Hitachi to invest $1bn in US plants for transformers, grid equipment

Stepped up production plans aim to meet AI data center demand and avoid tariffs

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Hitachi Energy's new transformer plant will be built adjacent to its existing facility in the Virginia town of South Boston. (Hitachi Energy)

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TOKYO -- Japanese technology group Hitachi plans $1 billion of U.S. investment into building a new plant to produce power transformers for data centers as well as adding capacity to existing facilities, the company said Friday.

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