Renewable energy jobs at AES

AES’s notable projects include the Bellefield solar-plus-storage project in California, which reached 2 GW of combined solar and storage capacity for Amazon after signing an additional 1 GW contract in 2024 (source: sec.gov). The company completed Chevelon Butte, the largest wind project in Arizona, and Delta, the first utility-scale wind project in Mississippi, both highlighted in 2024 management remarks (source: q4cdn.com). In Hawaii, AES launched the West O‘ahu solar-plus-storage project in Kapolei, its first facility combining solar generation and battery storage on O‘ahu (source: aes.com). Additionally, AES completed a 670 MW combined-cycle gas plant in Panama in 2024 (source: nasdaq.com). By the end of 2024, AES reported a power purchase agreement backlog of 11.9 GW, including 4.9 GW under construction, underscoring its strong project pipeline (source: nasdaq.com).

In 2024, AES signed or was awarded 6.8 GW of new contracts, including renewable power purchase agreements, data-center load growth at U.S. utilities, and retail supply agreements for data centers (source: nasdaq.com). The company completed or acquired 3.0 GW of renewables primarily in the United States and Chile, alongside the 670 MW Panama gas plant (source: nasdaq.com). By Q3 2024, AES had signed 2.2 GW of new agreements with data-center hyperscalers and maintained a 12.7 GW signed PPA backlog (source: nasdaq.com). In February 2025, AES reported a net income of $698 million for 2024 and announced progress toward its 2023–2025 asset sale target, with $2.8 billion announced or closed (source: nasdaq.com).

AES hires across a broad range of roles including renewable development, project engineering, construction, operations, utility operations, finance, commercial origination, legal, and corporate functions, reflecting its diverse business spanning generation, regulated utilities, and customer contracting (source: aes.com). The company emphasizes employee wellbeing, work-life balance, and comprehensive health and wellbeing benefits on its careers page (source: aes.com). Recent growth areas suggest strong hiring demand in solar, storage, grid infrastructure, and data-center-related commercial roles, particularly in locations tied to AES Indiana, AES Ohio, and project-development offices supporting North and Latin America (source: nasdaq.com).