Eaton to build $30 million Nebraska switchgear plant for data centers

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Eaton Expands Operations in Nebraska with New Manufacturing Facility to Meet Increasing Switchgear Demand Driven by AI Data Center Boom

April 8, 2026 8:33 AM EDT

New 370,000-sq-ft facility in greater Omaha area expected to begin production in 2027 Addresses surging demand from nearly 3,000 planned U.S. data centers to support modular, scalable power systems and accelerate speed to power Expected to create over 200 engineering, manufacturing and production jobs

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intelligent power management company Eaton today 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... More