Chico Electric

WELCOME

Consistently exceeding expectations is a way of life of at Chico Electric… Understanding this purpose has given us 50 highly successful years of service to our customers.

Chico Electric, a California based Electrical Contractor since 1960, is a recognized leader in electrical construction and Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Systems planning, engineering and installation. And with our award winning service department, “Quick Service” we ensure our customers power plants and electrical facilities are well maintained 24/7. Chico Electric takes pride in providing our customers safe, high quality and timely installations working close with owners, utilities and government agencies from initial designs and budgets to well after construction is complete.

Chico Electric’s history in Renewable Energy dates back to Thermal Solar in the 1970’s, PV Solar beginning in 1999, and since then has implemented PV solar along with our existing general electrical construction services for customers in agriculture, food processing, manufacturing and education. Our work includes industry leading projects, such as Sierra Nevada Brewery where we designed and installed one the largest roof-top solar installations in the nation. Our solar installed base has generated millions of kWh’s for our customers.

Featured Ag Projects

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Making Butte College Grid Positive

Our Design and Installation of Sierra Nevada Brewery's 1.4MW (mega-watt) System

IN THE WORKS

Butte College Shines with 25,000 Solar Panels

(Oroville, CA)— Along with the help of Chico Electric, Butte College in California is the first college in the history of the United States to go 'grid positive,' meaning that the college has the capacity to generate enough electricity from its solar arrays to more than offset its electricity cost. READ MORE
Chico Electric To Install Almost 7,000 Solar Panels at Sierra Nevada Brewery

The 1.3 megawatt system is being installed in two phases by Chico Electric and will provide 34 percent of the brewery's power... READ MORE

NEWS FEED

Benefits of Pumping Water Efficiently

As water supplies continue to tighten and the cost of pumping water becomes increasingly more expensive... READ MORE
Solar Regulations

Incentive Programs Available to both home and business. Incentives offset the majority of the installed cost resulting in the Net Cost Before Taxes expressed in the Cash Flow analysis. READ MORE

SATISFIED CUSTOMERS

Chico Electric not only has the where with all to install and wire our complex nut processing facilities but can also design and build our solar systems. Their unique combination package of solar and water pump controls has particularly saved our annual electric utility expenses with quick paybacks. We depend on Chico Electric 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Bill Carriere Chico, California