NAICS code: 237130 — Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
2022 NAICS code: 237130 — Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
Industry description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction of power lines and towers, power plants, and radio, television, and telecommunications transmitting/receiving towers.  The work performed may include new work, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and repairs.  Specialty trade contractors are included in this industry if they are engaged in activities primarily related to power and communication line and related structures construction.  All structures (including buildings) that are integral parts of power and communication networks (e.g., transmitting towers, substations, and power plants) are included.

Illustrative Examples:

Alternative energy (e.g., geothermal, ocean wave, solar, wind) structure construction
Power line stringing
Cellular phone tower construction
Radio transmitting tower construction
Co-generation plant construction
Satellite receiving station construction
Communication tower construction
Nuclear power plant construction
Telephone line stringing
Electric light and power plant (except hydroelectric) construction
Transformer station and substation, electric power, construction
Electric power transmission line and tower construction
Underground cable (e.g., fiber optic, electricity, telephone, cable television) laying


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

NAICS hierarchy: 23 Construction > 237 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction > 2371 Utility System Construction > 23713 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction

ExioML sector: Construction work (45)
Region: US, year: 2022
Value added: 916907.924103 M.EUR
Employment: 17329.2593376 thousand persons
GHG emissions: 49388377293.7 kg CO2 eq.
Energy carrier net total: 903450.264368 TJ
Carbon intensity: 0.05386405329849892

Companies in this industry:

Company: Dycom Industries Inc
Dycom Industries, Inc. is a leading provider of specialty contracting services to the telecommunications infrastructure and utility industries throughout the United States. Since our incorporation in the State of Florida in 1969, we have expanded our scope and service offerings organically and through acquisitions.

Company: Utiliquest LLC
UtiliQuest, LLC provides facility location and infrastructure protection services. The Company locates and marks underground infrastructure for electric, gas, telecom, and cable utility companies.

Company: Power Line Services Inc
Power Lines Services is a leading provider of high-voltage transmission, substation, and distribution construction and maintenance services for investor-owned utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and renewable energy developers throughout the U.S.

Company: Star Construction LLC
Since 1954. Founded by two Tennessee state senators, Star Construction, LLC has been a key service partner to many of the nation's largest telecommunications providers for over half a century.

Company: Hooper Corporation
Since 1913, Hooper has grown to become a well-respected electric power and mechanical contractor. With headquarters in Wisconsin and regional offices in the states of Colorado, Florida, and Ohio, Hooper provides a wide range of services to support commercial and residential clients.

Company: Bresnan Broadband Holdings LLC
About Bresnan Communications Bresnan Communications is a broadband communications provider founded by Bill Bresnan in 1984. An early leader in the introduction of advanced services, Bresnan has operated in the United States, Chile and Poland, at one point serving over a million customers worldwide.

Company: Myr Group Inc
MYR Group Inc. is an American corporation that offers electrical construction services for transmission and distribution lines, substations, commercial and industrial buildings, and renewable energy.

Company: Mastec North America Inc
MasTec is one of the nation's top power plant and renewable energy construction companies, specializing in building and engineering of natural gas power plants, alternative fuel power plants, wind farms and solar energy facilities.

Company: Aero Communications Holdg Inc
Aero Communications, Inc. provides technology solutions. The Company offers installation, maintenance, and end-to-end network design and construction services to telecommunications, cable, and wireless service providers. Aero Communications serves clients in the United States.

Company: Davis H Elliot Company Inc
The Davis H. Elliot Company is a group of professional construction service providers, specializing in transmission and distribution line construction and repair, commercial and industrial electrical construction, substations, street lighting, traffic signaling, and underground utility locating.

Company: Wilson Construction Co
Wilson Construction Company specializes in the design and construction of vital electric utility infrastructure needed by power providers across the United States and beyond.

Company: Potelco Inc
Potelco, Inc. provides construction services. The Company offers services such as transmission and distribution power lines, civil construction, fiber optic systems, underground telecommunications, and electrical testing. Potelco serves customers in the United States.

Company: Houston North Pole Line L P
About North Houston Pole Line North Houston Pole Line was founded in 1970 primarily to perform overhead distribution work in Houston, Texas. Since its inception, the company has seen Houston's utility demands grow and the needs of our valued customers change.

Company: Depcom Power Inc
About DEPCOM POWER DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is a leading energy solutions partner for the utility solar and broader energy industries providing Project Development Support, Engineering, Procurement & Construction, Energy Storage, Repowering and Operations and Maintenance services.

Company: Ansco & Associates LLC
Ansco & Associates, LLC provides engineering services. The Company offers construction, professional, and other related services. Ansco & Associates serves customers in the United States.