ALAMO, Tenn. – Hitachi Energy officials have announced expansion of manufacturing operations in Alamo, Tennessee.
Hitachi Energy will invest an initial $97 million, expecting to create 100 new jobs through the project with plans for future growth. The additional investment in Alamo will allow the company to expand its manufacturing presence, increasing its total capacity for transformer components such as high-voltage direct current (HVDC) bushings across the globe.
Hitachi Energy delivers innovative power grid and digital technologies to power the daily lives of three billion people. With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation and power electronics, the company is addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – meeting soaring electricity demand. Headquartered in Switzerland, the company is the energy arm of the Hitachi Group, one of Japan’s leading technology companies.
Steve McKinney, head of transformers, North America, Hitachi Energy, said, “This investment in Tennessee is also an investment in the future of America’s energy infrastructure. We’re not only increasing our ability to deliver vital components to customers across the U.S. and the world, but we’re also making a long-term commitment to the Crockett County community. This facility plays a critical role in meeting fast-growing energy demand from AI as well as grid expansion and modernization, and we’re proud to grow our footprint and strengthen domestic manufacturing right here in Tennessee.”