Prolec GE Waukesha’s Goldsboro facility’s production capabilities now include medium power transformers (up to 60 megavolt-amperes and 230 kilovolts), with a maximum capacity of 220 units per year. The $140 million expansion will increase capacity to 420 units per year.

The expansion was announced this spring at an event attended by Gov. Josh Stein, NC Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley, and other legislators and stakeholders, including representatives from the Tarheel Electric Membership Association (TEMA), the materials supply co-op serving North Carolina’s electric cooperatives.

“It’s not a coincidence that another energy company is deepening its roots in North Carolina,” Lilley said. “Prolec GE’s expansion is a vote of confidence in our workforce training efforts, infrastructure improvements, and recruitment tools that are attracting growing companies to every corner of the state.

”TEMA has an ongoing relationship with the facility, which has a history dating back to the 1960s when it manufactured small power transformers.

“TEMA’S 26 members in NC and eight members in the Virginia/Maryland markets welcome working with Prolec GE Waukesha on future projects,” said TEMA Director of Marketing & Technical Services Bo Lewis. “Our member cooperatives continue to meet an increasing demand for projects that include power transformers as a key component. The planned increase in locally built units should provide an excellent opportunity for all parties.”