Cupertino Electric is a privately owned electrical engineering and construction company headquartered in San Jose, California. The company operates throughout the United States, providing electrical installation, engineering, energy, renewable energy solar plants, commercial projects, and data centers.[4] It has more than 3,800 field and office employees building projects throughout the nation, with major office locations in San Jose, San Francisco and Whittier, California.

Cupertino Electric, Inc.
FormerlyKucher Electric [1]
Company typePrivate [2]
IndustryElectrical engineering, design and construction
Founded1954 (1954) in Cupertino, California[3]
FounderEugene Ravizza [1]
Headquarters1132 North Seventh Street
San Jose, California, United States
Areas served
United States
Key people
Tom Schott, President and CEO[3]
Productsmodular data center construction
Serviceselectrical engineering and construction, consulting, electrical services, procurement
Revenue$1.3 billion (2018)
Websitecei.com

History

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In 1954, founder Eugene Ravizza purchased Kucher Electric, an existing electrical contracting company, renaming it Cupertino Electric, Inc.[5] After working on the first fabs for Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel, the business began to expand beyond Silicon Valley, first establishing itself in San Francisco through the acquisition of local firm Collins Electric in 1989, followed by the creation of an office in Phoenix, Arizona in 1996.

In 2000, the company relocated its headquarters to San Jose, California and expanded into the data center business, building NAP of the Americas.

In 2007, Cupertino Electric began constructing the solar electric systems. CEI's main business categories include electrical Data Center, Commercial, Energy (Utility and Renewable), and Modular construction projects.[6] CEI works with some of the largest internet and influential companies in the world and has long-standing relationships with general contracting firms.

Operations

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Cupertino Electric is a union contractor with IBEW affiliation.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chronos Interactive. "History - Cupertino Electric, Inc". Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. ^ Chronos Interactive. "Values". Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Cupertino Electric, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Commercial Electrical Contractor". wilken. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  5. ^ Tradify, Team. "The Richest Electricians of All Time | Tradify™". www.tradifyhq.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  6. ^ Editor, Rod Walton, EnergyTech Managing (2024-07-22). "Quanta Services Acquires Cupertino Electric to Advance Electric Infrastructure Solutions for Large-Scale Data Centers". EnergyTech. Retrieved 2024-11-07. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "IBEW Local 332 - Contractor Information". Retrieved 15 December 2015.