AES

AES

The AES Corporation

Arlington, Virginia, United States

SolarWindHydroEnergy StorageBiogasPublic company
Founded 1981
Profile last updated: August 13, 2026

About

Founded in 1981, AES is a public company headquartered in Arlington, United States specializing in Solar, Wind, Hydro.

AES is a Fortune 500 global power company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. It develops, owns and operates renewable generation (solar, wind, hydro), battery energy storage, thermal and LNG infrastructure, and utilities in multiple countries. It supplies clean energy to corporations and technology companies, and was founded in 1981 as Applied Energy Services.

Headquarters

Arlington, United States

Founded

1981

Company type

Public company

Focus areas

renewable energysolarwindenergy storagehydroclean energy to corporationsutilitiesIPPdata center power

Products & services

Business models

B2BIPP

Value chain

DevelopmentConstructionO&MAsset ManagementRetail

Service areas (2)

  • Global power generation

    Owner and operator of renewable, thermal, LNG and battery storage generation assets, and supplier of clean energy to corporations.

  • Regulated utilities

    Regulated electric utility and retail service to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

Locations

Headquarters

Wilson Boulevard 4300, 22201, Arlington, Virginia, United States

Service regions

United StatesChileEl SalvadorPanamaDominican RepublicVietnamBulgariaNetherlandsNorthern IrelandPhilippinesCameroonJordanArgentinaColombiaMexico

Projects

5

Alamitos Battery Energy Storage Project

Battery storage

Utility-scale standalone battery energy storage project for local capacity.

United States

Laurel Mountain Facility

Onshore wind farm

Wind facility to which energy storage was added, providing ancillary services on the PJM grid.

United States

Delta Wind

Onshore wind farm

First utility-scale wind project in Mississippi, completed in partnership with Amazon.

United StatesClient: Amazon

Virtual Reservoir Pilot

Hydro with battery storage

Energy storage pilot enhancing run-of-river hydroelectric power with battery capacity.

Chile

Kauai Solar PV Peaker and Energy Storage

Solar PV with battery storage

Solar PV peaker plant and energy storage facility helping Kauai meet renewable energy targets.

United StatesClient: KIUC

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Edison Award (multiple, including seven-time winner for innovation)

Edison Electric Institute

Worlds Most Ethical Company

Ethisphere Institute

Best ESG Global Power Producer

Newsweek and Statista

Top Clean Energy Provider to Corporations (multiple years)

BloombergNEF

Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America (multiple years)

Dow Jones

Partnerships

Google, Microsoft, Amazon, AI Fund, Siemens, SOLARCYCLE, LineVision, KIUC

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