StocksMedium•5 October 2026•
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US Energy Department to Grant Vistra $4.2B Loan for Nuclear Expansion
Key Facts
1The U.S. Department of Energy plans to provide a $4.2 billion loan to Vistra for nuclear power uprates.
2The loan will support increased power sales to Meta’s AI data centers.
The U.S. Department of Energy plans to provide a $4.2 billion loan to Vistra for nuclear power uprates. Benzinga reported that the loan will support increased power sales to Meta’s AI data centers, fulfilling a power purchase agreement already in place between the companies.
VST closed at $140.02 on October 2, 2026, with the stock reaching a day high of $143.02 and a low of $134.79 during that session. The federal funding aims to expand nuclear capacity to meet the surging electricity demand driven by the growth of artificial intelligence infrastructure.