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Collins Electric, California Specialty Contractor of the Year, has rebounded from the pandemic downturn and has plans for a bigger future By Greg Aragon For almost a century, Collins Electric Co. has been a stalwart presence in the Golden State. The Stockton-based company built a reputation working on banks, dams and power plants in the 1920s and today makes its mark with multimillion-dollar water treatment plants and solar projects. testament to the company’s resilience and dedication has been the way it has battled through the recent pandemic and economic slowdown. The turmoil that roiled the industry in 2020 battered the company’s...Read More

 Collins Electrical Company, Inc. (CECI) is proud to work alongside General Contractor McCarthy Building Companies to complete the new Modesto Courthouse in Stanislaus County. The new courthouse comprised of 27 courtrooms will replace the existing Modesto Courthouse, the adjacent Hall of Records building, the Ceres Courthouse, the Turlock Courthouse, and three leased facilities.  CECI previously preplanned the construction of all the conduit and pipes underneath the structure to complete the project in a timely manner. The use of their preconstruction and design team who used BIM (Building Information Modeling) and Trimble, enables the job to get done more precisely and...Read More

Despite concerns over supply chain interruptions and tariff investigations, the U.S. solar industry saw record solar and energy storage demand in 2021. Collins Electrical Company, Inc. can attest to this, having one of its busiest years yet. Solar Power World has recognized the company’s installation success by ranking Collins Electrical Company at No. 25 in California on the 2022 Top Solar Contractors list. The Top Solar Contractors list is developed each year by industry magazine Solar Power World to honor the work of solar installers in the United States. Solar firms in the utility, commercial and residential markets are ranked...Read More

 The American Heart Association’s annual event encourages the community to boost mental and physical health while funding community wellness.   STOCKTON, October 12, 2021 —The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization focused on heart and brain health for all, reunited the 209 community in health at its premier annual event. This year’s 209 Heart and Stroke Walk encouraged participants to boost physical and mental health through healthy habits while supporting the organization’s lifesaving mission. The 209 Heart and Stroke Walk was sponsored by local Healthy for Good sponsors Adventist Health Lodi Memorial and Dameron Hospital and local Hard Hats...Read More

NEWS PROVIDED BYWhite Pine Renewables Mar 03, 2021, 11:15 ET HEALDSBURG, Calif., March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — White Pine Renewables is pleased to announce the completion of the Healdsburg Floating Solar Project. The project will deliver clean energy to the City of Healdsburg, Calif., under a 25-year power purchase agreement. At 4.78 MW(dc) and sited on ponds at the City’s wastewater treatment plant, the project is the largest floating solar project completed in the United States to date.   The electricity generated by the project will cover approximately 8% of the City’s total energy demand and is an important part of the City’s plan to reach 60% renewable energy...Read More

Northern California Chapter, NECA Presents Project Excellence Awards UC Merced Dining Hall | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified Platinum Project Designed to recognize excellence in electrical / technology installations and the Bay Area electrical contractors responsible for their outstanding achievements, NECA’s Project Excellence Awards program has been embraced by project owners, general contractors, architects, engineers, NECA electrical contractors, and other project team members who have had the honor of receiving an award for their submitted project. In October 2020, electrical contractors and their project team members received Project Excellence Awards. Among those honored was Collins Electrical Company,...Read More

NECA electrical contractor in Dublin, CA Northern California Chapter, NECA Presents Project Excellence Awards Designed to recognize excellence in electrical / technology installations and the Bay Area electrical contractors responsible for their outstanding achievements, NECA’s Project Excellence Awards program has been embraced by project owners, general contractors, architects, engineers, NECA electrical contractors, and other project team members who have had the honor of receiving an award for their submitted project. In October 2020, electrical contractors and their project team members received Project Excellence Awards. Among those honored was Collins Electrical Company, Inc. for the TriPoint Logistics Center Building 1 project...Read More

Northern California Chapter, NECA Presents Project Excellence Awards Designed to recognize excellence in electrical / technology installations and the Bay Area electrical contractors responsible for their outstanding achievements, NECA’s Project Excellence Awards program has been embraced by project owners, general contractors, architects, engineers, NECA electrical contractors, and other project team members who have had the honor of receiving an award for their submitted project. In October 2020, electrical contractors and their project team members received Project Excellence Awards. Among those honored was Collins Electrical Company, Inc. for the Collins Electrical Stockton Photovoltaic project. This project included the installation of solar...Read More

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By Bob Highfill, Record Staff Writer STOCKTON — The massive solar array at Collins Electrical Company’s headquarters in Stockton looks like something from a sci-fi movie. The firm’s president and chief executive officer, Gene Gini, and his family definitely had their eyes on the future when they installed the Mechatron M18KD gearless dual-axis tracker on the south side of their plant east of Highway 99 on Metro Drive. “When we built this building, Gene said ‘I want this building to be sustainable for the next 90 years,’ ” said Craig Gini, one of Dianne and Gene Gini’s sons, and vice president and renewables general manager...Read More

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When providing site lighting for a 2.5-million-square-foot (233,000-square-meter) Amazon Fulfillment Center, the solution needs to fit the scale. It needs to be reliable and install quickly to keep the entire project on track. Southwest Concrete products provided the perfect solution with Pole Base precast site lighting foundations. The versatility of the Pole Base forming system allows for uniform looking bases with built to spec internal conduit placements and bolt patterns. The entire project called for 135 bases, which meant it wasn’t only a massive first project for Southwest Concrete Products, but also one of the biggest Pole Base projects ever....Read More

December 24th, 2018 by Charles W. Thurston Collins Electrical, a leading solar contractor in California, has forged a strategic partnership with Mechatron Solar, and has installed a demonstration model of the M18KD next to its corporate headquarters in Stockton. The contractor/developer will recommend the Mechatron tracker for commercial and industrial solar projects because of its high energy yield and low levelized (total lifetime) cost of energy, says Gene Gini, CEO of Collins. The goal of the partnership is to offer a new, higher-yield solar solution for the commercial, industrial and governmental business sectors, offering advanced performance and the highest return on investment (ROI) for...Read More