Since the 1930s, utilities have been bringing electricity to consumers. The “day the lights came on” is an event told and retold by many in, what used to be, underserved areas throughout the United States. The accomplishment of these pioneers was only the beginning. Today’s world requires electric systems to carry many times the load of the original infrastructure. From humble beginnings in 1982, Star Federation grew to be known as STAR Energy Services in 1997, serving utilities in a variety of ways across the Midwest, creating solutions to integrate technology while supporting the legacy systems.