On July 9, a key energy partner to data center hyperscalers like Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META, Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN, and Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT was the biggest gainer in the S&P 500 Index. That company is AES NYSE: AES. Shares surged by nearly 20%, but not because the utility company signed a big new power agreement. Instead, the company is reportedly receiving significant interest in another type of deal that would be among the biggest of its kind. Let’s dive into what’s driving AES’s double-digit percen ...