Energy is essential in our modern lives. In the developed world, we have come to depend, almost without thinking about it, on reliable and affordable energy to power nearly everything we do. At the mere flick of a switch or the simple push of a button, we have heat, light, electronics and machines powered up and working to make our lives better. And though we rarely stop to wonder about it, steel has always been an important part of supplying our world with the energy we need.