The AES Corporation generates and distributes electrical power.
The company was founded in 1981 as Applied Energy Services by Roger Sant and Dennis Bakke.
AES has 98 power generation facilities in 23 countries throughout the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
AES sells electricity to utilities and energy marketers through wholesale contracts. The company also sells power directly to customers.
The company uses a variety of fuels to produce electricity, including coal, gas, oil, water, wind, and solar.
Today AES Corporation is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AES, is a member of the S&P 500, is #153 in the Fortune 500, has 22,000 employees, and had $16 billion in revenue in 2013.
AES CorporationThe AES Corporation generates and distributes electrical power.
The company was founded in 1981 as Applied Energy Services by Roger Sant and Dennis Bakke.
AES has 98 power generation facilities in 23 countries throughout the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
History
AES sells electricity to utilities and energy marketers through wholesale contracts. The company also sells power directly to customers.
The company uses a variety of fuels to produce electricity, including coal, gas, oil, water, wind, and solar.
Today AES Corporation is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AES, is a member of the S&P 500, is #153 in the Fortune 500, has 22,000 employees, and had $16 billion in revenue in 2013.
