AES Corporation vs Duke Energy
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Arlington VA global power company (NYSE: AES) at $12.28B 2024 revenue; 32 GW portfolio (50% renewable), Meta solar agreements for AI data centers, 12 GW contracted backlog competing with NextEra for corporate clean energy PPA.
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The AES Corporation is an Arlington, Virginia-based global power company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: AES) as an S&P 500 Fortune 500 component — generating and distributing electric power across 15 countries to more than 2.5 million customers worldwide with a generation portfolio totaling over 32 gigawatts, of which renewable energy comprises 50% of capacity. In fiscal year 2024, AES reported revenue of $12.28 billion, completed construction of 3.0 GW of renewable energy projects, and signed 6.8 GW of new contracts, including renewable power purchase agreements for AI data center load growth. AES has earned recognition as the largest global supplier of clean energy to corporations for three consecutive years (BloombergNEF). In 2025, AES signed major solar agreements with Meta for projects in Michigan, Missouri, and Illinois powering hyperscale data centers. AES announced plans to exit coal generation completely by 2025, ahead of its previous target. AES's Fluence joint venture with Siemens is a global leader in energy storage technologies. Founded in 1981 as Applied Energy Services, AES is led by President and CEO Andrés Gluski (since 2011) and employs approximately 10,500 people worldwide.
Charlotte NC regulated utility (NYSE: DUK) ~$29B revenue; 8.4M electric customers, Carolinas load growth 8x prior trend from semiconductor/data center boom, 4,000 MW solar by 2034, competing with NextEra and Southern Company.
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Duke Energy Corporation is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based regulated electric utility holding company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DUK) as an S&P 500 Utilities component — serving approximately 8.4 million electric customers and 1.7 million natural gas customers across the Carolinas, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky through regulated subsidiary utilities including Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress (North and South Carolina), Duke Energy Florida, and Duke Energy Indiana/Ohio/Kentucky, through approximately 28,000 employees. Duke Energy is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States with approximately $29 billion in annual revenue, managing a generation fleet spanning nuclear, natural gas, coal (transitioning to retirement), solar, and wind across a 100,000-square-mile service territory. CEO Lynn Good, who has led Duke Energy since 2013, filed the company's 2025 Carolinas Resource Plan responding to unprecedented load growth — North Carolina attracted $19 billion in announced business investments and 25,000+ new jobs in 2025 alone, driven by semiconductor manufacturing, data center construction, and electric vehicle manufacturing — resulting in electricity demand growth projections 8x greater than the prior 15-year trend. The plan calls for 4,000 megawatts of solar capacity by 2034 and battery storage expansion to 5,600 megawatts by 2034 (+2,900 MW from current levels).
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