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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Santoroski Richard   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AES CORP [AES] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/31/2009 (Street) ARLINGTON, VA 22203 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               5,725 D   Common Stock               18,374 (1) I By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Units

(2)

01/31/2009

(2)

A

57

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

57

$ 7.91

4,377

D

Units

(3)

02/28/2009

(3)

A

71

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

71

$ 6.3

4,448

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Santoroski Richard 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD ARLINGTON, VA 22203			Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Richard Santoroski		03/03/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Based upon the latest plan statement dated 02/27/2009, Mr. Santoroski does not report any change in ownership for shares he holds in The AES Retirement Savings Plan.
(2)	These shares are awarded pursuant to the Restoration Supplemental Retirement Plan (the "Plan"). The reporting person has elected to defer receipt of compensation otherwise payable to him in the form of stock units, the basis of which is determined to be the Company's closing stock price on the last day of each month. The Plan allows for distribution upon a date(s)specified by the participant in the event of the participant's unforeseeable emergency, death or termination of employment. This amount represents the reporting person's January 2009 deferral.
(3)	These shares are awarded pursuant to the Restoration Supplemental Retirement Plan (the "Plan"). The reporting person has elected to defer receipt of compensation otherwise payable to him in the form of stock units, the basis of which is determined to be the Company's closing stock price on the last day of each month. The Plan allows for distribution upon a date(s)specified by the participant in the event of the participant's unforeseeable emergency, death or termination of employment. This amount represents the reporting person's February 2009 deferral.

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