Siemens is to invest $54 million across the company’s US factories that manufacture critical infrastructure components. These investments include Siemens’ electrical infrastructure manufacturing hub in Grand Prairie, Texas, and a greenfield manufacturing site for electrical infrastructure and make-ready EV charging equipment in Pomona, California. The investment also includes a future manufacturing location for EV charging equipment.

The company is investing over $10 million to expand its existing Smart Infrastructure manufacturing hub in Grand Prairie. The expansion will include a 25,000 square foot addition, featuring a new electric-powered paint line which will help the facility reduce its carbon footprint by 90%. The 500-person plant, which was expanded in 2017, manufactures circuit breakers and equipment that supports power infrastructure in installations including data centres, industrial sites, and healthcare facilities.

Siemens is investing over $40 million to build a greenfield manufacturing site to replace a legacy facility in Pomona, CA. The manufacturing location will produce low voltage electrical equipment for industrial and commercial installations in addition to “make-ready” power distribution equipment to serve the expanding EV market.

Siemens plans to build more than 1 million EV chargers for the US over the next four years and is currently selecting a new manufacturing site for its VersiCharge Level 2 AC series product line and additional eMobility solutions. The new facility will be the company’s third US eMobility hub and is projected to support over 100 new jobs across the manufacturing site and regional supply chain. Siemens plans to identify a location this later this spring and bring the facility online shortly after.

“This commitment from Siemens proves the ripple effect that infrastructure investment can have to support well-paying, high-skilled jobs for workers not just in one city or state, but in communities across America,” said Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens USA. “We continue to be encouraged by the momentum we see to not only prioritise our nation’s infrastructure, but to usher in a new era of American manufacturing and technology leadership that will shape our country’s future.”

“The foundation has been set to jumpstart rapid progress to improve the vital infrastructure systems that power our way of life, and our investment is proof that Siemens is ready to put this progress into action,” said Ruth Gratzke, president of Siemens Smart Infrastructure in the U.S. “Siemens has been supporting American infrastructure for more than 160 years, and we’re now bringing the real and virtual worlds together to move our nation’s infrastructure systems further into the 21st century, ensuring that infrastructure is not only resilient, but intelligent, sustainable and equitable.”