# Mitsubishi Electric Power Products breaks ground on $86M factory in Beaver County

Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. (MEPPI) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new advanced switchgear facility and expanded power electronics facilities and testing lab in New Galilee, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The $86 million expansion will create at least 200 new jobs and retain 806 employees.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-03-01
- Where: New Galilee, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Value: $86.0M
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: Q3 2026
- Status: under construction
- Products: advanced switchgear, vacuum circuit breakers, power electronics
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Electric Power Products](https://endata.com/companies/43280.md)

## Sources

- [einpresswire.com](https://www.einpresswire.com/article/795395782/creating-jobs-and-economic-growth-shapiro-administration-invests-in-new-mitsubishi-electric-power-products-factory-in-beaver-county-to-expand-energy), 2025-03-19: "MEPPI’s $86 million expansion will create at least 200 new jobs and retain 806 employees while expanding Pennsylvania’s critical energy manufacturing sector."
- [dced.pa.gov](https://dced.pa.gov/newsroom/creating-jobs-and-economic-growth-shapiro-administration-invests-in-new-mitsubishi-electric-power-products-factory-in-beaver-county-to-expand-energy-manufacturing-sector/), 2025-03-19: "MEPPI’s $86 million expansion will create at least 200 new jobs and retain 806 employees while expanding Pennsylvania’s critical energy manufacturing sector."
- [timesonline.com](https://www.timesonline.com/story/business/2025/03/20/mitsubishi-electric-power-products-new-galilee-factory-construction-starts/82564815007/), 2025-03-20: "We’re not just breaking ground on a new facility; we are advancing Mitsubishi Electric’s investment in North America by engineering, and delivering, the infrastructure of the future."
- [axios.com](https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/04/10/energy-grid-technology-spike), 2025-04-10: "The project will help meet rising electricity demand, create 200 new jobs and keep over 800 current jobs, according to the company."
- [industryweek.com](https://www.industryweek.com/leadership/companies-executives/news/55281217/manufacturing-facility-announcements-and-expansions-from-march-2025), 2025-04-10: "Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. (MEPPI) in March broke ground on a new 160,000 square-foot switchgear factory in New Galilee, Pennsylvania."

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