Advanced Electrical Systems, Inc.

What Advanced Electrical Systems, Inc. does

Advanced Electrical Systems, Inc. (AES) is a women-owned, family-founded electrical contracting firm headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, established in 1993 by Jim Strange, Jr. and Evelyn Strange. The company delivers full-scope electrical construction services spanning 15kV transmission through low-voltage controls, organized around five service lines: Pre-Construction / Design-Build, Electrical Construction, Service & Maintenance (including its proprietary Advanced Maintenance Program with thermal imaging), Technologies (fiber, structured cabling, DAS, WAP), and Testing & Commissioning. AES holds manufacturer certifications from Belden, CommScope, and Corning, enabling it to bid on mission-critical and data center work.

The business operates a sales-led, project-based model, winning contracts through competitive bidding and direct relationships with owners, construction managers, and general contractors including Mortenson, Brasfield & Gorrie, Turner Construction, Walsh/Turner JV, and Messer. Contract values range from approximately $250K for service work to over $22.7M for marquee projects such as the Omni Louisville Hotel. The customer base is diversified across automotive manufacturing (Toyota Georgetown, Ford Kentucky Truck Plant), logistics (UPS Worldport — three projects since 1998), healthcare (VA Medical Center, Kosair Children's), education (University of Kentucky, Bristow Elementary), hospitality, distillery (Heaven Hill, Diageo), data center (Eaton), and government/municipal infrastructure.

AES operates primarily within Kentucky through its Louisville headquarters and a 6,000 sq ft Lexington regional office opened in 2015. Leadership under President Evelyn Strange and Vice President James Strange III maintains active roles in industry and civic organizations, including NECA's Government Affairs Committee and the Greater Louisville Inc. Board of Directors. The company is privately held with no external investors and ranked #1 largest electrical contractor in Louisville in 2019 and #3 largest women-owned business in Louisville in 2024.

Name

Advanced Electrical Systems, Inc.

Legal name

Advanced Electrical Systems, Inc.

Website

https://aeslou.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Advanced Electrical Systems (AES) is a women-owned, family-founded electrical contracting firm in Louisville, KY delivering design-build, construction, and maintenance services across commercial, industrial, healthcare, education, data center, and bourbon manufacturing clients in Kentucky.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Contracting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Substation Automation & Digital Substations (IEC 61850) Integration Services (EUAEANAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Power & Energy Electronics Manufacturing Services (UPS, converters, inverters, chargers) (IMAGAGAI)

Keywords

• Electrical construction services
• Design-build electrical
• Commercial electrical contracting
• Industrial electrical services
• Data center electrical

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Electrical Construction Services: Project-based revenue from electrical construction services for commercial, industrial, healthcare, educational, government, and institutional clients. Revenue is earned through competitive bidding on projects ranging from $250,000 to over $22 million per contract.
2. Service & Maintenance: Ongoing maintenance and repair services for industrial and commercial electrical systems, including emergency services, lighting maintenance, electrical service upgrades, and bucket truck services.
3. Design-Build Projects: Pre-construction and design-build services assisting owners and general contractors during design development phase, including budgeting, value engineering, and constructability recommendations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Advanced Electrical Systems, Inc. (AES Louisville) is a women-owned, family-founded electrical contracting firm providing full-scope electrical construction services for commercial, industrial, healthcare, education, government, mission-critical, and alternative energy clients. Offerings span pre-construction design-build, electrical installation, structured cabling/data center technologies, testing and commissioning, and ongoing service and maintenance (AMP).

Product overview

Advanced Electrical Systems, Inc. is a women-owned electrical contracting company offering a comprehensive suite of construction and engineering services rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include Pre-Construction/Design-Build, Electrical Construction, Service & Maintenance (AMP), Technologies (communications/data center systems), and Testing & Commissioning. These services are provided across diverse market sectors including commercial, industrial, healthcare, education, sports and entertainment, automotive/advanced manufacturing, alternative energy, mission critical/data centers, and government projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Construction / Design-Build Services Comprehensive preconstruction and design-build services including cost-saving alternatives, constructability and value analysis, scheduling and workforce planning, major equipment selection, and drawing coordination; provides full design services from concept to completion for electrical and special systems for owners and general contractors.
• Electrical Construction
• Service & Maintenance (AMP)
• Technologies (Network & Fiber Infrastructure)
• Testing & Commissioning

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2 million feet of wire and half million feet of conduit installed for Omni Louisville Hotel project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BeldencoreTechnology or IntegrationAES is Belden certified for data center and network infrastructure installations, representing manufacturer partnership for structured cabling systems.
• CommScopecoreTechnology or IntegrationAES is CommScope certified for communications infrastructure installations including network cabling and fiber optic systems.
• CorningcoreTechnology or IntegrationAES is Corning fiber certified for fiber optic infrastructure installations and network connectivity solutions.
• LG&E (Louisville Gas & Electric)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAES installed EV charging stations for LG&E around Louisville. These charging stations convert solar power into clean electrical power using Envision Solar's EV ARC technology.
• CED (Custom Electronic Design)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAES worked closely with CED on the Big Four Bridge lighting project, where CED designed and programmed the lighting sequence for the show.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Faith Technologies: Faith Technologies is a national electrical contractor offering design-build, prefabrication, and mission critical/data center services similar to AES's core offering, but at substantially larger scale across multiple U.S. regions.
• Rosendin Electric: Rosendin is one of the largest U.S. electrical contractors with deep capabilities in commercial, data center, and mission critical installations, directly comparable to AES's specialty work including its Tier IV Eaton data center project.
• Helix Electric: Helix Electric is a national electrical contractor focused on commercial, industrial, healthcare, and data center projects, with similar design-build delivery model and end-market mix to AES.
• Power Design: Power Design is a national electrical contractor specializing in design-build for multifamily, commercial, and hospitality projects, with comparable project scale and integrated delivery model to AES.
• Gaylor Electric: Gaylor Electric is a Midwest-based electrical contractor with similar design-build, commercial, industrial, and mission critical capabilities to AES, making it a strong regional-scale peer.
• Hunt Electric: Hunt Electric is a regional electrical contractor with comparable service breadth across commercial, industrial, healthcare, and data center markets, similar in scale and ownership profile to AES.

Broad incumbents

• IES Holdings: IES Holdings is a publicly traded electrical and mechanical infrastructure services provider offering similar electrical construction services but at a much larger national scale with broader service lines.
• EMCOR Group: EMCOR Group is a Fortune 500 facilities and electrical services conglomerate providing electrical construction, maintenance, and integrated facilities services broadly across the U.S., comparable to AES's service scope but at massive scale.
• MYR Group: MYR Group is a publicly traded specialty contractor focused on electrical construction and transmission/distribution, overlapping with AES's high-voltage and industrial electrical work but with a much larger utility-scale footprint.
• Quanta Services: Quanta Services is the largest U.S. infrastructure-focused electrical contractor serving utilities, renewables, and communications, providing scale and capability benchmarking relevant to AES's substation and power distribution work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aes_ky
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/542839
• Facebookfacebook.com/aeslou

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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