Cupertino Electric is a privately owned electrical engineering and

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headquartered in

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. The company operates throughout the United States, providing

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, engineering, energy, renewable energy solar plants, commercial projects, and data centers. It has more than 3,800 field and office employees building projects throughout the nation, with major office locations in San Jose,

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and Whittier, California.

History

In 1954, founder Eugene Ravizza purchased Kucher Electric, an existing electrical contracting company, renaming it Cupertino Electric, Inc. After working on the first fabs for Fairchild Semiconductor and

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, the business began to expand beyond Silicon Valley, first establishing itself in

through the acquisition of local firm Collins Electric in 1989, followed by the creation of an office in

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in 1996. In 2000, the company relocated its headquarters to

and expanded into the data center business, building NAP of the Americas. In 2007, It began constructing the solar electric systems. CEI's main business categories include electrical Data Center, Commercial, Energy (Utility and Renewable), and Modular construction projects. CEI works with some of the largest internet and influential companies in the world and has long-standing relationships with general contracting firms.

Operations

Cupertino Electric is a

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contractor with

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affiliation.

References

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