CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that Siemens Energy Inc. was awarded a job development grant to expand its Charlotte factory in a move that will create hundreds of new jobs.
Siemens Energy, a company that produces power transformers, will create up to 475 operating jobs and 285 construction jobs in Charlotte and an additional 84 jobs at its Raleigh location, according to a news release from Cooper's office. The Charlotte facility will be its first power transformer manufacturing facility in the country.
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“Manufacturing large power transformers in the United States will strengthen and expand our electrical grid to incorporate more renewable energy and meet growing energy demand,” Tim Holt, an executive board member of Siemens Energy, said. “We are excited to do that in Charlotte, North Carolina where our existing factory and incredible team is answering the call of our customers and policymakers to help protect our nation’s energy and national security.”
Siemens Energy first set up shop in Charlotte in the late 1960s. To this day, the company has around 1,200 employees at its Charlotte location. The current proposal will repurpose over 53,000 square feet of floor space to manufacture the transformers. The company currently does business in more than 90 countries, according to its website. Siemens Energy has 21 factories and over 10,000 employees in the U.S.
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