The Brigham City facility will be Nucor’s third utility structures plant, and it will be located at its existing Brigham City campus. The plant is expected to employ 200 people full-time.  

"Nucor has a strong presence in the West and locating this new facility in Utah positions us to meet growing demand for utility infrastructure in the region resulting from distributed energy projects, data centers, and population growth," said Nucor chairman and chief executive officer Leon Topalian. 

"As a global leader in sustainable steelmaking, we believe our nation's energy infrastructure should be built with American-made, low-embodied-carbon steel."

Nucor said the plant is meant to tap into new demand for utility towers, driven by what is expected to be an expansive electric transmission buildout in the western U.S.

“Demand for utility infrastructure in the region is being fueled by new energy supply, grid-hardening initiatives and increased load growth from data centers, electric vehicle charging stations and electrification,” the company said. 

Nucor is currently completing its first two utility structures production facilities in Decatur, Ala., and Crawfordsville, Ind.