EPC Power opens power inverter manufacturing facility in South Carolina
EPC Power has opened a power inverter manufacturing facility in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. The 167,000-square-foot facility is the company's second in South Carolina and third overall, expanding domestic manufacturing capacity for AI data center and grid applications.
The company, which develops power conversion systems for data centers, utility-scale energy storage, and microgrids, did not disclose the value of its investment, which will create 275 new jobs through the project.
The facility will manufacture EPC Power's M and MRACK series power inverters for grid, energy storage, and AI data center applications. The inverters incorporate the company's Agile Grid Forming technology to manage fluctuating AI power demands, improve data center reliability and reduce strain on the electric grid.
When the facility reaches full production capacity, it will add 27 GW of annual inverter manufacturing capacity, with the ability to scale production to 40 GW annually. According to the company, the expanded manufacturing footprint is intended to strengthen the domestic supply chain for critical AI data center infrastructure.
Expanded capacity supports domestic AI infrastructure supply chain
In a recent quote, Jim Fusaro, CEO, EPC Power, said, "Our expansion in South Carolina is a direct response to the AI infrastructure investment and power demands we're seeing worldwide. By tripling our capacity, we're giving data center and utility operators access to more critical components domestically, which de-risks their expansion plans and strengthens supply chain resilience."
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