Raleigh, North Carolina and Zurich, September 4, 2025 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi Energy, an entirely owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., and worldwide leader in electrification, today revealed a historical financial investment of more than $1 billion USD to broaden the production of vital electrical grid facilities in the United States. These financial investments, amongst the biggest seen in the electrical market in the U.S., consist of around $457 million USD for a brand-new big power transformer center in South Boston, Virginia, in addition to substantial growths of existing centers throughout the nation.
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Aeiral image of Hitachi Energy’s South Boston, VA school
The financial investments will assist satisfy escalating energy need driven by AI information centers in line with the Trump Administration’s White House AI Action Plan and promote domestic access to these vital grid innovations. This relocation likewise supports the power requirements of American production and other sectors and much-needed grid growth and modernization efforts. Jointly, these financial investments will produce countless tasks, boost electrical devices supply chains in the U.S., and add to the advancement of ingenious innovations to improve the security and strength of the U.S. grid.
“If we are going to win the AI race, reindustrialize, and keep the lights on, America is going to require a lot more trusted energy,” stated Energy Secretary Chris Wright. “Thankfully, Hitachi is providing. The Trump administration eagerly anticipates continuing to partner with personal market to guarantee the American individuals access to budget-friendly, trustworthy, and safe energy and countless high-paying tasks.”
“To lead in AI, America should lead in energy, and this financial investment shows we’re doing simply that,” stated Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. “Hitachi Energy’s historical financial investment in U.S. grid facilities is more than a single collaboration, it signifies a growing wave of financial investment in American energy. This momentum is driven by President Donald Trump’s strong, pro-energy policies that are reigniting the American economy and powering the next generation of important AI information centers with reputable, American-made energy.”
“Prioritizing domestic production of transformers speeds up President Trump’s energy supremacy program by strengthening vital supply chains, reinforcing U.S. energy security, and guaranteeing our country can satisfy the growing energy need. Investments like this are important to powering AI facilities and advancing President Trump’s management in the worldwide AI race,” stated Jarrod Agen, Executive Director of the White House National Energy Dominance Council.
“Thank you, Hitachi Energy, for relying on Virginia, once again! Hard-working Virginians and an organization friendly environment are what initially brought Hitachi Energy to the Commonwealth. Now, after years of success here, they are doubling down on that choice with this landmark financial investment in South Boston,” stated Governor Glenn Youngkin. “Eight-hundred and twenty-five brand-new tasks will be transformational for Southside Virginia, as will the power transformers those brand-new hires are set to develop. These transformers are important to our Nation’s electrical grid and will be constructed right there in Virginia.”
Guv Youngkin continued: “We are likewise happy to reveal a significant labor force real estate job to support Hitachi’s brand-new staff members. We are partnering with Halifax County and Virginia Housing to construct 96 brand-new homes supported by a grant from the Virginia Workforce Housing Investment Program.”
“Particularly at this defining moment for our growing energy needs, I’m thrilled to see Hitachi Energy broaden their Virginia footprint, produce numerous good-paying tasks in South Boston, and promote American energy security,” stated U.S. Senator Mark Warner. “At the regional level, this is a terrific financial investment in Southside Virginia’s economy and production market. At the state and nationwide level, this is an essential tactical action to guarantee we have actually the power required to service our neighborhoods, organizations, and growing AI market. I’m enjoyed see Hitachi Energy bring this crucial job home to South Boston.”
“In August, I checked out Hitachi’s center in Bland to learn more about the business’s advanced work. I’m delighted that Hitachi Energy is broadening its footprint in Virginia by investing $457 million to construct an advanced power transformer center in South Boston– developing more than 800 tasks and improving the area’s economy,” stated U.S. Senator Tim Kaine. “Virginia’s labor force, instructional chances, and ingenious spirit have actually made it a fantastic location to do service, and I eagerly anticipate continuing to partner with Hitachi to improve domestic production in the Commonwealth.”
“An energetic and dependable electrical grid is crucial for the American economy and American energy supremacy. Bringing power transformer production to the U.S. is important as energy need escalates,” stated Congressman John McGuire (VA-05). “I am glad that this financial investment will develop a cutting edge production center in South Boston, to produce essential big power transformers. This $457 million financial investment and center will produce more than 800 brand-new high-paying tasks in Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District. I want to thank Hitachi, President Trump, and Governor Youngkin for dealing with me to make this a success.”
“The United States is a key market for Hitachi, and this investment reflects our commitment to powering America’s energy future to meet the accelerating demands for reliable and sustainable solutions to benefit the nation. Leveraging our expertise in IT, operational technology, and advanced products, we are supporting American manufacturing, the development of critical infrastructure, and the rapid expansion of data centers driven by AI adoption,” stated Toshiaki Tokunaga, President & & CEO of Hitachi.
“Power transformers are a linchpin innovation for a robust and dependable electrical grid and winning the AI race. Bringing production of big power transformers to the U.S. is vital to developing a strong domestic supply chain for the U.S. economy and lowering production traffic jams, which is vital as need for these transformers throughout the economy is rising. As the worldwide leader in electrification Hitachi Energy is distinctively placed to provide vital power options for the American market,” stated Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO of Hitachi Energy. “Our financial investments in broadening U.S. transformer production capability– consisting of at our brand-new South Boston center– are currently producing good-paying American tasks, reinforcing regional neighborhoods, and enhancing financial self-reliance. At Hitachi Energy, we are deeply grateful for the management and assistance of the Trump administration, Governor Youngkin, Virginia’s General Assembly, and the Commonwealth’s congressional delegation, who came together to make this vital production capability possible to power our energy future.”
Central to this financial investment strategy is the facility of an advanced production center in South Boston, Virginia, to produce big power transformers, which support applications like high-voltage transmission, power generation, AI information centers, and massive commercial applications.
This center will be developed together with Hitachi Energy’s existing school and will be the biggest production website for big power transformers in the United States. This center alone will produce more than 825 brand-new tasks in Southside Virginia, providing long-lasting job opportunity in engineering, advanced production, and operations functions.
These tasks belong to a more than $9 billion USD international financial investment program, the biggest in the market, under which Hitachi Energy is broadening its production capability, R&D, engineering, and collaborations to power the world’s energy system to be more trustworthy, protected, and durable.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that unites IT, OT (Operational Technology) and items, Hitachi adds to a balanced society where the environment, health and wellbeing, and financial development remain in balance. Hitachi runs worldwide in 4 sectors– Digital Systems & & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries– and the Strategic SIB Business Unit for brand-new development companies. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi creates worth from incorporating information, innovation and domain understanding to resolve client and social obstacles. Profits for FY2024(ended March 31, 2025) amounted to 9,783.3 billion yen, with 618 combined subsidiaries and around 280,000 workers worldwide. Visit us at https://www.hitachi.com.
About Hitachi Energy
Hitachi Energy is an international innovation leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future with ingenious power grid innovations with digital at the core. Over 3 billion individuals depend upon our innovations to power their lives. With over a century in pioneering mission-critical innovations like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronic devices, we are resolving the most immediate energy obstacle of our time– stabilizing skyrocketing electrical energy need, while decarbonizing the power system. With an unequaled set up base in over 140 nations, we cocreate and construct long-lasting collaborations throughout the energy, market, transport, information centers, and facilities sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we use over 50,000 individuals in 60 nations and create earnings of around $16 billion USD.
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