On October 22, Vistra announced the completion of its acquisition of seven modern natural gas plants, expanding Vistra’s generation capacity by 2,600 megawatts across key competitive markets, including PJM, New England, New York, and California. These modern facilities strengthen Vistra’s ability to deliver reliable, affordable, and flexible power to customers as the company continues to […]
Vistra Announces Plans to Build New Dispatchable Generation in Texas
On September 29, Vistra announced it reached a final investment decision to build two new advanced natural gas power units at its Permian Basin Power Plant. Together the new units will bring 860 MW to the Texas grid, more than tripling the site’s current capacity from 325 MW to 1,185 MW. This investment is part […]
PA Rep. Matzie Op-Ed: If Monopolies Win, We All Lose
Opinion piece by Pennsylvania State Representative and House Democratic Caucus Chair Robert F. Matzie (16th District / Beaver County) on the risks to consumers and PA’s successful competitive electricity market of allowing monopoly utilities to own electric generation to meet demand growth. 20250820_Matzie_If_Electric_Monopolies_Win_We_All_Lose
Vistra Support for Texas Flood-Impacted Communities
On July 8, Vistra announced $500,000 in contributions to organizations supporting communities impacted by the recent devastating floods in Central Texas. A full release can be found here.
NRC Approves Perry Nuclear Plant License Extension
On July 7, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved Vistra’s application for a 20-year extension to the Perry Nuclear Power Plant’s operating license. This will enable Perry to continue providing Ohio and PJM a resilient source of baseload power, jobs, economic activity, and grid reliability through 2046. For more information see Vistra’s release here.
Vistra Acquires ~2,600 MW of Natural Gas Assets
On May 15, 2025, Vistra announced that it executed a definitive agreement to acquire seven modern natural gas generation facilities, totaling approximately 2,600 MW of capacity, from Lotus Infrastructure Partners ("Lotus"). The acquisition includes five combined cycle gas turbine facilities and two combustion turbine facilities located across PJM, New England, New York, and California, further [...]
Moss Landing 300 Updates
Vistra is maintaining a website with the latest information on the Moss Landing 300 battery fire. The website can be found here: https://www.mosslandingresponse.com/
Vistra Pledges $1 Million in Customer Aid for Beryl
On July 15, Vistra announced that its family of retail electric brands will donate $1 million to help Texans impacted by Hurricane Beryl. The donation will be divided between Vistra’s charity and social services partners, who will work directly with people to provide assistance with supplies and food, and Vista’s own Energy Aid program to […]
Vistra Announces Plans to Add Up to 2,000 MW of Generation in ERCOT
On Thursday, May 30, Vistra announced its intention to add up to 2,000 MW of dispatchable, natural-gas-fueled electric generation capacity in West, Central and North Texas. The announcement included 860 MW of new gas plants, repowering a retiring coal into gas enabling up to 600 MW, and 500MW of summer capacity upgrades to existing gas […]
Vistra Completes Energy Harbor Acquisition
On Friday, March 1, Vistra announced that it has completed the acquisition of Energy Harbor Corp., growing its leading integrated zero-carbon generation and retail electricity business with the addition of approximately 4,000 megawatts of 24/7 nuclear generation and approximately 1 million additional retail customers. Additional information on the acquisition can be found on our release: https://investor.vistracorp.com/2024-03-01-Vistra-Completes-Energy-Harbor-Acquisition