AES

The AES Corporation is a Fortune 500 company that generates and distributes electrical power. AES is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, and is one of the world’s leading power companies, generating and distributing electric power in 15 countries and employing 10,500 people worldwide.

The AES Corp. operates as a power generation and utility company. It operates through the Generation and Utilities segments. The Generation segment refers to the utilization of fuels and technologies to generate electricity such as coals, gas, hydro, wind, solar and biomass. The Utilities segment comprises the transmission, distribution, and in certain circumstances, generate power. It also operates through the following business units: United States; Chile, Colombia, and Argentina; Brazil; Mexico, Central America and Caribbean; Europe, and Asia. The company was founded by Dennis W. Bakke and Roger W. Sant in 1981 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.