natural-gas engine platform
Generation built on a proven industrial natural-gas engine platform.
Application engineering
Nexgen engineers develop the plant concept from your site, load and schedule.
California emissions & permitting
Emissions strategy and permitting support for California air districts.
Controls & emissions management
Plant controls and emissions-management engineering.
MV electrical integration
Transformers, medium-voltage switchgear and protection planned with the generation.
Contractor & EPC coordination
Site-specific coordination with your contractors and EPC team.
From 1.35 MW to a multi-megawatt campus
Pick a block size to see how the UC 1350 EMC stacks into a larger plant.
Illustrative gross nameplate capacities only. Net available output depends on ambient conditions, auxiliaries, redundancy, operating duty and engineering validation.
Where modular on-site generation fits
Bridge power
Potential interim on-site generation while utility capacity is developed.
Data center power →Phased campus power
Add 1.35 MW blocks as buildings and IT load come online.
See the planner →Microgrids
Natural-gas generation as a controllable source within a site microgrid.
Microgrid solutions →Industrial power
On-site generation for facilities facing utility limits or high-value uptime.
Industrial solutions →
UC 1350 EMC
A 1,350 kW natural-gas generator set developed for commercial, industrial and critical-infrastructure applications where emissions and the permitting path affect the schedule.
- 1,350 kW generator-set rating on pipeline natural gas
- Single-unit or parallel multi-unit deployment
- Performance, emissions and dimensions confirmed for your project
Engineered for stringent California air-permitting environments
Air-permit requirements depend on the local district, the site, use case, hours of operation and emissions. Nexgen reviews these with your team and provides supporting technical documentation during a qualified project review.
How we approach permitting →Get the UC 1350 EMC technical package
Electrical configuration, performance, emissions data, dimensions and lead time are provided for your duty and site after a project review.
Request Technical Package →Three steps to a preliminary power concept
Submit project basics
Required MW, location, target date, operating profile, redundancy and gas status.
Preliminary configuration review
Nexgen develops a unit count, phasing concept and application-engineering basis.
Technical & commercial follow-up
Permitting considerations, technical package, pricing and lead time for your project.
Power your data center on your timeline
Bring us the power requirement and we'll help develop the generation concept. Share a few project basics and an engineer will review them.
Power Options for Data Centers That Cannot Wait for Utility Capacity
Utility-capacity constraints and interconnection timelines are increasingly affecting California data-center development schedules. Nexgen helps project teams evaluate modular natural-gas generation as onsite, behind-the-meter power where utility availability, construction phasing and air-quality requirements affect first-power timing. Each configuration requires site-specific engineering and permitting review.
Six questions every on-site plan has to answer
Can on-site generation carry us until the utility arrives?
Potential interim generation while utility capacity is developed. Interconnection and any long-term role for the plant are evaluated case by case.
How big can the plant get?
Gross nameplate from 1.35 MW to multi-MW, laid out so future units can be added on the same pad strategy.
How do we protect critical load?
N+1, maintenance isolation, critical and non-critical load separation and black start are design considerations for your project, not standard included features.
Is there enough gas at the site?
Early review of utility gas service capacity, delivery pressure, reliability and gas contracting.
What will the air district require?
Emissions package, district-specific rules and coordination with your permitting team.
What happens between concept and power?
Site screening through commissioning, sequenced against your construction schedule.
Sketch your power block
Enter a target load and redundancy level to see an illustrative unit count and phasing. Send the result with your inquiry and an engineer will start from it.
Large-campus configuration: engineering review required
Above 50 MW, unit count, phasing and reserve strategy depend on site, load ramp and utility conditions. Simple multiplication would overstate certainty at concept stage.
Send your site location, MW requirement, load ramp and first-power date and a Nexgen engineer will review the configuration.
Your configuration is attached to the request.
Illustrative only, based on 1.35 MW gross nameplate per unit. Final plant capacity and unit count are application-specific and account for site conditions, redundancy philosophy, auxiliary loads and permitting constraints.
Bridge power today. A strategic asset tomorrow.
One platform can support several stages of a campus energy strategy. Plan the later stages before the first unit ships.
Early energization
Deploy an initial generation block when utility service is limited or delayed.
Campus expansion
Add modules as data halls, cooling capacity and IT load ramp.
Grid integration
Evaluate continued use for resiliency or other approved operating roles once utility service arrives.
Every stage is subject to utility agreements, applicable permits and project-specific operating restrictions. Bars show an illustrative mix of on-site (green) and utility (grey) supply.
Reliability is engineered at the system level
A data center needs more than installed megawatts. These are design considerations we work through for each project; they are not standard included features.
Reserve units
Spare capacity and maintainability built into the unit count.
Ride-through
Coordinated switching with the facility's UPS and transfer equipment.
Restoration
Restart sequencing and auxiliary power planning.
Fault isolation
Selectivity, grounding and protection across the collection system.
Gas supply planning
Pressure, capacity and interruption planning with the gas utility.
Plant controls
Dispatch, synchronization and load shedding across units.
From site screening to commissioning
The schedule for each stage is set through project-specific planning.
Six inputs to a preliminary power plan
Check what you already have. You don't need everything to begin; unknowns are part of the first review.
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Common questions
Can Nexgen provide bridge power while utility service is pending?
Potentially. It depends on gas supply, permits, the site and project engineering. A preliminary review tells you whether the path is worth pursuing.
How much capacity can be deployed?
