# Hitachi Energy to build $457M power transformer factory in Virginia

Hitachi Energy announced a historic investment of over $1 billion USD to expand production of critical electrical grid infrastructure in the U.S. This includes approximately $457 million for a new large power transformer facility in South Boston, Virginia, the largest such facility in the U.S., plus expansions of existing facilities. The investments will create thousands of jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-09-01
- Where: South Boston, Virginia, United States
- Value: $457.0M
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: largest large power transformer-manufacturing plant in the U.S.
- Products: large power transformers, high-voltage equipment, grid infrastructure
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi Energy](https://endata.com/companies/15140.md)
- [Hitachi](https://endata.com/companies/1325.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [hitachienergy.com](https://www.hitachienergy.com/news-and-events/press-releases/2025/09/hitachi-announces-historic-1-billion-usd-manufacturing-investment-to-power-america-s-energy-future-through-production-of-critical-grid-infrastructure), 2025-09-04: "If we are going to win the AI race, reindustrialize, and keep the lights on, America is going to need a lot more reliable energy."
- [industrialinfo.com](https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/investments-in-us-transformer-manufacturing-aim-to-meet-surging-demand--346393), 2025-09-29: "Hitachi earlier this month announced more than $1 billion worth of investment to 'expand the production of critical electrical grid infrastructure in the United States,' including $457 million for a new large power transformer-manufacturing plant in South Boston, Virginia."

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