The L.E. Myers Co.

What The L.E. Myers Co. does

The L.E. Myers Co. is a U.S. specialty electrical construction contractor founded in 1891 and headquartered (via its parent MYR Group Inc., NASDAQ: MYRG) in Thornton, Colorado, with operational district offices across the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast. The company builds and maintains high-voltage electrical infrastructure for electric utilities and clean energy developers, with core service lines spanning transmission construction (69kV to 765kV), overhead and underground distribution, substation and switchyard construction (34.5kV to 765kV), and clean energy/renewable interconnects including offshore wind, solar, and battery storage. It also provides 24/7 emergency storm restoration and turnkey engineer-procure-construct (EPC) project delivery, often in collaboration with sister subsidiary MYR Energy Services.

Technically, the company differentiates on specialized high-voltage craft capabilities: live/energized line transmission construction that avoids service disruption, 765kV backbone line construction with proprietary rigging for quad-bundle conductor and large insulator assemblies, horizontal directional drilling for offshore wind submarine cable landing, and complex-terrain wreck-and-rebuild work in mountainous regions. It constructed the nation's first 345kV transmission line in 1953 and maintains industry-leading safety credentials including OSHA VPP STAR certification (since 2008) and repeated NECA Safety Excellence and Zero Injury awards.

Commercially, L.E. Myers operates on a project-based professional services model, earning revenue under master service agreements, multi-year alliance contracts, and individual competitive-bid project contracts with investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, and public power districts. Long-tenured enterprise customers include Ameren (alliance since 1996), CenterPoint Energy (50+ years), Omaha Public Power District (since 2009), Dominion Energy, LS Power Grid New York, ITC Midwest, and Central Maine Power. Sales are executed via direct enterprise field sales through regional district offices, supported by relationship-based marketing, NECA trade events, and the parent company's investor relations channel. Notable contract values include the $250M+ Central East Energy Connect and the multi-year, multi-hundred-million-dollar Maine Power Reliability Program, indicating L.E. Myers competes in the upper tier of U.S. transmission construction.

Name

The L.E. Myers Co.

Legal name

The L.E. Myers Co.

Website

https://lemyers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1891

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The L.E. Myers Co. is a 1891-founded U.S. electrical construction contractor and oldest subsidiary of MYR Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MYRG), building high-voltage transmission (69kV-765kV), distribution, substation, clean energy interconnect, and emergency restoration infrastructure for electric utilities and renewable developers across the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Construction Services

NAICS

Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Transmission line EPC & construction (overhead) (EUADAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substation EPC & construction (AIS/GIS, greenfield/brownfield) (EUADAKAC), Grid Interconnection & Collector Substation EPC (Utility-Scale Renewables) (EUAEABAK), Transmission Interconnection & Line Works (Gen-Tie Lines, Overhead/Underground Lines) (EUAMAFAF), Renewable Grid Interconnection & Collector Systems (Solar/Wind) (IMAFAHAD)

Keywords

• Electrical construction services
• High-voltage transmission construction
• Substation construction services
• Distribution line construction
• Renewable energy interconnection

Headquarters

HQ city

Sorrento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical Construction Services: L.E. Myers generates revenue primarily through fee-for-service electrical construction contracts. Revenue is project-based and earned as construction work is performed under master service agreements, alliance contracts, and individual project contracts with electric utilities and clean energy developers. Projects range from short-duration emergency restoration work to multi-year transmission line builds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The L.E. Myers Co. is a premier specialty electrical contractor that builds, maintains, and energizes high-voltage electrical infrastructure for electric utilities and clean energy developers. Core services span transmission line construction (69kV to 765kV), overhead and underground distribution construction, substation and switchyard construction (34.5kV to 765kV), clean energy interconnection for wind, solar, offshore wind, hydroelectric, and battery storage projects, 24/7 emergency storm restoration, and turnkey engineer-procure-construct (EPC) project delivery.

