Nucor Corp. today announced plans for a $125 million transmission tower manufacturing facility in Decatur.

The project will create 200 full-time jobs over a four-year period, with an average annual pay of $75,000, state officials said.

The new plant will be located adjacent to the Nucor Steel Decatur sheet steel mill. The North Carolina-based company already has steel products manufacturing in Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Fort Payne, Eufaula and Decatur.

“Alabama offers world-class companies like Nucor all the advantages they need to find success, including a skilled workforce, a pro-business environment and a solid support system,” Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement.

The automated plant is part of a new business unit for the company – Nucor Towers & Structures – established after its acquisition last year of Summit Utility Structures and Sovereign Steel Manufacturing.

“We are very excited to be building this new tower production plant in Alabama, where Nucor has a long history and presence throughout the state,” Leon Topalian, chair, president and CEO of Nucor Corp. said. “As America’s most diverse industrial manufacturer of steel products, we will be able to efficiently supply this new plant, helping to ensure that our nation’s critical energy and digital infrastructure is built with the cleanest, most sustainable steel in the world.”

The plant will be able to satisfy an increased demand for utility infrastructure, the company said, which is being created by renewable energy projects, the need for a nationwide network of EV chargers and population growth. Increased federal government support for electric infrastructure and clean energy projects will drive additional demand, the company said.

“Nucor Corp. has a long-standing manufacturing presence in Alabama, and it’s great to see the new Nucor Towers & Structures business unit commence operations in Decatur,” Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield said.