GE Vernova recently announced plans to add 250 new jobs over the next two years at the company’s grid solutions factory in Charleroi, Pa., to help manufacture additional high voltage switchgear products essential to operation of the country’s electric grids.
“Powering the grid is at the core of powering America’s economy,” said Scott Strazik, CEO of GE Vernova. “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.”
The Charleroi factory expansion builds on the company’s $600 million multi-year investment announced in January, originally expected to create a total of 1,500 new jobs across numerous U.S. factories.
“We are investing in Charleroi and our advanced grid technology because it complements the investments we’ve made in power generation,” Strazik said. “For the U.S. to lead in energy, manufacturing critical domestic grid infrastructure is just as important generation.”
In addition to the Charleroi facility expansion, GE Vernova also announced that it has secured a full order to provide seven of its high efficiency 7HA.02 natural gas turbines to the energy campus in Homer City, Pa., previously the largest coal plant in the state.
With the help of GE Vernova, the Homer City facility will provide up to 4.4 GW of electricity to power what will become a more than 3,200-acre natural gas-powered data center campus, designed to meet the growing artificial intelligence and high-performance computing needs of the innovative technology companies. It is expected to be completed in 2027.
In total, GE Vernova plans to invest up to $100 million in Pennsylvania over the next two years as part of a larger $9 billion global capital expenditure and R&D investment plan through 2028. The Pennsylvania investments will add approximately 700 new jobs across multiple factories in the state that will help modernize the grid for economic growth, strengthen domestic supply chains, and boost national security.