What Construction Innovations does

Construction Innovations is a U.S.-based engineering and manufacturing company founded around 2010-2011 that designs and builds factory-integrated, pre-tested electrical assemblies and complete installation kits for utility-scale energy and infrastructure projects. Headquartered in Mather, California with a 320,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Sacramento, the company has delivered more than 200 projects totaling 17+ GW of installed capacity across 27 U.S. states. Its product portfolio is unified under the ci360™ integrated delivery model and centers on the Combiner Harness™ (the industry's only UL-listed direct burial overmolded trunk bus), ZipCB™ combiner boxes, the ZipLine™ cable system, ZipString wire, ZipRing®, ZipShield®, a 1500V DC Disconnect, and Control Buildings — all delivered as construction-sequenced kits with Issued for Installation™ drawings.

The company's competitive position is built on shifting complexity from the field into a controlled factory environment: every Combiner Harness undergoes 100% submersion testing before shipment, and projects are quoted through a PriceLock™ pricing system with SingleSource™ vendor management. Documented customer outcomes include 50-60% labor-hour reduction, a 3-month project duration reduction, 15% total eBOS cost savings on a 300 MWac project, and 2X faster installation versus alternatives.

Construction Innovations serves four primary verticals — utility-scale solar developers and owners, power and utility companies, data center developers, and conventional energy operators — primarily through direct enterprise field sales targeting EPC firms and project owners. Revenue is generated predominantly from hardware sales of pre-integrated assemblies and kitted BOMs, supplemented by engineering and design services (including upfront design assist, 3D modeling, and system optimization) and onsite field support services. The company is privately held (Construction Innovations, LLC) and has no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity in the available data.

Name

Construction Innovations

Legal name

Construction Innovations, LLC

Website

https://constructioninnovations.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Construction Innovations is a U.S.-based engineering and manufacturing company that designs and builds factory-integrated, pre-tested electrical assemblies and kits — led by the proprietary Combiner Harness™ trunk bus — for utility-scale solar, power, data center, and conventional energy projects across 27 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mather

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Electrical Assembly Products: Sale of pre-integrated, factory-built electrical assemblies and components including Combiner Harness, combiner boxes, DC disconnects, cable systems, and string wire management products for utility-scale solar, power, data center, and conventional energy projects.
2. Complete Installation Kits: Coordinated kits containing all electrical components aligned to project scope and construction sequence, delivered in sync with site progress.
3. Engineering and Design Services: Complete design support including upfront design assist, 3D modeling, system optimization for voltage drop, efficiency, and reliability. Supported by dedicated project teams throughout execution.
4. Field Support Services: Onsite field teams providing installation support, coordination, and expertise throughout project construction phase.
5. Procurement and Sourcing: SingleSource vendor management simplifying procurement through coordinated sourcing of electrical balance of systems components.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Construction Innovations designs, engineers, and manufactures factory-integrated, pre-tested electrical assemblies and complete installation kits (the ci360™ delivery model) for utility-scale solar eBOS, power substations, switchyards, data center power distribution, and conventional energy facilities. Products include Combiner Harness™ trunk bus, ZipCB™ combiner box, ZipLine™ cable system, ZipString wire, ZipRing®, ZipShield®, 1500V DC disconnects, and pre-fabricated control buildings, delivered with Issued for Installation™ drawings and onsite field support.

Product overview

Construction Innovations offers the ci360™ integrated delivery model, which is a comprehensive system of factory-built, pre-tested electrical assemblies for utility-scale energy projects. The product portfolio includes the Combiner Harness™ (overmolded trunk bus), ZipCB™ Combiner Box, 1500V DC Disconnect, ZipLine™ System, ZipString Wire, ZipRing®, ZipShield®, and Control Buildings. These products work together as complete eBOS (electrical balance of system) solutions, delivered as pre-integrated, pre-labeled kits with Issued for Installation™ drawings to simplify field installation across solar, power, data center, and conventional energy projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ci360™: Fully integrated delivery model combining engineering, manufacturing, and field support for solar, power, data center, and conventional energy projects. The brand encompasses all of the company's turnkey eBOS solutions.
• Combiner Harness™
• ZipCB™ Combiner Box
• ZipLine™ Cable System
• ZipString™
• ZipRing®
• ZipShield®
• Issued For Installation™
• PriceLock™
• SingleSource™

