Massachusetts-based GE Vernova, an energy equipment manufacturing and services company, recently announced plans to expand its power transmission manufacturing facility in Charleroi.
The $138 million investment will modernize and expand the facility to shorten lead times for critical grid components. The facility produces high-voltage circuit breakers, switchgear products, and instrument transformers.
“Expanding our manufacturing capacity in Pennsylvania is a cornerstone of our strategy to meet the energy needs of an increasingly electrified world while helping modernize our nation’s grid infrastructure,” Scott Strazik, GE Vernova CEO, said. “By investing in American manufacturing and our workforce, we are strengthening the domestic supply chain and helping deliver the essential technologies our customers need to build a more reliable and resilient grid.”
The project is part of GE Vernova’s broader plan to invest nearly $1.3 billion in its U.S. manufacturing facilities and research centers through 2028. GE Vernova also plans to expand its Findlay Township operations and recently purchased a Rostraver facility that it had been leasing. Collectively, the company is investing $166 million in Western Pennsylvania. The projects are expected to create at least 714 jobs over the next four years. It also operates a facility in Allentown.
GE Vernova specializes in wind, hydroelectric, solar, and gas power generating facilities and electrification software.