The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES; FWB: AES.DE) is a Fortune 500 global energy company that invests in, owns and operates power generation facilities, utilities and LNG infrastructure; it generates and distributes electricity through a diverse portfolio encompassing solar, wind, hydro, natural gas, coal and battery storage assets across four primary business segments including renewables, energy infrastructure, utilities and new energy technologies. The company serves as the largest US-based supplier of clean energy to corporations and technology firms, delivering carbon-free solutions, flexible capacity, grid infrastructure optimization, energy-as-a-service offerings and innovative technologies such as utility-scale battery storage, microgrids, AI-enabled solar robots and hybrid systems; its renewables unit operates 16 GW with 67 GW in development, while utilities serve 2.7 million customers annually in Indiana, Ohio and El Salvador through regulated distribution companies. AES conducts operations in 15 countries with a total of 32.1 GW in operation plus 11.9 GW in backlog, targeting major markets including the United States across nine states for clean energy projects, the Caribbean and Latin America; founded in 1981 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, it focuses on data centers, industrial customers and communities requiring resilient, low-carbon power. Recent developments include securing a $700 million revolving credit facility in 2025 to finance 2 GW of solar and battery storage projects across Arizona, California, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, New York, Rhode Island, Utah and Virginia, advancing toward 3.2 GW of new online capacity and 14-17 GW of power purchase agreements for 2023-2025; the company agreed in 2024 to sell a 30% indirect equity interest in AES Ohio to CDPQ for $546 million, with closing expected in the first half of 2025 to fund over $1.5 billion in investments through 2027 for grid modernization and data center growth; it expanded its partnership with TotalEnergies in late 2025 from LNG to renewable energy in the Caribbean following a prior 30% stake acquisition in Puerto Rico solar and battery assets.