Products and services

• ci360™ Delivery Model Fully integrated delivery model combining engineering, manufacturing, and field support, including upfront design assist, 3D modeling, system optimization, Issued for Installation™ drawings, construction-sequenced kitted deliveries, and onsite field teams, for utility-scale solar, power, data center, and conventional energy projects.
• Combiner Harness™ The industry's only overmolded trunk bus solution rated for both above-ground and direct burial applications, featuring 99.9% node reliability (0.017% node failure rate) and UL-listing for underground use; core DC collection component of the ci360™ solar solution.
• ZipCB™ Combiner Box Complete field-ready assembly integrating every electrical component from the PV module connection through the combiner box, designed for fast and consistent field installation.
• 1500V DC Disconnect Factory-built ci360™ DC disconnect assembly rated at 1500V, available with single or dual circuit per handle and pre-labeled components for simpler, faster field installation.
• ZipLine™ Cable System Integrated messenger cable, grounding, and wire management system designed to support Combiner Harness™ routing on utility-scale PV sites.
• ZipString Wire Lightweight, pre-configured reels that accelerate string wire installation and roll cleanly down the tracker row on utility-scale PV sites.
• ZipRing® Universal string wire management ring for organizing and securing string wire installations on utility-scale PV projects.
• ZipShield® Pile-mounted string wire protector designed for quick field installation under the torque tube on utility-scale PV sites.
• Control Building Pre-fabricated control buildings arriving with all electrical, power support, HVAC, safety, and ancillary systems installed, pre-wired, and tested in the factory to minimize field work and commissioning risk for power and conventional energy facilities.
• Engineering and Design Services Complete design support including upfront design assist, 3D modeling, and system optimization for voltage drop, efficiency, and reliability, supported by dedicated project teams throughout project execution.
• Onsite Field Support Services Onsite field teams providing installation support, coordination, and technical expertise throughout the construction phase of utility-scale energy projects.
• SingleSource™ Procurement and Vendor Management SingleSource vendor management program that simplifies procurement by coordinating sourcing of all electrical balance of systems components through a single partner.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50-60% reduction in field labor hours
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers31 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• nVent Electric: Provider of electrical connection and protection solutions including enclosures, cable management, and data center power infrastructure. Comparable to CI on factory-built assemblies and pre-fabricated infrastructure for data center and energy customers.
• ABB: Global electrification and motion company offering switchgear, substations, and grid integration solutions. Competes with CI on substation/switchyard assemblies and increasingly on modular, pre-fabricated power infrastructure for utilities and data centers.
• Eaton: Global electrical equipment manufacturer with switchgear, switchboards, power distribution, and increasingly pre-assembled solutions for data centers and renewables. Competes with CI on switchyards, substations, and integrated power skids as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Schneider Electric: Global electrical distribution, switchgear, and grid solutions provider with a large renewables and data center footprint. Overlaps with CI on pre-fabricated electrical assemblies, medium-voltage infrastructure, and integrated power distribution for utility and data center customers.
• Hubbell: Manufacturer of electrical wiring devices, connectors, and utility products with significant exposure to solar BOS and grid infrastructure. Overlaps with CI on cable assemblies, wire management, and supporting electrical hardware for utility-scale solar.

Emerging players

• APsmart: Provider of module-level rapid shutdown devices, combiners, and PV BOS components for utility and C&I solar. Overlaps with CI on combiner-level integration and is increasingly bundling adjacent BOS hardware.

Direct peers

• Shoals Technologies Group: Public provider of electrical balance of system (eBOS) solutions for solar, storage, and EV charging, including combiner boxes, wire harnesses, and pre-engineered BOS kits. Closest direct competitor to CI's Combiner Harness, ZipCB, and integrated solar eBOS offering.

Others

• Array Technologies: Largest U.S. solar tracker manufacturer serving utility-scale developers. Complementary to CI's eBOS solutions, with shared enterprise customers (e.g., large IPPs and EPCs) and a growing overlap on factory-integrated, construction-sequenced delivery.
• FTC Solar: Supplier of solar tracker systems and software to utility-scale developers. Ecosystem adjacent to CI's, as both serve the same utility-scale PV developer customers and increasingly integrate pre-assembled electrical kits with tracker installations.

Regional players

• Preformed Line Products: Manufacturer of cable accessories, grounding systems, and overhead/underground transmission hardware primarily serving utilities. Adjacent to CI's combiner, cable management, and substation wiring work in the renewables and power markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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