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
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. CEI works with some of the largest internet and influential companies in the world and has long-standing relationships with general contracting firms. ==Operations==