Renewable Energy Infrastructure Built for Long-Term Performance

ECI Contracting partners with developers, EPCs, and utilities to deliver dependable underground construction for renewable energy projects.

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Why Choose ECI for Renewable Energy Projects

Renewable energy projects demand more than technical capability, they require coordination, accountability, and a contractor who understands what’s at stake when timelines, interconnections, and permitting must align seamlessly. At ECI Contracting, we partner with developers, EPCs, and general contractors to deliver underground utility and pipeline solutions that support solar, wind, battery storage, and renewable natural gas projects. Our team stays engaged from early planning through final restoration, ensuring clear communication, proactive problem-solving, and infrastructure that’s built right the first time.

What sets ECI apart:

  • We show up, stay accessible, and work side by side with your team from start to finish
  • Leadership, project managers, and field crews are actively involved and accountable in the field
  • Real-time answers and proactive updates that keep projects moving forward
  • Experience across HDD, utilities, and pipeline construction
  • Design-build support, feasibility insights, and constructability input that prevent costly surprises
Trenching and plowing equipment installing underground utilities along a grassy path, supporting renewable energy infrastructure projects.

Industries We Serve

Solar Energy

Wind Energy

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

Renewable Natural Gas

Our Renewable Energy Capabilities

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Design-Build Pipeline Delivery

Preliminary design, feasibility analysis, permitting coordination, cost estimating, and constructability input to reduce risk early in the project.

Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)

Precision trenchless installation for utility crossings, sensitive environments, and congested sites, minimizing surface disruption and project risk.

Wind turbine in the background with construction vehicles and a truck at a renewable energy site, illustrating ECI Contracting's involvement in wind energy infrastructure projects.
Construction crew operating heavy machinery to install utility cables, featuring spools of cable on a trailer, in a renewable energy project site.

Trenching & Plowing

Installation of gas, electric, and pipeline systems with efficient open-cut solutions for utility runs, collection systems, and balance-of-plant infrastructure.

Drain Tile Repair & Mitigation

Agricultural drain tile mapping, repair, and mitigation services, leveraging Ellingson’s expertise to protect farmland and maintain landowner trust.

Agricultural drain tile mapping and mitigation layout, featuring yellow and pink markings indicating utility pathways and field boundaries, relevant to ECI Contracting's services in renewable energy infrastructure.

Our Simple, Streamlined Process

Gaining Confidence Underground Starts Here

Even if you don’t have a specific project lined up yet, we’d love to connect. We can arrange a casual lunch-and-learn at your office to discuss opportunities, capabilities, and start building a trusted partnership.

Let’s discuss your upcoming project and objectives.

We align on all aspects of the project and get to work.

With ECI, you gain a partner dedicated to delivering exceptional results.

Contact ECI today

Renewable energy projects such as solar farms, wind developments, battery storage systems, and RNG facilities require a range of underground infrastructure, including electrical, utility trenching, pipeline to interconnect installation, and water lines.

ECI partners with developers, EPCs, and general contractors to install underground utilities, conduit systems, and pipeline infrastructure needed for renewable energy generation and interconnection. Our team delivers trenching, plowing, and horizontal directional drilling (HDD) services while maintaining clear communication and on-site accountability throughout the project.

HDD is commonly used when renewable energy projects require utility crossings beneath roads, waterways, railways, or other sensitive areas where open trenching is not feasible. ECI’s in-house HDD crews provide precision drilling solutions that minimize surface disruption while maintaining project timelines and safety standards.