Nucor Picks Site for Second Utility Structure Facility
By
Metal Center News Staff on
Jun 27, 2023
Nucor Corp., will build its second utility structure production facility in Crawfordsville, Ind. Earlier this year the company announced plans to build its first structure production facility in Decatur, Ala. The new facility will be located adjacent to the Nucor Steel Crawfordsville steel mill.
"With this second utility structure production facility, we are expanding our Towers & Structures business and positioning the company to meet the growing demand for utility infrastructure from renewable energy projects, EV charging network expansion and grid hardening," said Leon Topalian, chair, president and CEO of Nucor. "As one of the most sustainable steelmakers in the world, we believe energy infrastructure should be built with low embodied carbon American steel."
Federal legislation passed in the last few years, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, provides nearly half a trillion dollars in funding and incentives to build out the nation's clean energy future, creating increasing demand for transmission and other utility structures. Demand is also being driven by infrastructure damage stemming from natural disasters, replacement of aging utility infrastructure and population growth.