Vistra Corp.

https://vistracorp.com/

Vistra Corp. is a Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company's core business revolves around providing essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities across the United States. Its mission is to deliver reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy solutions, aiming to light up lives and power a better way forward.

Vistra operates as one of the largest competitive power generators in the U.S., boasting a diverse portfolio with approximately 44,000 megawatts of generation capacity. This capacity is fueled by natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers across 20 states and the District of Columbia, offering a range of electricity and natural gas services. The company's market presence spans major competitive wholesale markets, including ERCOT, PJM, MISO, CAISO, NYISO, and ISO New England.

Under the leadership of CEO Jim Burke, Vistra is actively transforming the energy landscape with a focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. Recent notable developments include the acquisition of a 2,600 MW gas portfolio from Lotus Infrastructure Partners in November 2025 and plans to acquire Cogentrix Energy's 5,500 MW natural gas portfolio, expected to close in mid-to-late 2026. The company has also secured significant 20-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Meta and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for zero-carbon nuclear power. Vistra reported a net income of $944 million for 2025 and has committed to a 60% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, targeting net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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