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Vistra Gets $4.2B Federal Loan to Add Nuclear Power Meta Already Bought
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Fusion42 · 5 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
The U.S. government is providing Vistra Corp. a $4.2 billion federal loan to upgrade and increase output at multiple nuclear power stations, largely backed by a 20-year power purchase agreement with Meta Platforms for AI data centers.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy, and 1 source has reported it.
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You now have federal financing linked to a major corporate customer locked in for a nuclear power expansion, making similar long-term energy deals with big tech more viable this year.
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1 source · 5 Oct 2026
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