Carrier plans to spend more than $600 million over three years on a Fort Worth manufacturing and engineering site, expanding U.S. commercial cooling capacity as data center orders grow.
The planned site will cover more than 1 million square feet and is expected to begin operations in 2027. Carrier expects the project to create 1,500 jobs across manufacturing, engineering and other roles. The company says the investment will expand domestic capacity for commercial chillers.
Carrier plans to expand commercial chiller output at the site, with air-cooled and water-cooled models for data centers, health care, education, industrial markets and other customers. The plans include engineering labs and work with area schools and colleges to prepare skilled workers. Carrier expects the facility to pursue LEED certification.
The company said it chose Fort Worth for its skilled workforce, manufacturing base and strategic location. It linked the investment to strong demand and a record backlog. Carrier Chairman and CEO David Gitlin described the plan as a response to “strong demand.”
Carrier’s second-quarter 2026 results, released in July, showed total company orders rose about 40% and commercial HVAC orders increased about 65%; both figures exclude NORESCO and Riello. Data center orders rose more than 300%. These are order figures, not sales, and the rates refer to separate categories.
The investment adds to recent activity around data center cooling infrastructure. EconoTimes previously reported on a separate contract to supply cooling equipment for an Iberian data center campus.
