Eaton reinvests in North Carolina’s Triangle region to meet growing customer demand for sustainable data centers and EV charging infrastructure

• ·With career opportunities ranging from software engineers to manufacturing personnel, Eaton to increase local employee base by more than 25% in the next year
• Eaton reimagines longtime Raleigh hub to accommodate new ways of working, enhance employee retention and attract new talent

“Nearly one in three data centers worldwide are powered by equipment that is designed, manufactured and monitored right here in the Triangle. We’re proud of our longstanding presence in a region that is known for driving innovation and that continues to grow as one of the foremost technology hubs in the U.S.,” said Chris Butler, president, Critical Power and Digital Infrastructure Division, Eaton. “As Eaton works to solve new, complex challenges driven by the energy transition, we are able to apply our talent, facilities and expertise in developing mission critical IT infrastructure to manufacturing materials for EV charging infrastructure and energy storage technologies.”

North Carolina is home to Eaton’s largest United States employee base with nearly 3,000 employees across 20 facilities. The Triangle is the development and manufacturing home to several key Eaton product lines, including three phase uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power distribution units and energy storage technologies like the EnergyAware UPS. As recently announced, Eaton has expanded collaboration with Microsoft on grid-interactive UPS technology. With this technology, data centers that harness the energy storage capabilities of the lithium-ion battery-powered UPS have a unique opportunity to support grid stabilization and provide energy services back to the grid.

Eaton’s newly reimagined location, known as “The Hub @ Raleigh,” is the business headquarters for the Critical Power and Digital Infrastructure division, including personnel that remotely monitor, manage and service customers’ data center operations in the U.S. and beyond. Working collaboratively with leading commercial real estate firm JLL and architecture firm Redline Design Group, Eaton collected employee insights and made intentional design decisions to create an office space that accommodates the new realities of today’s work environment.

“Eaton came to us with a vision for creating a next-generation workplace, one that fits the way employees’ needs have evolved through recent years of virtual and hybrid work experiences,” said Bill Sandridge, managing director, JLL. “It’s been extremely rewarding to help enable a work environment that supports the needs of current and prospective employees.”

“With floors dedicated to different working styles, including open concept, teamworking spaces and designated quiet areas for focused, individual work, The Hub’s new layout is crafted to offer employees a new level of flexibility that supports Eaton’s vision for a modern work environment,” said Jason Byrd, Principal, Redline Design Group. “The Hub concept and its creative design elements are already being implemented as a model for additional projects across North America.”

For information about open positions and career opportunities at Eaton, visit eaton.com/careers. To explore Eaton’s data center capabilities, visit eaton.com/datacenters. To learn more about Eaton’s solutions for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, visit eaton.com/evciUS.

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy, helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges, and doing what’s best for our stakeholders and all of society.

Founded in 1911, Eaton has been listed on the NYSE for nearly a century. We reported revenues of $19.6 billion in 2021 and serve customers in more than 170 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.