GE Vernova, GE’s energy rotation, invests an additional $ 80 million in its factory for Grid Solutions leading Pennsylvania over the next two years to modernize the power grid and respond to increasing demand.
The investment will create 250 jobs at the Grid Solutions leading factory in Charleroi. It will help to produce additional high voltage products, essential for the operation of the country’s electrical networks.
GE Vernova’s technology helps to produce over half of the power in the United States. The company employs over 18,000 workers in 18 US production facilities across the country.
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Since January, the company has announced a total of $ 680 million investments in the US, which will lead to the creation of 1750 new jobs. In Pennsylvania, she announced plans to invest up to $ 100 million, creating 700 jobs in factories in the state.
“These new jobs and investments reflect our constant commitment not only to build a critical infrastructure of the network with US workers, but also to re -industrialization of the proud production heritage of Pennsylvania,” said GE Vernova CEO Scot Strazic. “They will also help strengthen our internal supply chain, improve national security and increase global competitiveness by closing a decisive precipice.”
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In addition to its Charleroi facility, GE Vernova announced on Tuesday that it has received approval to provide seven of its high-efficiency turbines 7HA.02 Natural Gas in the Homer City energy campus, which was previously the largest charcoal burning power plant in Pennsylvania. It is now transformed into over 3200 acres of a natural gas center, which will provide up to 4.5 GW electricity aimed at satisfying the demand for artificial intelligence and highly efficient computational needs of the innovative technology companies.
Homer City’s energy campus is expected to be completed in 2027.
“The Homer City project shows what Smart Energy Investments can achieve – providing more reliable, affordable power for all, creating thousands of qualified jobs and positioning Pennsylvania to help lead the next AI era,” Strazic said.
These investments come as the demand for electricity reaches the highest time, significantly due to the power needs of AI.
The rapid increase in demand for electricity is mainly guided by the data centers that are needed for training, deployment and execution of artificial intelligence models, according to Flynn and Rob Thummel, senior portfolio manager at Tortoise Capital.