Energy Manufacturing is Powering Pennsylvania

Zinc-based battery manufacturer Eos Energy Enterprises recently announced a $353 million investment to relocate its headquarters to Western Pennsylvania, further proving the state’s national energy manufacturing leadership.

Pennsylvania has been at the forefront of every energy transition through modern industrial history – from wood fuel production, to coal, to the natural gas that powers so much of today’s residential, commercial and industrial needs. It’s part of the Commonwealth’s DNA. As the world shifts into a new energy paradigm, where traditional fossil fuels, nuclear energy and innovative renewables are converging to meet rapidly escalating energy demands, Pennsylvania is once again leading the way forward.

Eos Announces Major Investment in Battery Manufacturing in Pennsylvania

Companies are taking notice, too. In October 2025, Governor Josh Shapiro announced that Eos Energy will relocate its headquarters from New Jersey to Pittsburgh’s North Shore neighborhood and further grow its Western Pennsylvania manufacturing operations. This relocation will support Eos’s proprietary battery management system, software, controls and analytics platform, as well as its corporate operations. In alignment with its expanding software and engineering focus, Eos will strengthen its partnership with local universities, notably Carnegie Mellon University, to cultivate a highly skilled workforce proficient in robotics, artificial intelligence, computer science and engineering.

Joe Mastrangelo, Chief Executive Officer of Eos, cited Pennsylvania’s energy leadership as one of the most important reasons for the company’s decision to relocate its headquarters there. 

“In today’s competitive environment, and in what we’re working to achieve in powering the nation’s future, you need not only natural resources and technology innovations, but also a strong public-private partnership,” Mastrangelo said during the announcement of the project. “What we are announcing today is built upon a strong industrial history, combined with a world class university ecosystem. Pennsylvania is positioning itself at the forefront of America’s energy transition, enabling us to bring America’s battery to scale.”

Eos will invest an $353 million into the project, which is expected to create and retain more than 1,000 jobs for Pennsylvanians. The project was originally announced by Governor Josh Shapiro, who has brought his competitive “get stuff done” energy to economic development in the Keystone State. That leadership means a more aggressive approach to supporting major projects like Eos, as evidenced by the Commonwealth investing $22 million in the expansion. That investment was coordinated by the BusinessPA team, which is dedicated to helping businesses relocate to and grow in Pennsylvania.

The project came to fruition, due in part to an aggressive new business attraction approach ushered in under Governor Shapiro. “We’re doubling down on our efforts to aggressively compete for  and win  major projects like this one by cutting red tape, building out our skilled workforce and investing in the next generation of energy technology,” said Governor Shapiro. “I’m proud that Pennsylvania will be home to Eos’ new global headquarters and my administration will continue to work to cut energy costs, create good-paying jobs and position the Commonwealth to continue to be a national energy leader for decades to come.”

Eos Investment Builds on Real Momentum

Eos isn’t the only recent energy manufacturing project secured by the Shapiro Administration in Pennsylvania. In March 2025, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.  (MEPPI)  broke ground on a new $86 million facility in New Galilee, about 40 miles north of Pittsburgh. The facility will manufacture advanced switchgears and power electronics, and a state-of-the-art testing lab will allow MEPPI to transition from the production of gas-insulated circuit breakers to vacuum breakers. 

The switchgear and power electronics solutions that the company provides are essential for meeting the growing demand for electricity while still achieving renewable energy and decarbonization goals. The project is expected to create more than 200 new jobs in Southwest Pennsylvania while supporting the retention of more than 800 employees across the Commonwealth.

Just one month after the MEPPI announcement, Governor Shapiro also announced the expansion of Hitachi Energy in Westmoreland County, also in the western part of the state – part of a broader $70 million expansion by Hitachi into its Pennsylvania facilities. The investment will transform an existing facility in the borough of Mount Pleasant into a state-of the-art high voltage products manufacturing operation that will increase production capacity substantially. The project includes renovations, production line expansion and upgrades, as well as a new training center.

Pennsylvania’s Economic Development Strategy

Both projects were supported by technical assistance and incentive packages from BusinessPA. The Commonwealth’s support for these energy manufacturing projects derives from its 10-Year Economic Development Strategy – the first of its kind in Pennsylvania in nearly two decades – that establishes clear key industries in which the Commonwealth has a competitive advantage. 

By focusing on supporting the five critical industries of agriculture, energy, life sciences, manufacturing, and robotics and technology, the Shapiro Administration isbuilding strength on strength. Business projects like Eos, MEPPI and Hitachi fit squarely into the economic development strategy because they lie within the overlap of two of the five key focus industries: energy and manufacturing.

Since the strategy’s initial release in 2024, the Shapiro Administration has taken bold, decisive action to grow these industries and Pennsylvania’s economy. For example, the strategy called for a significant increase in funding for pad-ready site development. Governor Shapiro worked with a divided legislature to secure a transformational influx of $500 million for site development, including $400 million for the PA SITES program designed to grow the Commonwealth’s inventory of pad-ready sites. 

PA SITES helps bring sites to market faster by funding better transportation access, utility connections and other site preparation activities. In doing so, the program is enabling Pennsylvania to compete for even more medium and large-scale economic development projects while also supporting the growth of existing Pennsylvania businesses. Speed to market is one of the most critical considerations for business expansion and location decisions, and PA SITES is helping ensure that more sites are ready to go for businesses that are looking to act quickly.

The PA Permit Fast Track Program

Accelerating speed to market is also about being efficient and effective at processing environmental and business permits for project development. Governor Shapiro recently launched the PA Permit Fast Track Program to speed up government, drive economic growth and make Pennsylvania more competitive. The first project-based permitting fast track program in the country is designed specifically for complex and impactful economic development and infrastructure projects. It operates under three key principles: enhancing project coordination, supporting critical projects and creating transparency.

Through the PA Permit Fast Track Program, Pennsylvania’s Office of Transformation and Opportunity (OTO) develops, manages and coordinates permitting for these projects across government agencies and private partners to get answers in a timely manner. The office also works closely with project sponsors and oversees updates to the Fast Track dashboard, a publicly accessible online tool designed to ensure accountability for both state agencies and project sponsors.

Through the $500 million site development investment and the creation of the PA Permit Fast Track Program, Pennsylvania is planting a flag and showing the national and international community that it is open for business.

Competitiveness into the Future

The Commonwealth’s new aggressive approach to economic development is paying dividends in Pennsylvania’s energy manufacturing sector and beyond. In fact, as of Q4 2025, the Shapiro Administration has supported the attraction of nearly $32.5 billion in private-sector investment that has created more than 18,000 good-paying jobs across the Commonwealth. That’s why, according to research from Moody’s, Pennsylvania is the only state in the Northeast with a growing economy. With this kind of momentum and effectiveness, more announcements about business expansions will be coming in faster than ever – and projects like Eos, MEPPI and Hitachi are just the tip of the iceberg.

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