Overview
Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) is a Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas. Operates gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery assets; Luminant is its generation affiliate. Supplies power into PJM and ERCOT, including growing AI data-center load via PPAs and plant uprates.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
DOE loan (agency-stated, Oct 2026)
Meta nuclear PPAs (company-stated, Jan 2026)
Texas Critical Data Center PPA (Sep 2026)
Data & sources
Press releases
2
Government records
1
Web sources
5
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Vistra.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Vistra in third-party press
Mentioned on (4)
Registry pages whose text names Vistra.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdOct 4, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (8)
- https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/21/3365358/0/en/new-era-energy-digital-secures-20-year-207-mw-ppa-with-vistra.html · 2026-09-21
- https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/new-era-signs-20-year-gas-ppa-with-vistra-subsidiary-to-power-250mw-data-center-in-ector-county-texas/ · 2026-09-21
- https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/us-offer-4-billion-loan-191410771.html · 2026-10-02
- https://www.energyconnects.com/news/utilities/2026/october/us-to-offer-4-billion-loan-for-vistra-to-boost-nuke-output/ · 2026-10-02
- https://investor.vistracorp.com/2026-01-09-Vistra-and-Meta-Announce-Agreements-to-Support-Nuclear-Plants-in-PJM-and-Add-New-Nuclear-Generation-to-the-Grid · 2026-01-09
- https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-42-billion-investment-boost-nuclear-power-and-help-lower · 2026-10-05
- https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/doe-offers-vistra-loan-for-reactor-upgrades-and-uprates · 2026-10-06
- https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-intends-to-loan-vistra-42b-for-nuclear-fleet-improvements/832236/ · 2026-10-06
Common questions
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Is Vistra safe?
Methodology: Verified · 8 sources (3 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- primary-government-record
- Government record
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Vistra.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Vistra from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
U.S. Energy Department Announces Up To $4.2 Billion For Vistra Nuclear Upgrades In Pennsylvania And Ohio
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing has announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $4.2 billion to finance nuclear uprates and modernization…
Vistra Stock Gains as Federal Funds Fuel Nuclear Power Expansion
Vistra Corp anticipates $4.2 billion in federal funding to boost nuclear capacity at three plants, while 20-year power deals with Meta and New Era Energy underpin its AI-driven…
3 S&P 500 Utility Giants Soar Above Key Resistance. This Is Why.
A federal loan and a Google deal tied to nuclear plants fueled rally for Vistra, Constellation, NRG. The post 3 S&P 500 Utility Giants Soar Above Key Resistance. This Is Why.…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/vistra.md
- RSS feed: /companies/vistra/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3900f950-b110-439a-a79a-2cc0b712d8e5
- Revision history: /companies/vistra/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Vistra against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 9, 2026