The AES Corporation finalized an agreement with Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) that merged the sPower development platform, a leading independent solar developer in the U.S., with AES’ US-based clean energy development business to accelerate the safe, reliable transition to cleaner energy solutions in the country. AES’ wholly-owned clean energy development business includes AES Distributed Energy and a wind development team formerly part of Advance Energy. The combined business represents one of the top renewables growth platforms in the country.