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Vistra Targets AI Power Demand With 20-Year Meta, AWS Nuclear Deals and Up to $1 Billion for Helix

Digital illustration of a nuclear power plant with Vistra, Meta, and AWS logos in a glowing orange landscape.

Key Facts

1The Meta agreements cover 20 years and 2,609 MW, split between 2,176 MW of operating capacity and 433 MW of uprates.
2The AWS agreement covers 20 years and up to 1,200 MW, with delivery expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2027 and reach full capacity by 2032.
3Vistra’s Helix commitment is up to $1 billion, split between an initial $500 million and an additional conditional or elective $500 million.

Vistra is targeting growing AI-related power demand through separate arrangements: 20-year nuclear agreements with Meta and AWS, and an investment commitment of up to $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure. These initiatives are not one transaction; each has its own structure, conditions and execution timetable.

Under the Meta agreements, Vistra will provide 2,609 MW of carbon-free nuclear energy and capacity from its plants in PJM. The total comprises 2,176 MW of operating capacity at Perry and Davis-Besse and 433 MW of uprates at Perry, Davis-Besse and Beaver Valley.

Vistra expects partial delivery of the operating capacity to Meta to begin in late 2026 and full delivery by the end of 2027. Partial delivery from the uprates is scheduled to start by 2031 and reach full delivery by the end of 2034; the company expects capital spending on those projects from 2026 through 2034, with less than 20% of the total incurred by the end of 2028.

The separate AWS agreement covers 20 years and up to 1,200 MW of carbon-free power from the Comanche Peak nuclear plant. Vistra expects delivery to begin in the fourth quarter of 2027 and ramp to full capacity by 2032.

In Helix, Vistra committed up to $1 billion, split between an initial $500 million and an additional $500 million tied to commercial power-supply milestones or available at the company’s election. Founding investors include KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority, NVIDIA and Vistra; KKR affiliates manage the fund, NVIDIA serves as a strategic partner and Vistra is the preferred power provider for Helix investments.

For investors, that means the financial exposure develops in stages rather than through one immediate transaction. The Meta uprates depend on approvals, engineering assessments and capital-allocation decisions, AWS supply ramps through 2032, and the second $500 million for Helix is not automatic. The reviewed official disclosures provide no consolidated estimate of the initiatives’ combined earnings or cash-flow contribution.

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