GE Vernova invests $100M to expand high-voltage switchgear manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania
GE Vernova has announced plans to expand its high-voltage switchgear manufacturing facility in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. The company, which provides advanced grid solutions and energy technologies, is investing up to $100 million in the state and creating approximately 700 new jobs across multiple factories, including 250 at the Charleroi facility.
This expansion will support the production of critical components used in the stable and reliable operation of the U.S. electrical grid. The new investment builds on GE Vernova’s previously announced $600 million multi-year investment expected to create 1,500 jobs nationwide. The company’s technology currently supports more than half of the power generated in the United States, with operations spanning 18 manufacturing facilities and 50 states.
In addition to the Charleroi expansion, GE Vernova announced a secured order to provide seven 7HA.02 natural gas turbines to the Homer City Energy Campus, a 3,200-acre project that will generate up to 4.4GW of electricity to power a large-scale data center. The Homer City facility, once the largest coal plant in Pennsylvania, is expected to be operational in 2027 and will support growing AI and high-performance computing demands.
What people are saying
In a recent quote, Scott Strazik, CEO, GE Vernova, said, “Powering the grid is at the core of powering America’s economy. These new jobs and investment reflect our ongoing commitment to not only building critical grid infrastructure with American workers, but reindustrializing Pennsylvania’s proud manufacturing legacy. They will also help strengthen our domestic supply chain, improve national security, and boost global competitiveness by closing a crucial gap.”
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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