Generac Holdings Inc. has announced the acquisition of a new facility in Sussex, Wisconsin that will allow the company to expand its manufacturing presence for its commercial and industrial (C&I) products.
The facility, along with Generac’s other Wisconsin-based plants in Beaver Dam and Oshkosh, is a testament to its continued investment in scaling capacity for C&I products to meet the growing demand for backup power.
The addition of large-megawatt generators to Generac’s product portfolio has aided the company in entering the data center market, where it has seen significant customer interest. The capacity the Sussex facility will provide will allow Generac to better serve existing backup power verticals, including healthcare, hospitality, wastewater, water utility, and heavy industrial plants – all of which require large-megawatt generators.
“With global demand for data center capacity projected to more than triple by 2030, the rapid expansion of data centers is creating unprecedented demand for reliable and scalable power solutions,” said Aaron Jagdfeld, Generac’s President and Chief Executive Officer, in a statement.
The new plant is expected to add over 100 new manufacturing jobs when it opens in Q4, 2026.
Jagdfeld continued, saying, “We are uniquely positioned to meet that challenge as a trusted brand focused on backup power solutions for more than 65 years. Our commitment to aggressively invest in serving this booming segment offers a generational opportunity for Generac with the potential of doubling our sales of C&I products in the next three to five years. This new facility expands our manufacturing capacity and operational flexibility, enabling us to support all our customers’ needs while continuing to fuel the growth of our Commercial & Industrial business.”
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