# Virginia Transformer to build new power transformer plant in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, creating 1,100 jobs

Virginia Transformer announced plans to build a 600,000 square-foot power transformer plant at Shoals Research Airpark in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Construction starts immediately, operational by January 2028, and will employ 1,100 people at full production.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-05-01
- Where: Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
- Jobs: 1,100
- Starts operating: Jan 2028
- Status: announced
- Products: power transformers from 2 MVA to 500 MVA
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Virginia Transformer](https://endata.com/companies/16080.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/virginia-transformer-announces-plan-to-further-expand-with-new-greenfield-plant-in-muscle-shoals-alabama-bringing-1-100-high-paying-jobs-to-the-region-302776563.html), 2026-05-19: "This investment represents the latest addition in our ongoing expansion across North America, will create our seventh manufacturing facility, and reflects our confidence in the market."
- [spartansfirst.org](https://spartansfirst.org/BuildingAmerica%E2%80%99sElectricFutureP3), 2026-07-02: "In May 2026, the company announced plans to construct a new 600,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Muscle Shoals, Alabama."

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