Product overview

The L.E. Myers Co. is an electrical construction contractor offering a comprehensive portfolio of infrastructure services. The company operates as a single unified service offering focused on electrical transmission, distribution, and substation construction, rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core services include Transmission Construction (69kV to 765kV high-voltage lines), Distribution Construction (overhead and underground power lines), Substation Construction (34.5kV to 765kV substations and switchyards), Clean Energy/Renewable Energy (EPC for wind, solar, offshore wind, and battery storage), Emergency Restoration (24/7 storm damage response), and Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) project delivery. Additional specialized services include Streetlighting (since 1892), Cell Site Infrastructure construction, and Live Line/Energized Work capabilities. These services are delivered through strategic partnerships with sister company MYR Energy Services and leverage cross-collaboration across the MYR Group subsidiary network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved 1 million work hours with zero lost-time incidents on the Maine Power Reliability Program (MPRP) project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MYR Group Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMYR Group Inc. is the parent company of The L.E. Myers Co. L.E. Myers is the oldest subsidiary of MYR Group. As part of the MYR Group family, L.E. Myers has access to centralized fleet and tooling resources, cross-collaboration with sister subsidiaries, and the ability to draw upon national labor resources. MYR Group is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: MYRG) headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.
• MYR Energy Services (MYRE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMYR Energy Services is a fellow subsidiary of MYR Group Inc. L.E. Myers and MYRE collaborate on engineer-procure-construct (EPC) projects, with MYRE serving as the overall program manager and EPC lead while L.E. Myers performs transmission line and substation construction. The partnership enables combined expertise for large-scale clean energy and transmission projects including the Central East Energy Connect ($250M+), Maine Power Reliability Program ($1.4B), and Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Henkels & McCoy: Privately held specialty contractor offering transmission, distribution, substation, and gas/communications infrastructure services across the U.S. — a direct competitor to L.E. Myers on the same utility-scale T&D and EPC bid list.
• PAR Electrical Contractors (Quanta subsidiary): Quanta-owned specialty T&D contractor providing transmission, distribution, and substation construction services to electric utilities across the U.S. — directly competes with L.E. Myers for high-voltage utility contracts.
• Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives (IEA): Specialty contractor providing T&D, substation, and renewable energy (wind/solar) construction services to utilities and developers — directly comparable business model and end markets to L.E. Myers, particularly on clean-energy interconnection work.
• Sturgeon Electric Company: Sister subsidiary of MYR Group Inc. performing T&D, substation, and commercial electrical construction primarily in the Western U.S. — direct peer sharing parent resources, equipment fleet, and union labor, competing for the same utility clients.
• Harlan Electric Company: MYR Group subsidiary providing transmission, distribution, substation, and communications infrastructure services in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast U.S. — direct peer with overlapping service lines, shared MYR Group resources, and competing for the same regional utility customers as L.E. Myers.

Broad incumbents

• Quanta Services: Largest publicly traded pure-play utility infrastructure services company in North America, providing transmission, distribution, substation, and renewable EPC services through subsidiaries like PAR Electrical Contractors — a broad incumbent whose offerings overlap directly with L.E. Myers' core capabilities.
• MasTec: Diversified infrastructure construction company with significant T&D, clean energy (wind/solar), and pipeline operations — competes for the same large utility EPC awards as L.E. Myers across multiple U.S. regions.
• EMCOR Group: Large publicly traded provider of electrical and mechanical construction services through subsidiaries serving utility, industrial, and commercial customers — broad incumbent with overlapping T&D and substation capabilities via Miller Pipeline and others.

Emerging players

• M.A. Mortenson Company: Privately held contractor with significant wind, solar, and T&D construction capabilities — comparable to L.E. Myers in renewable interconnection EPC delivery and increasingly competing for high-voltage utility and clean-energy projects.

Regional players

• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned engineering, architecture, and construction firm providing T&D and substation EPC services primarily in the central U.S. — directly comparable EPC delivery model for utility customers, though more concentrated in the Midwest heartland overlapping L.E. Myers' core territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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