# LS Electric to expand Utah plant with $1.9B investment

LS Electric held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 25, 2026, for a 250 billion won ($1.9 billion) expansion of its LS Electric Utah facility in Cedar City, Utah. The expansion will increase production space sixfold to 79,338 sqm and raise annual switchgear production capacity to 500 billion won, with operations targeted for early 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-06-25
- Where: Cedar City, Utah, United States
- Value: $190.0M (250.0B KRW)
- Starts operating: Jan 2027
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: annual switchgear production capacity of 500 billion won
- Products: switchgear, power solutions
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [LS Electric](https://endata.com/companies/15629.md)

## Sources

- [insight.co.kr](https://www.insight.co.kr/news/560501), 2026-06-28: "LS일렉트릭은 지난 25일 현지시간 미국 유타주 시더시티에 있는 LS일렉트릭 유타에서 생산시설 증설 기공식을 열었다고 밝혔다."
- [lselectricamerica.com](https://www.lselectricamerica.com/company/press/2699/ls-electric-holds-ceremony-for-expansion-of-key-u-s-hub-ls-electric-utah), 2026-06-30: "LS ELECTRIC has begun a major expansion of its key local production hub, LS ELECTRIC Utah Inc., to gain an early foothold in the rapidly growing U.S. power infrastructure market."
- [brunch.co.kr](https://brunch.co.kr/@c98a0188f71b424/108), 2026-07-05: "LS일렉트릭은 미국 유타주 시더시티 생산 거점에 2천500억 원을 투입해 공장 규모를 기존보다 약 6배로 확대하기로 결정했습니다."

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