A Hitachi logo at an exhibition in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2013. Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP via Getty Images
Hitachi Energy announced on Sept. 4 that it would invest $1 billion to expand its U.S. manufacturing capabilities to better meet growing energy demand from the country’s burgeoning data center industry.
Tokyo-based Hitachi said it will invest $457 million to build a state-of-the-art, large power transformer manufacturing facility in South Boston, Virginia, as well as expand production capabilities at existing facilities throughout the eastern United States.
