The AES Corporation operates as a diversified power generation and utility company. It owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries. The company also owns and/or operates utilities to generate or purchase, distribute, transmit, and sell electricity to end-user customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental sectors; and generates and sells electricity to the wholesale market. Its portfolio includes a range of fuels, including coal, gas, fuel oil, water, wind, and solar. The AES Corporation owns and/or operates a generation portfolio of approximately 31,000 megawatts. The company has operations in the United States, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The AES Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.