Hitachi Energy said it will invest $1 billion in U.S. grid infrastructure, including $457 million for a large power transformer plant in Virginia, a move it attributed to the White House AI Action Plan under President Donald Trump. The company said the investment will create thousands of jobs and bolster domestic supply chains as electricity demand rises with the buildout of artificial-intelligence computing. The announcement follows what the administration has described as $92 billion in private pledges for AI and energy projects in Pennsylvania earlier this year and comes amid broader efforts to onshore manufacturing under “America First” trade policies. The initiative underscores intensifying competition to secure grid equipment and expand capacity for data centers, though specific timelines and hiring details were not disclosed.
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