Siemens Energy Invests $421M in NC Expansion, Creating 500 Jobs

Siemens Energy revealed plans Tuesday to pour $421 million into operations throughout North Carolina. The move will bring 500 new positions to Charlotte, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem. This marks one piece of a much larger $1 billion push to scale up production at sites across America.

Charlotte's facility at 101 Siemens Ave. will grow. The plant already covers more than 1 million square feet off Westinghouse Boulevard. Workers there will ramp up power transformer output and service capabilities. Gas turbine production will restart after sitting idle for six years since 2020.

Nationwide, the program will generate over 1,500 positions spanning several states. A brand-new high-voltage switchgear plant will rise in Mississippi. Alabama, New York, Texas, and Florida will see their own expansions to keep pace with surging electricity needs driven by data centers and AI infrastructure.

"The equipment we produce in North Carolina is helping meet our nation's unprecedented growth in energy," said Matt Neal, president of North America for the company, in a statement, according to Yahoo News. "We are building on a strong, decades-long foundation in the state, supported by a dedicated workforce that consistently rises to meet new challenges and a pipeline of young and eager talent ready to build the machines that will power the United States into the next century."

Gas turbine manufacturing stopped in Charlotte back in 2020. Weak worldwide demand forced the shutdown. Space got converted to service turbines already running throughout the country, but the company maintained the option to restart if conditions changed. Turbines made in Charlotte will begin shipping within two to three years.

This builds on a $150 million injection announced in February 2024 at the Charlotte complex. Winston Technology Center in Rural Hall will also receive funds. That site makes parts for power generation systems. Raleigh will see expanded grid technology project execution, engineering, and research operations.

CEO Christian Bruch called this a once-in-a-generation growth opportunity. "The U.S. is the hottest electricity market at the moment in the world," Bruch said, per Fox Business. "And I don't see that ending anytime soon."

Mississippi's new facility will bring up to 300 workers and feature a training center. Alabama will add 120 jobs producing copper and insulation components for generators. Florida operations will scale up blade and vane manufacturing in Tampa. Orlando will get an AI grid technologies laboratory built with NVIDIA.

Operations in North Carolina date back to 1969. About 1,250 workers currently staff the Charlotte location. The company partners with nearly 5,000 suppliers nationwide, placing orders worth roughly $1.52 billion each year.

The United States represented 29% of order intake in fiscal year 2025. Roughly 25% of American power generation depends on technologies from the firm.