Earth Energy

What Earth Energy does

Earth Energy Inc. is a privately held underground utility and excavation service contractor headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1989, the company specializes in horizontal directional drilling (HDD), hydro excavation, and rock sawing, with supporting services in backhoe trenching, cable plowing, and rock trenching. Its core customer base spans construction companies, municipalities, and utility operators needing trenchless installation or non-destructive exposure of underground infrastructure including gas, petroleum, fiber, telecom, water, and power lines, with stated capability to place lines up to 48 inches in diameter and complete bores from 50 feet to over 2,000 feet.

The technology stack is equipment-centric rather than software-centric. The fleet ranges from a Universal 250x400 (largest) to a Ditch Witch 30AT (smallest), supplemented by DCI F5/F5+ Falcon locator systems for subsurface bore tracking, hydro excavation vacuum trucks, and a Tesmec rock saw capable of 14-inch-wide, 56-inch-deep cuts. Earth Energy is licensed to operate in 11 western and midwestern U.S. states (Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Texas, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona), and markets itself primarily on the ability to bore under water bodies, roads, and existing infrastructure while minimizing surface disruption.

Commercially, Earth Energy operates as a direct-to-consumer service contractor. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with written estimates provided prior to engagement, and pricing for directional drilling is benchmarked to traditional trenching with adjustments for ground conditions, existing utilities, and pipe specifications. Hydro excavation is billed via hourly or project rates tied to operator-maintained excavation logs. Demand capture is handled through a Wix-hosted website, online estimate forms, a Setmore self-serve booking platform for hydro excavation services, and a Facebook presence, with no disclosed third-party platforms, partnerships, or institutional ownership.

Name

Earth Energy

Legal name

Earth Energy Inc.

Website

http://earthenergyinc.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Earth Energy Inc. is a privately held, Boise, Idaho-based underground utility contractor founded in 1989 that provides horizontal directional drilling, hydro excavation, and rock sawing services to construction firms, municipalities, and utility operators across 11 western and midwestern U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Underground Utility Construction Services

NAICS

Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cable Installation & Construction Services (trenching, duct banks, HDD, pulling, cable laying) (EUADADAI)

Keywords

• Directional drilling services
• Hydro excavation services
• Underground utility installation
• Trenchless excavation services
• Rock sawing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boise

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Directional Drilling Services: Project-based service revenue from horizontal directional drilling for underground utility installation. Pricing is competitive to trenching and determined by ground conditions, existing utilities, and product pipe specifications. Written cost estimates provided prior to contracting.
2. Hydro Excavation Services: Hourly/project-based hydro excavation services using specialized vacuum trucks. Operators maintain excavation logs for billing purposes.
3. Rock Sawing Services: Project-based rock sawing services for excavation in hard, rocky terrain conditions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Earth Energy Inc. provides trenchless and traditional underground utility installation and excavation services. The company places utility lines (gas, petroleum, fiber optic, phone, water, power) through horizontal directional drilling and backhoe trenching, exposes existing utilities through hydro excavation, and cuts through rocky terrain using rock sawing. Services are delivered as project-based contracts to construction companies, municipalities, and utility companies across 11 western and midwestern U.S. states.

Product overview

Earth Energy Inc. is a directional drilling and excavation service company offering a unified portfolio of trenchless and traditional excavation services. The core offerings include Horizontal Directional Drilling (the primary service for installing lines up to 48 inches in diameter and up to 2,000+ feet in length), Hydro Excavation (for safe non-destructive digging using pressurized water), and Rock Sawing (for cutting through hard rocky terrain). Supporting services include Backhoe Trenching, Cable Plowing, and Rock Trenching. The company operates specialized equipment including a Universal 250x400 drill (largest) and Ditch Witch 30AT drill (smallest), along with DCI locator systems for bore path guidance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Excavate twice the material in half the time with hydro excavation compared to traditional methods
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mears Group: Mears Group is a large direct competitor in horizontal directional drilling, pipeline construction, and underground utility installation. Like Earth Energy, it focuses on HDD and trenchless construction for gas, electric, and telecom utility clients across multiple U.S. regions.
• Miller Pipeline: Miller Pipeline provides underground utility construction including HDD, gas distribution, and telecom infrastructure installation. It directly competes with Earth Energy on directional drilling and pipeline placement services for utility and municipal clients.
• Hydro-X LLC: Hydro-X is a national hydro excavation and industrial services contractor. It directly parallels Earth Energy's hydro excavation offering (pressurized water + vacuum for daylighting and utility exposure) and competes for the same utility locating and potholing customers.
• Communications Construction Inc. (CCI): CCI provides HDD and underground construction services for telecom and power utilities, closely overlapping Earth Energy's fiber/phone/conduit installation work. Operates with similar equipment fleet and trenchless delivery model.
• Veit & Company: Veit is a specialty contractor offering utility and underground construction including HDD and hydro excavation in the Midwest and mountain states. Operates in comparable western U.S. geographies and competes for the same utility installation tenders.

Broad incumbents

• Quanta Services: Quanta Services is the largest specialty contractor for utility and infrastructure construction in North America, with major underground T&D and pipeline installation operations. It competes with Earth Energy on larger HDD and underground utility projects while offering a much broader service portfolio.
• MasTec: MasTec is a national infrastructure construction provider with extensive oil & gas pipeline, power delivery, and communications services—including directional drilling. It competes for utility-scale projects in the same geographies Earth Energy serves.
• MYR Group: MYR Group is a leading electrical construction services firm with utility-scale T&D and underground distribution capabilities. It competes with Earth Energy on power conduit and underground electrical installation work via its subsidiaries.
• Primoris Services: Primoris provides pipeline, utility, and infrastructure construction including HDD and trenchless installation. It competes for underground utility and pipeline work in the same western U.S. states where Earth Energy is licensed.

Others

• Vermeer Corporation: Vermeer is the leading manufacturer of horizontal directional drills (including Ditch Witch-branded equipment). While primarily an OEM rather than service competitor, Vermeer sets equipment standards that shape Earth Energy's fleet and operating economics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EarthEnergyInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/earth-energy-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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