The AES Corporation is a global power company that generates electricity and distributes it to wholesalers and to end users. AES owns or has an interest in more than 150 power plants in 27 countries and distributes electricity in 9 countries through 19 distribution businesses.

The company was founded as Applied Energy Services in 1981 by Roger Sant and Dennis Bakke. Sant grew up in a Mormon family and attended Harvard Business School. From 1974 to 1976 he worked for the Federal Energy Administration (now the Department of Energy) and then was the Director of the Energy Productivity Center (affiliated with Carnegie-Mellon University) from 1977 to 1981.

Mormon News Stories About AES Corp.

Seven Mormons on Forbes List of World's Billionaires
Mormon News 27Jun01

Amex to Trade Options on The AES Corporation
Mormon News 23Mar01

AES Buys First Italian Power Plant
Mormon News 16Mar01

AES Purchase of IPALCO Approved
Mormon News 9Mar01

California Profits Bypass Power Producer AES
Mormon News 9Feb01

California Power Woes Lead Oakland Temple To Turn-off Lights
Mormon News 20Dec00

Forbes 400 Yields New List of the Richest Mormons
Mormon News 30Sep00

Six Mormons identified on Forbes 400 (America's Richest People)
Mormon News 17Oct99

Other Information About AES Corp.

AES Company Website

Yahoo!Finance Profile Page for AES

CBS Marketwatch Profile Page for AES