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Vistra adds 4.5 GW of capacity in line with ‘reasonable’ forecasts for PJM, ERCOT

“While these views remain below many third-party forecasts and ISO projections, they reflect what we believe to be the pace of physical development,” Vistra CEO Jim Burke said.

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“While these views remain below many third-party forecasts and ISO projections, they reflect what we believe to be the pace of physical development,” Vistra CEO Jim Burke said. Vistra has 4.5 GW of capacity additions recently completed or in process — including gas and nuclear uprates, coal-to-gas conversions, and new gas and renewables projects — as the company projects steady load growth in both the PJM interconnection and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas territories.

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