General Electric will spend $50 million expanding its Schenectady, New York, operations to support its onshore wind business.
GE will establish an assembly line to manufacture key components for its 6.1 megawatt turbine at the Schenectady facility, where it produces steam turbines and generators, according to a May 23 release. The company’s energy business GE Vernova said it has received nearly 10 gigawatts in orders globally for this turbine platform.
The assembly line is expected to be completed this summer, with the first set of parts in production by fall.
GE will invest in machinery and equipment upgrades as well as facility renovations to support production of the nacelle, which consist of a set of gears and a generator to turn energy from the rotor blades into electricity, according to the governor’s office.
New York state will also provide up to $2.5 million in tax credits through its jobs program for qualified green projects to support at least 160 new jobs, according to the release.
“We’re proud to expand our American manufacturing footprint and workforce to continue building and innovating energy technology that is cleaner, by bringing wind turbine component assembly — and an estimated 200 new jobs— to New York,” GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik said in a statement.
This investment adds to the $11 million GE announced it would spend upgrading its Schenectady site in March, as part of plan to spend over $450 million on its existing U.S. facilities in preparation for the launch of its aerospace and energy segments as separate companies in early 2024.
