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Siemens Energy to Invest $1B to Expand U.S. Manufacturing, Add 1,500 Jobs
NEW YORK— Siemens Energy plans to invest $1 billion to expand U.S. production of grid and gas turbine equipment and hire more than 1,500 workers as electricity demand surges from data centers, artificial intelligence infrastructure and industrial electrification.
The Germany-based energy technology company said the expansion will increase manufacturing and service capacity for large power transformers, resume gas turbine manufacturing in Charlotte, North Carolina, and add production of turbine components such as blades and vanes in Tampa, Florida. Siemens Energy also plans to build a new high-voltage switchgear facility in Mississippi to supply essential grid components.
The company said the program includes several expansions at existing facilities across North Carolina, Alabama, New York, Texas and Florida, along with the Mississippi greenfield project. Siemens Energy described the approach as a targeted buildout designed to make the most efficient use of manufacturing capacity while meeting growing market demand.
The Mississippi plant, planned for the Greater Richland Area, is expected to hire up to 300 employees and include a training center. In North Carolina, Siemens Energy said it will add 500 jobs across Charlotte, Winston-Salem and Raleigh, with work ranging from manufacturing and servicing large power transformers to producing gas turbine parts and expanding engineering and research and development support for grid technologies.
In New York and Texas, Siemens Energy said it will upgrade facilities that manufacture and service compression equipment used to move gas and liquids through pipelines. In Alabama, the company plans to expand production of copper and insulated electrical components for generators, adding 120 jobs in Fort Payne.
Siemens Energy said it will also expand its apprenticeship program and increase training across the energy industry as part of the workforce push.
“Siemens Energy has been making things in the United States for more than a century and we are experiencing a once-in-a-generation growth opportunity due to the resurgence of U.S. manufacturing and the growth of artificial intelligence,” CEO Christian Bruch said.
Siemens Energy said it employs more than 12,000 people across 25 U.S. facilities, including eight manufacturing locations, and that about 25% of U.S. power generation relies on its technologies. The company said nearly 29% of its global order volume last fiscal year came from the U.S.
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