Power Electronics plans two buildings totaling 850,000 square feet for manufacturing, logistics, research and office operations.
HOUSTON — Power Electronics has scheduled a Sept. 24 ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction on the new facility at 9220 Fairbanks North Houston Road in northwest Houston.
The campus will include two buildings. One 150,000-square-foot building will house offices, research and development, and electronics manufacturing space. The 700,000-square-foot building will house manufacturing and logistics operations.
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The new campus is expected to reach 35 gigawatts of annual production capacity and create over 400 new jobs in the Houston area, the company said.
Additionally, Power Electronics said the Houston campus will expand its domestic production capacity, bring manufacturing and technical capabilities closer to its U.S. customers, strengthen supply chains, and increase its U.S.-based research, engineering and manufacturing capabilities.
The company noted that the Houston campus marks its largest investment in inverter manufacturing capacity in the United States.
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