# Hitachi Energy expands switchgear factory in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania

Hitachi Energy announced a $60 million expansion of its high-voltage switchgear and breakers factory in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, as part of a $155 million North America investment plan.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-09-23
- Where: Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States
- Value: $60.0M
- Jobs: 450
- Status: announced
- Products: high-voltage switchgear, breakers
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [hitachi.com](https://www.hitachi.com/en-us/press/hitachi-energy-bolsters-manufacturing-capacity-in-north-america-with-additional-investments-of-over-155-million-usd/), 2024-09-23: "Demand for electrical equipment, including transformers and switchgear, is surging globally, and significantly in North America."
- [hitachi.com](https://www.hitachi.com/en/press/articles/2024/09/0925a/), 2024-09-23: "Demand for electrical equipment, including transformers and switchgear, is surging globally, and significantly in North America."
- [hitachienergy.com](https://www.hitachienergy.com/news-and-events/press-releases/2024/09/hitachi-energy-bolsters-manufacturing-capacity-in-north-america-with-additional-investments-of-over-155-million-usd), 2024-09-23: "The investments in North America include $60 million USD for the expansion of the high-voltage switchgear and breakers factory in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania."
- [hitachienergy.com](https://www.hitachienergy.com/us/en/news-and-events/press-releases/2024/09/hitachi-energy-bolsters-manufacturing-capacity-in-north-america-with-additional-investments-of-over-155-million-usd), 2024-09-23: "The investments in North America include $60 million USD for the expansion of the high-voltage switchgear and breakers factory in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania."
- [manufacturingdive.com](https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/hitachi-energy-expands-transformer-factories-pennsylvania-virginia-mexico/728188/), 2024-09-27: "Demand for electrical equipment, including transformers and switchgear, is surging globally, and significantly in North America."
- [assemblymag.com](https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/98794-hitachi-energy-to-invest-155-million-to-boost-north-american-manufacturing), 2024-10-06: "Demand for electrical equipment, including transformers and switchgear, is surging globally, and significantly in North America, and one of our highest priorities is making sure that we are growing our capabilities to address our customer’s present and future needs."
- [utilitybusinessmena.com](https://www.utilitybusinessmena.com/news/hitachi-energy-bolsters-manufacturing-capacity-in-north-america-with-additional-investments-of-over-155-million), 2024-10-07: "This includes the construction of a new distribution transformer factory in Reynosa, Mexico, and expansions to its transformer factory in South Boston, Virginia, and its high-voltage switchgear and breakers factory in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania."
- [supplychain247.com](https://www.supplychain247.com/article/hitachi-energy-155-million-expands-factories-united-states-mexico), 2024-10-07: "Demand for electrical equipment, including transformers and switchgear, is surging globally, and significantly in North America."

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