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Hitachi announces historic $1 billion USD manufacturing investment to power America’s energy future through production of critical grid infrastructure
Trump administration-backed investment answers surging demand for transformers and high-voltage equipment needed to support AI data center expansion -- $457 million USD is dedicated to a new power transformer factory in Virginia, the largest such facility in the U.S., with the support of Governor Youngkin and the Commonwealth’s congressional delegation -- Investments will create thousands of high-paying jobs in communities throughout the U.S. and expand local supply chains Hitachi Energy's South
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