--- source_url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupertino_Electric?utm_source=openai" title: Cupertino Electric - Wikipedia mirrored_at: 2026-08-14T01:00:58.853Z host: en.wikipedia.org cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupertino_Electric__q__utm_source_openai" --- > **Original source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupertino_Electric?utm_source=openai From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cupertino Electric, Inc. Formerly Kucher Electric [\[1\]](#cite_note-History-1) Type Private [\[2\]](#cite_note-2) Industry Electrical engineering, design and construction Founded 1954 in [Cupertino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupertino "Cupertino"), [California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California "California")[\[3\]](#cite_note-Bloomberg-3) Founder Eugene Ravizza [\[1\]](#cite_note-History-1) Headquarters 1132 North Seventh Street [San Jose, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_California "San Jose, California"), United States Areas served United States Key people Tom Schott, President and CEO[\[3\]](#cite_note-Bloomberg-3) Products modular data center construction Services electrical engineering and construction, consulting, electrical services, procurement Revenue $1.3 billion (2018) Website [cei.com](http://cei.com/) **Cupertino Electric** is a privately owned [electrical engineering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_engineering "Electrical engineering") and [construction company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction_contractor "Construction contractor") headquartered in [San Jose, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_California "San Jose, California"). The company operates throughout the United States, providing [electrical installation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_installation "Electrical installation"), engineering, energy, renewable energy [solar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_architecture "Solar architecture") plants, commercial projects, and [data centers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_center "Data center").[\[4\]](#cite_note-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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco "San Francisco") and [Whittier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittier,_California "Whittier, California"), California. In 1954, founder Eugene Ravizza purchased Kucher Electric, an existing [electrical contracting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_contractor "Electrical contractor") company, renaming it Cupertino Electric, Inc.[\[5\]](#cite_note-5) After working on the first [fabs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabs "Fabs") for [Fairchild Semiconductor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Semiconductor "Fairchild Semiconductor") and [Intel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel "Intel"), the business began to expand beyond Silicon Valley, first establishing itself in [San Francisco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco "San Francisco") through the acquisition of local firm Collins Electric in 1989, followed by the creation of an office in [Phoenix, Arizona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona "Phoenix, Arizona") in 1996. In 2000, the company relocated its headquarters to [San Jose, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_California "San Jose, California") and expanded into the [data center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_center "Data center") business, building [NAP of the Americas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAP_of_the_Americas "NAP of the Americas"). In 2007, Cupertino Electric began constructing the [solar electric systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_electric_systems "Solar electric systems"). CEI's main business categories include electrical Data Center, Commercial, Energy (Utility and Renewable), and Modular construction projects.[\[6\]](#cite_note-6) CEI works with some of the largest internet and influential companies in the world and has long-standing relationships with general contracting firms. Cupertino Electric is a [union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_union "Labor union") contractor with [IBEW](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBEW "IBEW") affiliation.[\[7\]](#cite_note-7) 1. [1](#cite_ref-History_1-0) [2](#cite_ref-History_1-1) Chronos Interactive. ["History - Cupertino Electric, Inc"](http://www.cei.com/about-cei/history). Retrieved 15 December 2015. 2. [↑](#cite_ref-2) Chronos Interactive. ["Values"](http://www.cei.com/about-cei). Retrieved 15 December 2015. 3. [1](#cite_ref-Bloomberg_3-0) [2](#cite_ref-Bloomberg_3-1) ["Cupertino Electric, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek"](https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=678813). _Businessweek.com_. Retrieved 15 December 2015. 4. [↑](#cite_ref-4) ["Commercial Electrical Contractor"](https://wilken.com.au/). _wilken_. Retrieved 2024-11-07. 5. [↑](#cite_ref-5) Tradify, Team. ["The Richest Electricians of All Time | Tradify™"](https://www.tradifyhq.com/blog/richest-electricians-of-all-time). _www.tradifyhq.com_. Retrieved 2024-11-07. 6. [↑](#cite_ref-6) Editor, Rod Walton, EnergyTech Managing (2024-07-22). ["Quanta Services Acquires Cupertino Electric to Advance Electric Infrastructure Solutions for Large-Scale Data Centers"](https://www.energytech.com/energy-efficiency/article/55127706/quanta-services-acquires-cupertino-electric-to-advance-electric-infrastructure-solutions-for-large-scale-data-centers). _EnergyTech_. Retrieved 2024-11-07. CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list "Category:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list")) 7. [↑](#cite_ref-7) ["IBEW Local 332 - Contractor Information"](http://www.ibew332.org/?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&HomeID=110204&page=Signatory20Contractors). Retrieved 15 December 2015.