FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - EPC Power announced Wednesday it has opened a new manufacturing facility in the Upstate to help meet the surging, worldwide demand for AI data center power and energy grid stability.
The 167,000-square-foot facility is located in Fountain Inn, according to the company.
The new site is EPC Power’s second manufacturing facility in South Carolina and its third in the United States overall. EPC Power is currently the only independent, American-owned manufacturer of utility-scale power conversion technology.
Company officials said the Fountain Inn facility will produce its specialized “M” and “MRACK” series power inverters. These inverters use specialized grid technology designed to handle the massive, fluctuating power demands of artificial intelligence workloads.
According to EPC Power, these systems keep data centers running reliably without putting too much strain on the local electric grid.
The facility—which celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday—is expected to create 275 new jobs.
Once it reaches full production capacity later this month, the site will immediately add 27 gigawatts (GW) of annual capacity, with the ability to scale up to 40 GW annually to meet market growth.
“Our expansion in South Carolina is a direct response to the AI infrastructure investment and power demands we’re seeing worldwide,” said Jim Fusaro, CEO of EPC Power. “By tripling our capacity, we’re giving data center and utility operators access to more critical components domestically, which de-risks their expansion plans and strengthens supply chain resilience.”
According to recent data center market forecasts, global data center capacity is expected to double by the year 2030. Company officials said this rapid growth makes domestic, energy-focused innovations vital to preventing power grid constraints.