Plants are sized in 1.35 MW gross nameplate blocks. Final plant configuration and net capacity are project-specific.
Can the units operate continuously?
Operating duty and permitted use must be confirmed against the exact equipment configuration and site approvals.
What information is needed to start?
Required MW, address or city, load profile, required date, redundancy requirement and natural-gas status. Partial information is fine.
UC 1350 EMC
A 1,350 kW natural-gas generator set for commercial, industrial, critical-infrastructure, microgrid and distributed-power applications in California.
A power block, not just a generator
1.35 MW modular building block
Deploy one unit or repeat it in parallel for larger multi-megawatt projects.
California-focused emissions strategy
Designed around stringent California air-quality requirements, with project-specific permitting support.
Natural-gas platform
Pipeline natural gas supports lower-emission on-site generation compared with diesel-only approaches.
Application engineering
We start from site location, required MW, operating profile and commercial-operation date.
Scalable architecture
The same block supports phased expansion, redundancy strategies and distributed configurations.
Confirmed for your project
Final performance, emissions, dimensions and operating conditions are confirmed against the actual installation.
A building block inside an engineered power plant
Nexgen sells a project outcome: the UC 1350 EMC integrated with fuel supply, electrical collection and controls, delivered against your schedule.
Representative project architecture. Final design is project-specific.
Technical profile
Values marked as available after review are confirmed for your duty, ambient conditions and configuration.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Generator-set rating | 1,350 kW |
| Fuel | Pipeline natural gas |
| Deployment | Single unit or parallel multi-unit |
| Applications | Data centers, microgrids, industrial facilities, critical infrastructure |
| Voltage / frequency | Available after application review |
| Electrical efficiency / heat rate | Available after application review |
| Fuel pressure and flow | Available after application review |
| Emissions | Low-emissions natural-gas generation engineered for stringent California air-quality requirements |
| Emissions documentation | Verified documentation available for qualified projects |
| Sound / enclosure | Configured to project requirements |
| Dimensions and weight | Dimensional package for site layout and logistics |
| Ambient and altitude derating | Available after application review |
| Warranty and service intervals | Available after application review |
| Lead time | Quoted per project |
Technical packages are reviewed and sent by Nexgen staff after a qualified project review.
On-site power for sites that can't wait on the grid
The same 1.35 MW block serves data centers, microgrids, industrial plants and critical facilities. What changes is the plant design around it.
Bridge and phased campus power
Interim on-site generation while utility capacity develops, and modular additions that follow the IT load ramp.
- Unit count aligned to construction phases
- Redundancy planned around availability targets
- Gas and air-permit feasibility reviewed early
Controllable generation for a site microgrid
Natural-gas units as a dispatchable source alongside storage, renewables or utility service.
- Parallel operation architecture developed per project
- Controls integration with the site's microgrid controller
- Load prioritization as a design consideration
Power for production and process loads
On-site generation for plants facing utility service limits, expansion or costly downtime.
- Sized from load profile and operating hours
- Expansion in 1.35 MW increments
- Peak shaving and demand management evaluated where permitted
Resilient supply for essential services
Generation planning for facilities where availability requirements shape the plant design.
- N+1 and maintenance isolation evaluated per site
- Natural-gas service reliability reviewed early
- Emissions strategy matched to the air district
Have a site and a megawatt number? That's enough to start.
Request a Preliminary Power SolutionEngineered for Stringent California Air-Quality Requirements
In California, the emissions strategy is a project-development question, not only an equipment specification. We address it early.
A California-focused emissions and permitting strategy
Air-permitting requirements depend on the local air district, the site, the use case, hours of operation, emissions and other factors, so final requirements are confirmed for the specific district and site.
The UC 1350 EMC is low-emissions natural-gas generation engineered for stringent California air-quality requirements. Nexgen provides project-specific permitting support, and verified emissions documentation is available for qualified projects.
Need emissions data for a specific site?
Tell us the location and duty. We'll share what applies after a project review.
Engineering-led on-site generation
Nexgen Power LLC helps customers develop deployable on-site power while addressing the emissions and permitting constraints that decide whether a California project moves forward.
We start from the project, then fit the plant to it
Every engagement begins with site location, required megawatts, operating profile and target date. From there we develop a preliminary generation configuration, review permitting considerations and advance a technical package with the customer's team.
Nexgen is based in Reno, Nevada and focused on California projects.
Nexgen Power LLC
Talk with our engineering team about your site, MW requirement and first-power date.
Request a Preliminary Power SolutionWhat Nexgen brings from concept toward deployment
Industrial natural-gas engine platform
Generation built on a proven industrial natural-gas engine platform.
Application engineering
Nexgen engineers develop the plant concept from your site, load and schedule.
California emissions & permitting
Emissions strategy and permitting support for California air districts.
Controls & emissions management
Plant controls and emissions-management engineering.
MV electrical integration
Transformers, medium-voltage switchgear and protection planned with the generation.
Contractor & EPC coordination
Site-specific coordination with your contractors and EPC team.
What's available and what's illustrative
UC 1350 EMC
1,350 kW natural-gas generator set, offered with project-specific engineering and permitting support.
Multi-unit plants
Scale examples on this site are illustrative configurations, not completed installations.
Request a Preliminary Power Solution
Start a project discussion with Nexgen. Partial information is fine; an engineer will review what you send.
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Technical documents are shared by Nexgen staff after review.
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