{"id":34981,"date":"2026-04-09T15:53:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/mortenson-acquires-energy-management-controls-firm\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:53:52","slug":"mortenson-acquires-energy-management-controls-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/mortenson-acquires-energy-management-controls-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Mortenson acquires energy management controls firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?313321260226\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/817135\/2026-04-09_15.56.31\/mortenson-acquires-energy-firm-nor-cal-controls.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Mortenson has <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/merger-acquisition-construction-deals-technology\/805045\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>joined other major builders<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in adding to its offerings through mergers and acquisitions and expansions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Minneapolis-based <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mortenson.com\/news-insights\/mortenson-acquires-nor-cal-controls\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>contractor has acquired Nor-Cal Controls<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, a control systems provider specializing in energy management control systems for solar, battery energy storage and microgrid applications, according to a Thursday news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The El Dorado Hills, California-based company designs and delivers control systems at the center of how energy assets operate, interfacing with the electrical grid to store, dispatch and manage power.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Mortenson has a significant presence in the energy market, delivering nearly 60 energy storage projects and hundreds of wind projects across the U.S., according to its website. Acquiring Nor-Cal is the next step in an opportunity the firm has eyed for a while.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cWe&#8217;re a pretty significant player in the energy and infrastructure business,\u201d Mortenson CEO Derek Cunz told Construction Dive in <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/mortenson-new-ceo-outlook-construction\/735417\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>an interview prior to assuming the role<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in January 2025. \u201cWe see a definite demand for more energy, and there&#8217;s been a lot of reporting on just the growth of the energy needs of the country, so there&#8217;s more demand for power. So we see that as a strong opportunity.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The acquisition reflects Mortenson\u2019s continued investment in strengthening project delivery in an increasingly complex energy market.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cMortenson has grown over many decades by being deliberate about how we expand and by staying grounded in our values,\u201d Cunz said in the release. \u201cWe chose to bring Nor-Cal Controls into the Mortenson organization because of the people, their expertise in power control systems engineering, and their relentless focus on the customer.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Customers will continue working with the same Nor-Cal Controls teams, while Mortenson customers will benefit from expanded controls expertise, the release said.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>U.S. contractors have been making similar moves to expand their offerings.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Earlier this month Kansas City, Missouri-based <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/je-dunn-offsite-manufacturing-arm-form\/817011\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>JE Dunn launched Form Off-Site Solutions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, an offsite manufacturing firm that specializes in complex construction components. The company will use the new business to aid with project delivery services, product planning, design, engineering, manufacturing, shipping and logistics.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The technology sector, in particular, has seen major construction M&amp;A news. Contech giant Autodesk <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/autodesk-acquires-rhumbix-construction-data\/816526\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>finalized its acquisition of Rhumbix,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> a startup focused on collecting accurate jobsite data across timekeeping, labor and payroll.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Meanwhile, Westminster, Colorado-based Trimble has signed an <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/trimble-acquire-document-crunch-contech\/816630\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>agreement to acquire Document Crunch<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, an AI startup that scans contracts for critical risk provisions, payment disputes, specification non-compliance and notification failures.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/mortenson-acquires-energy-firm-nor-cal-controls\/817135\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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