Schetter Electric, Inc.

What Schetter Electric, Inc. does

Schetter Electric, Inc. is a family-owned, Sacramento-based electrical contracting and engineering firm founded in 1958 that delivers design-build electrical construction across Northern California and Nevada. The company serves enterprise and institutional owners — primarily healthcare systems (Sutter, Kaiser Permanente, NorthBay, Adventist Health), educational institutions (UC Davis, CalSTRS), government clients (VA/DoD, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PG&E), and life-sciences and data-center operators (Monsanto, Jackson Labs, Telegis Networks) — through lump-sum, GMP, and design-build contract structures.

Its core technical offering is an in-house, integrated design-and-build service portfolio spanning eight disciplines: Green Energy & Sustainability (photovoltaic and energy-efficient systems), Building Information Modeling (Trimble Field Points, AutoCAD, Revit), Electrical Engineering (load calculations, arc-flash studies, photometric analysis, LEED/CalGreen), Design-Build delivery, Pre-Construction & Estimating (design assist, value engineering, feasibility), Maintenance & Operations (24/7 emergency response), Title 24 Acceptance Testing, and Low Voltage systems (data/telecom, security, fire/life safety, lighting controls). Services are credentialed for regulated environments including OSHPD-compliant healthcare and ABSL-2/3 life-sciences facilities.

Commercially the firm runs an enterprise field-sales model with relationship-based business development, direct-to-owner pre-construction engagement, and subcontracting relationships with Northern California general contractors. Revenue is generated predominantly through project-based construction contracts supplemented by a recurring maintenance and operations service arm. The firm holds California contractor licenses (#245778 INC, #1049534 LLC) and Nevada licenses (B-54453, C2-54454), operates a headquarters in Sacramento and a Bay Area office in Martinez opened in 2008, and is led by a long-tenured executive team with deep IBEW apprenticeship heritage.

Name

Schetter Electric, Inc.

Legal name

Schetter Electric, Inc.

Website

https://schetter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Schetter Electric, Inc. is a family-owned Sacramento-based design-build electrical contractor delivering pre-construction, engineering, BIM-coordinated installation, low-voltage, and 24/7 maintenance services to healthcare, education, government, life-sciences, and data-center clients across Northern California and Nevada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Construction and Engineering Services

NAICS

Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (23821), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Electrical Work (1731), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Contracting & Wiring (IMAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electrical Contracting (Commercial/Industrial) (IMAIABAC), I&C / Controls & Automation Commissioning (DCS/PLC/SCADA) (EUAEAJAD)

Keywords

• Electrical contracting services
• Design-build construction
• Commercial electrical installation
• Low voltage systems
• Pre-construction estimating

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical Contracting Services: Project-based revenue from electrical installation, design-build, and construction services for commercial, healthcare, government, education, and industrial clients. Revenue is generated through lump-sum contracts, GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) arrangements, and design-build delivery methods.
2. Maintenance & Operations Services: Ongoing service department providing 24/7 emergency response, routine maintenance, and support services to existing customers, creating recurring service revenue relationships.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Schetter Electric, Inc. is a family-owned electrical contracting firm founded in 1958 that provides design-build electrical construction and engineering services for commercial, healthcare, government, education, institutional, industrial, data center, and life sciences clients throughout Northern California. The company delivers an integrated portfolio of services spanning pre-construction estimating, in-house engineering, BIM coordination, low voltage systems, Title 24 acceptance testing, green energy/sustainability solutions, and 24/7 maintenance and operations support through lump-sum, GMP, and design-build contracts.

