Siemens will invest more than $165 million across North and South Carolina, creating 350 jobs and opening new facilities to support booming AI data centers. However, the rapid growth is also driving concerns about rising energy demand, infrastructure strain, and potential community impacts.
Most of the expansion is centered in North Carolina, where Siemens is building two facilities and expanding another. In Raleigh, a 131,000-square-foot site will add 100 jobs assembling prefabricated power systems for faster data center deployment.
In Wendell, a 101,000-square-foot facility will create 50 jobs producing automation and protection equipment. The company will also expand its existing campus, adding more than 200 jobs by 2028…