Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Orbital Energy Group, Inc. (Orbital Energy Group, "OEG," "The Company") The Company is a diversified infrastructure services company serving customers in the electric power, telecommunications, and renewable markets. The Company’s reportable segments are the Electric Power segment, the Telecommunications segment, and the Renewables segment. In December 2021, the Company announced the planned divestiture of its previous Integrated Energy Infrastructure Solutions and Services segment. In 2020, the Company divested the remaining portion of its previous Power and Electromechanical segment.

The Electric Power segment consists of Front Line Power Construction, LLC based in Houston, Texas, Orbital Power, Inc. based in Dallas, Texas, and Eclipse Foundation Group based in Gonzales, Louisiana. The segment provides comprehensive infrastructure solutions to customers in the electric power industry. Services performed by Front Line Power and Orbital Power, Inc. generally include but are not limited to the engineering, design, installation, upgrade, repair and maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution infrastructure and substation facilities as well as emergency restoration services. Eclipse Foundation Group, which began operations in January 2021, is a drilled shaft foundation construction company that specializes in providing services to the electric transmission and substation, industrial, telecommunication and disaster restoration market sectors, with expertise performing services in water, marsh and rock terrains.

The Telecommunications segment is made up of Gibson Technical Services, Inc. (“GTS”) (acquired April 13, 2021). GTS is an Atlanta-based telecommunications company providing diversified telecommunications services nationally since 1990 and is the parent of the following companies:

o IMMCO, Inc. (acquired July 28, 2021), which includes two Indian subsidiaries and is an Atlanta-based, full-service telecom engineering and network design company providing diversified engineering services and customized software solutions to a global customer base since 1992.

o Full Moon Telecom, LLC (acquired October 22, 2021) a Florida-based telecommunications service provider that offers an extensive array of wireless service capabilities and experience including Layer 2/Layer 3 Transport, Radio Access Network (“RAN”) Integration, test and turn-up of Small Cell systems and Integration/Commissioning of Distributed Antenna (“DAS”) systems.

The Renewables segment consists of Orbital Solar Services based in Sanford, North Carolina. Orbital Solar Services provides engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) services that support the development of renewable energy generation focused on utility-scale solar construction. The Company serves a wide variety of project types, including commercial, substation, solar farms and public utility projects.