Eaton announced an investment of over $30 million to increase U.S. production of its medium-voltage switchgear, the equipment used to protect, control and isolate electrical equipment in data center, utility and industrial power generation and distribution systems. ETo meet this demand, Eaton will open a new manufacturing facility near Omaha, Nebraska in Bellevue. The new facility will be designed and optimized to support high volume of switchgear structures at the quality and speed that AI data centers customers require. The engineered-to-order switchgear produced in the new facility can be integrated into Eaton?s prefabricated power systems, which are designed to offer customers flexibility, modularity and intelligence.
Production of air-insulated switchgear and gas-insulated switchgear at Eaton?s new 370,000-square-foot facility is expected to begin in the first half of 2027. Hiring for more than the anticipated 200 additional engineering, manufacturing and production roles is expected to begin later this year. Eaton?s fully integrated grid-to-chip portfolio is helping meet the accelerating needs of data center, industrial and utility customers with repeatable, modular and scalable systems that can be deployed globally.
The medium-voltage switchgear manufactured in Omaha will help customers deliver clean, safe and resilient energy from the grid and onsite energy sources. In Omaha, Eaton will expand its local manufacturing capacity by moving to a new facility six miles from its current site. Existing Eaton employees will transition to the new location over time.
