Siemens Energy announces $1 billion for Mississippi plant, US expansions

Siemens Energy, a subsidiary of the German industrial giant Siemens, announced February 3 that it would spend $1 billion to build a new switchgear factory in Mississippi, expand plants in North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, New York and Texas, and increase its investment in the U.S. workforce. According to a company statement, the company anticipates the latest move will create 1,500 new U.S. jobs. The new investments are largely geared towards resuming or expanding power grid products, including parts used in fossil fuel turbines.

The new factory in the vicinity of Richland, Mississippi, will produce high-voltage electric switchgear to help meet increased demand on electrical infrastructure products in the United States. The new facility, Siemens Energy said, will hire 300 new employees and include a new training center for developing workers’ skills. Siemens Energy’s investments in North Carolina will go towards expanding production capacity for large power transformers at a factory in Charlotte, gas turbine manufacturing in Charlotte and Winston-Salem and general grid infrastructure engineering and sales in Raleigh, the state capital, creating a total of 500 jobs there. In Florida, Siemens plans to expand its Tampa factory’s gas turbine blade and vane production site and upgrade its R&D facilities in Orlando. In Alabama, Siemens will add 120 jobs at its Fort Payne factory to increase production of electrical components for generators, and in Painted Post, New York and Houston, Texas, it will upgrade service facilities for compression equipment.

The expansion comes as anticipated growth in AI data center is poised to dramatically increase demand for power and a higher-capacity U.S. electrical grid. In a statement, Siemens CEO Christian Bruch attributed the increased demand for electrical infrastructure products to AI and a “resurgence” of manufacturing. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, in a statement, praised Siemens Energy for its partnership with the Trump administration.

What people are saying

“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,” said Christian Bruch, CEO of Siemens Energy. “The current policy environment has contributed to this momentum. The Trump Administration has made energy security, a reliable and resilient grid, and growing U.S. manufacturing jobs a priority. This has supercharged the energy demand which is supporting new investments across the energy sector. We are excited to help write this next chapter of American energy expansion.”

“This tremendous investment in a critical part of our power grid supply chain underscores President Trump’s success in expanding supply chain access and bringing major manufacturing back to America,” said Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. “We appreciate great partners like Siemens Energy, who proactively partner with the Trump administration for the benefit of the American people, prioritizing critical components to make the United States Energy Dominant!”

Manufacturers investing in Mississippi

Firehawk Aerospace announces expansion into Mississippi rocket factory
The company’s CEO said the move would put it closer to end-to-end missile manufacturing.

Modine invests $38M to expand data center chiller manufacturing facility in Mississippi
The facility upgrade will increase production capacity and create more than 450 new jobs. 

Yancey Engineered Solutions invests $20.8M to locate manufacturing operations in Mississippi
The project is expected to be completed in the next three years.

Investments in data center infrastructure

Eaton to spend $50 million to open new Virginia manufacturing campus
The power management products company aims to meet demand for data center power control devices.

CEL Critical Power electronics manufacturer to spend $5.2 million on new Virginia plant
The company manufactures low-voltage power distributers, switchgear equipment and power panels.

Eaton to purchase Boyd Thermal for $9.5 billion
Eaton CEO notes Boyd’s liquid-cooling business is in demand at data centers.