FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Da Santos Bernerd 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2015 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AES CORP [AES] (Last) (First) (Middle) 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP and COO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ARLINGTON, VA 22203 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 16,323 (1) D   Common Stock 19,187 I by 401(k)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	02/25/2015	Common Stock	2,722	$ 17.22	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	02/24/2016	Common Stock	6,361	$ 17.58	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	02/23/2017	Common Stock	7,375	$ 22.28	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (5)	02/22/2018	Common Stock	8,170	$ 18.87	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (6)	02/15/2023	Common Stock	21,211	$ 11.17	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (7)	02/21/2024	Common Stock	30,730	$ 14.63	D	Â
Units	  (8)	  (8)	Common Stock	9,113	$ (8)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Da Santos Bernerd 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD ARLINGTON, VA 22203	Â	Â	  Sr. VP and COO	Â

Signatures

Bernerd R. DaSantos		01/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Includes 10,693 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") granted under The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan which will vest in three equal annual installments from the date of grant if certain continuing employment conditions are satisfied. If such conditions are satisfied, each RSU entitles the holder to one share of AES Common stock for each RSU granted.
(2)	This stock option award was granted pursuant to The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan and vested in three equal annual installments. The first installment vested on 2/25/2006, the second installment vested on 2/25/2007 and the final installment vested on 2/25/2008.
(3)	This stock option award was granted pursuant to The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan and vested in three equal annual installments. The first installment vested on 2/24/2007, the second installment vested on 2/24/2008 and the final installment vested on 2/24/2009.
(4)	This stock option award was granted pursuant to The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan and vested in three equal annual installments. The first installment vested on 2/23/2008, the second installment vested on 2/23/2009 and the final installment vested on 2/23/2010.
(5)	This stock option award was granted pursuant to The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan and vested in three equal annual installments. The first installment vested on 2/22/2009, the second installment vested on 2/22/2010 and the final installment vested on 2/22/2011.
(6)	This stock option award was granted pursuant to The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan and will vest in three equal annual installments if certain continuing employment conditions are satisfied. If such conditions are satisfied, he first installment vests on 2/15/2014, the second installment will vest on 2/15/2015, and the final installment will vest on 2/15/2016.
(7)	This stock option award was granted pursuant to The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan and will vest in three equal annual installments if certain continuing employment conditions are satisfied. If such conditions are satisfied, he first installment will vest on 2/21/2015, the second installment will vest on 2/21/2016 and the final installment will vest on 2/21/2017.
(8)	These units were awarded pursuant to the Restoration Supplemental Retirement Plan ("Restoration Plan"). Generally, units under this plan are paid out in cash following termination of employment or later as per the terms of the Restoration Plan document. Each unit represents a hypothetical AES investment equal to one share of AES Common stock and units under the Restoration Plan are 100% vested upon award.

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