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US Department of Energy × Vistra · nuclear uprate loan commitment

Announced since Agent-reviewed
Power & grid

The US Department of Energy announced a conditional commitment for a loan of up to $4.2 billion to finance nuclear uprates and modernization at Vistra's Beaver Valley plant in Pennsylvania and its Davis-Besse and Perry plants in Ohio. DOE says the work would add 433 MW of new nuclear capacity and preserve nearly 4 GW of existing baseload power.

Participants & roles

  • US Department of Energyfinancier

    Prospective lender through its Office of Energy Dominance Financing; conditional commitment.

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  • Vistradeveloper

    Prospective borrower; plans the uprate and modernization investments. The release names no separate borrower entity.

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Terms as stated

Contract duration and delivery terms are not recorded.

Announced

Figures as stated

contract value usdplanned
$4.2B

As stated by US Department of Energy ·

Up to $4.2 billion under a conditional loan commitment; not a closed or disbursed loan.

US Department of Energy source
generation mwplanned
433 MW

As stated by US Department of Energy ·

New nuclear capacity from uprates at Beaver Valley, Davis-Besse and Perry; not operating. Excludes the nearly 4 GW of existing baseload power DOE says the work would preserve.

US Department of Energy source

Status history

  1. Announced

    DOE announced a conditional loan commitment; definitive financing documents and funding remain subject to conditions.