Power Electronics has begun construction of a 40 GW power conversion manufacturing campus in Houston, Texas, which the Spanish company describes as its largest international industrial expansion to date. The 53-acre site will host two buildings totaling roughly 850,000 square feet and is expected to create more than 400 jobs. The company has not disclosed an investment figure.
Spanish manufacturer Power Electronics marked the start of work with a groundbreaking ceremony on September 24, 2026, attended by company leadership, government officials, customers and members of the Houston business community. The Power Electronics Houston Campus will make inverters and related equipment for solar generation, battery storage, data centers, electric mobility and industrial drives. The company says it has more than 116 GW installed in the United States and about 170 GW of cumulative AC capacity worldwide.
The Power Electronics Houston Campus lands in a state where solar power and heavy industry are increasingly tied together. In July 2026, Messer Americas announced a second air separation complex in McGregor, Texas, valued at about $280 million and scheduled to come on stream in 2027 alongside its existing operations there. That expansion builds on the Messer air separation plant in McGregor, which was first reported at about $50 million and designed to draw its power largely from an on-site solar farm. Both projects show Texas industrial capacity being organized around power supply, whether by building the inverters that feed solar plants or by running gas production on solar output.
Power Electronics Houston Campus to Add Two Buildings on 53-Acre Site
The Power Electronics Houston Campus will occupy more than 53 acres in northwest Houston, an area of about 21 hectares. Together, the two planned buildings of approximately 150,000 and 700,000 square feet offer floor space equal to roughly 15 American football fields.
Logistics, production, electronics manufacturing, research and development, training and corporate offices will share the single campus. In addition, Power Electronics said the Power Electronics Houston Campus is designed to become its most automated inverter production site to date.
The company positions the campus as a response to rising U.S. demand for power conversion equipment from utility-scale solar, storage, data centers and wider electrification. Power Electronics said local production will also serve other markets across the Americas.
Power Electronics chief executive David Salvo said the campus “will help shape the future of energy and AI growth globally.” Furthermore, the company expects the Power Electronics Houston Campus to create more than 400 jobs in the Houston area once it is fully operational.
Power Electronics Houston Campus Targets 40 GW as Global Capacity Heads Toward 105 GW
At full output, the Power Electronics Houston Campus is projected to reach 40 GW of annual production capacity. That volume is equivalent to the AC output of roughly 400 solar plants of 100 MW each, produced every year.
Meanwhile, the company is expanding its existing manufacturing complex in Llíria, Valencia, from 100,000 square meters to 150,000 square meters. With both projects complete, Power Electronics expects its global annual production capacity to reach 105 GW.
The Houston plan has grown since the company first outlined its U.S. ambitions. In March 2024, Power Electronics said its 2024 to 2027 strategy included about €300 million ($328 million) of investment across Spain and the United States, with more than 20 GW of additional U.S. capacity targeted by 2026. The Power Electronics Houston Campus is now sized at twice that figure, although no date for full output has been announced.
Power Electronics Houston Campus Investment, Schedule and Incentives Remain Undisclosed
Power Electronics has not published a capital cost for the Power Electronics Houston Campus, a construction timetable or any incentive package. Trade reporting also noted that the company did not state the initial capacity, the product split between solar, storage and data center equipment, or the date by which the factory would ramp up to 40 GW.
Additionally, no general contractor or design team has been named. Until those details emerge, the 40 GW figure should be read as a full-capacity target rather than a near-term production forecast.
Project Overview
- Project Name: Power Electronics Houston Campus
- Developer and Owner: Power Electronics
- Location: Northwest Houston, Texas
- Project Type: Power conversion and inverter manufacturing campus
- Project Value: Not publicly disclosed
- Capacity: Up to 40 GW of annual production at full operation
- Site Area: More than 53 acres (about 21 hectares)
- Buildings: Two, of approximately 150,000 and 700,000 square feet
- Functions: Logistics, production, electronics manufacturing, R&D, training and corporate offices
- Products: Equipment for solar PV, energy storage, data centers, e-mobility and industrial applications
- Groundbreaking: September 24, 2026
- Target Completion: Not publicly disclosed
- Permanent Jobs: More than 400, according to Power Electronics
- Global Capacity Impact: Company expects 105 GW a year across Houston and Llíria, Spain
- Main Contractor: Not publicly disclosed
Project Team
Owner and Developer
- Owner and Developer: Power Electronics
Design and Construction
- Design Team: Not publicly disclosed
- Main Contractor: Not publicly disclosed
Public Bodies and Incentives
- Public Funding or Incentive Providers: Not publicly disclosed
Related Project: Messer Air Separation Plant, McGregor, Texas
- Owner and Developer: Messer Americas
- Parent Company: Messer Group
- Local Economic Development Body: McGregor Economic Development Corporation
- Neighboring Industrial Park Tenant: SpaceX
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