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Charlotte Regional Partnership
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550 South Caldwell Street, Suite 760
Charlotte, NC 28202

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Fast Facts

  • Charlotte USA dubbed “The New Energy Capital” by Duke Energy and peer Fortune 500 firms; significant investment in recent years by energy and environmental sector companies
  • 250+ companies tied directly to the energy sector, employing more than 27,800 workers and ranging from solar panel manufacturing to nuclear engineering to renewable R&D
  • Since 2007, more than 5,300 new energy sector jobs announced across the region
  • North Carolina is first southern state to legislate renewable energy production and implementation measures by 2021
  • Duke Energy headquarters and global nuclear engineering firms such as Areva NP, The Shaw Group, Toshiba, Siemens, Parsons and URS have substantial operations in Charlotte region
  • 39 power plants currently operating in the region; 12 nuclear reactors in the Carolinas, with six new potential units in the application process
  • More than 8,000 engineers employed in the region

Recent Announcements

  • Toshiba America Nuclear Energy opening national project-management and engineering center in Charlotte, N.C. with 194 jobs
  • Swedish energy-efficient appliance maker Electrolux investing $8.3 million in Charlotte-based North American headquarters
  • Finland-based Metso Power building $13.2 million boiler manufacturing plant in Lancaster County, S.C.
  • Shaw Power Group’s 556-job unit relocating to uptown Charlotte office tower
  • Fluor Corp adding 100 jobs at its Charlotte office
  • URS opening nuclear center bringing 400 jobs and $6.5 million in investment to its Fort Mill, S.C. location
  • Sencera International Group, investing $36.8 million to build solar module factory
  • Charlotte Douglas International Airport planning $13 million solar farm on airport property
  • Duke Energy to build 100-400 electricity-generating mini solar power plants throughout North Carolina, the first large scale initiative of its kind in the U.S.

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