Product overview

Schetter Electric, Inc. is an electrical contracting company that operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company provides comprehensive electrical contracting and engineering services organized into eight core service areas: Green Energy & Sustainability, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Engineering, Design-Build, Pre-Construction & Estimating, Maintenance & Operations, Title 24 Acceptance Testing, and Low Voltage systems. These services are delivered as an integrated portfolio of professional electrical construction services for commercial, institutional, healthcare, industrial, and government projects throughout Northern California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design-Build Electrical Construction Integrated design-build electrical services combining Schetter's in-house design team with construction execution for cost-effective project delivery to enterprise owners and general contractors in Northern California.
• Pre-Construction and Estimating Collaborative pre-construction services including design assist, project budgeting, feasibility studies, value engineering, and comprehensive cost estimating for commercial, healthcare, government, and institutional projects.
• Electrical Engineering In-house electrical engineering team providing design services, load calculations, arc-flash studies, photometric analysis, and LEED and CalGreen design qualifications for new construction and renovation projects.
• Building Information Modeling (BIM) Coordination Advanced 3D modeling technology for project coordination, in-house collision detection, and construction planning using Trimble Field Points, AutoCAD, and Revit to improve quality, execution, and cost of every project.
• Low Voltage Systems Integration Design and installation of data and telecommunications networks, security systems, fire/life safety systems, and lighting control systems supported by extensive technical certifications.
• Green Energy and Sustainability Solutions Sustainable electrical solutions including photovoltaic system design and installation and energy-efficient building technologies for commercial, institutional, and government projects.
• Title 24 Acceptance Testing California Building Energy Efficiency Standards compliance testing performed by certified Acceptance Test Technicians with CALCTP training for advanced lighting controls.
• Maintenance and Operations 24/7 service department with fleet vehicles and experienced technicians providing emergency response, routine maintenance, and ongoing support to existing commercial, healthcare, government, and institutional customers.

Named customers16 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NECA (National Electrical Contractors Association)industry associationOthersSchetter Electric is a member of NECA, the national trade association representing electrical contractors. Schetter joined NECA in 1983 and CEO Frank Schetter has served as President and Governor to the Sacramento Chapter of NECA.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rosendin Electric: Largest privately-held electrical contractor in the U.S., also a NECA member with design-build and BIM capabilities. Directly comparable as a fellow employee-owned (since 2019) large-scale design-build EC serving healthcare, mission-critical, and commercial clients on the West Coast.
• Cupertino Electric: San Jose-headquartered, employee-owned electrical contractor providing design-build and pre-construction services. Direct peer because of California-centric footprint, data center and utility-scale expertise, and design-build/engineering integration similar to Schetter.
• Faith Technologies: Privately-held national electrical contractor with strong design-build, prefabrication, and renewable/energy storage capabilities. Comparable as a forward-leaning, technology-enabled EC competing for similar healthcare, mission-critical, and commercial scopes.
• Helix Electric: Privately-held, NECA-affiliated design-build electrical contractor with strong California presence (San Diego HQ, Bay Area operations) and active healthcare, life sciences, and mission-critical practice. Direct regional peer with overlapping owner base.
• Bergelectric: Large employee-owned design-build electrical contractor serving healthcare, mission-critical, education, and commercial clients across the West and Southeast. Comparable on design-build + preconstruction model and recurring service/maintenance offerings.
• Morrow-Meadows Corporation: Large privately-held West Coast electrical contractor specializing in design-build, BIM/VDC, and large-scale commercial/healthcare/industrial projects. Closely comparable on business model, design-assist delivery, and California-centric regional presence.

Broad incumbents

• Quanta Services: Largest publicly-traded specialty contractor in the U.S., with a substantial electric power infrastructure and renewable integration practice. Sets the upper bound on scale and capabilities for any electrical infrastructure firm.
• EMCOR Group: Public Fortune 500 provider of electrical and mechanical construction, energy, and facilities services. Broad incumbent against which Schetter competes on large healthcare and commercial lump-sum packages; useful as scale benchmark.
• IES Holdings: Public electrical and communications solutions contractor serving commercial, industrial, and data center end markets. Broad incumbent providing scale and geographic-diversification benchmarks versus Schetter's regional footprint.

Regional players

• O'Connell Electric: Rochester, NY-based design-build electrical contractor serving healthcare, education, and commercial markets. Comparable as a similarly sized, family-rooted regional EC with design-build + service recurring revenue, though it operates in the Northeast rather than Northern California.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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