# Eaton to build $30M switchgear plant in Bellevue, Nebraska

Eaton announced an investment of over $30 million to open a new 370,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Bellevue, Nebraska, to produce medium-voltage switchgear. Production is expected to begin in the first half of 2027, creating over 200 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-04-08
- Where: Bellevue, Nebraska, United States
- Value: $30.0M
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: Q1 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 370,000 square feet
- Products: medium-voltage switchgear, air-insulated switchgear, gas-insulated switchgear
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Eaton](https://endata.com/companies/2829.md)

## Sources

- [eaton.com](https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/company/news-insights/news-releases/2026/eaton-expands-operations-in-nebraska-with-new-manufacturing-facility.html), 2026-04-08: "Eaton is making bold investments to drive growth—expanding our U.S. manufacturing footprint, adding jobs and helping customers accelerate projects."
- [barchart.com](https://www.barchart.com/press-releases/1197362/eaton-expands-operations-in-nebraska-with-new-manufacturing-facility-to-meet-increasing-switchgear-demand-driven-by-ai-data-center-boom), 2026-04-08: "Eaton today announced an investment of over $30 million to increase U.S. production of its medium-voltage switchgear."
- [stockscreener.finance](https://stockscreener.finance/en/news/why-eaton-etn-is-expanding-switchgear-capacity-for-the-ai-data-center-buildout/), 2026-05-13: "Eaton Corporation plc announced that it would invest more than $30 million in a new 370,000-square-foot manufacturing facility near Omaha, Nebraska, to expand U.S. production of medium-voltage switchgear."

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