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EN WIRE · 2026-10-06 02:11

LG Electronics Wins 5GW AI Data Center Cooling Order in the United States

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LG Electronics has secured an order to supply cooling systems for a large-scale AI data center in the United States with a capacity of 5GW, according to the original announcement carried on LG's newsroom.

원문 주장 (KR)
LG전자, 美서 5GW 규모 AI 데이터센터 냉각 수주

Details of the Order

The order covers cooling solutions for an AI data center project rated at 5 gigawatts, one of the largest capacity figures associated with data center cooling supply deals. The announcement was published with official newsroom imagery hosted on LG's US media server, indicating the win is an LG Electronics announcement rather than a third-party report.

Cooling as a Bottleneck in AI Infrastructure

AI data centers concentrate extremely high power densities, making cooling capacity a central constraint on deployment. A 5GW-scale facility represents a substantial load, and chiller-based cooling systems of the kind shown in the announcement materials are core equipment for such sites. The win positions LG Electronics within the rapidly expanding US AI infrastructure buildout, where Korean hardware suppliers have been competing for data center equipment orders.

The total value and delivery timeline of the contract were not specified in the available announcement.

The claim that LG Electronics has won a 5GW-scale AI data center cooling order in the United States is True.

Sources — primary documents (12)
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