A FIRST-IN-THE-NATION FLEET TRANSFORMATION IS UNDERWAY
Vistra is responsibly operating, retiring, and transitioning its Illinois power plant sites to support the state’s economic and energy needs. The company’s recent investment of over $1 billion will add 570 MW of generation and 24 MWh of storage across Illinois.
What Has Been Built
“Each plant site is unique, and rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, we have spent years in a deliberate process to develop actionable redevelopment plans that reuse the considerable infrastructure and resources at our power plant sites across Illinois.”
– CLAUDIA MORROW, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT, VISTRA
Illinois Redevelop & Reuse Initiative
Vistra has completed four new energy projects in Illinois, adding 570 megawatts of generation to the state’s grid.
By placing new generation assets, including utility-scale solar or energy storage projects at power plants, we reuse the existing infrastructure and transmission lines at the sites. This reduces the need to build transmission and other utility equipment elsewhere, which is costly and time-consuming.
Using acres of land at existing or former power plant sites and reclaimed brownfield land for new energy technologies brings economic benefits to local communities. It also supports a Just Transition and helps bring new energy resources to Illinois’ grid.
This approach matches the state’s policy goals. The new power generation facilities are built on land the plant has owned and maintained for decades. Each brownfield acre used to meet the evolving energy needs of Illinois and America is one more acre saved for other uses like farming.
Illinois Redevelop & Reuse Initiative
Recently, Vistra has built new generation and storage facilities at the Baldwin, Coffeen, and Newton power plants. These projects help Illinois move forward with new energy developments at current power plant sites.
By placing new generation assets, including utility-scale solar or energy storage projects at power plants, we reuse the existing infrastructure and transmission lines at the sites. This reduces the need to build transmission and other utility equipment elsewhere, which is costly and time-consuming.
Using acres of land at existing or former power plant sites and reclaimed brownfield land for new energy technologies brings economic benefits to local communities. It also supports a Just Transition and helps bring new energy resources to Illinois’ grid.
This approach matches the state’s policy goals. The new power generation facilities are built on land the plant has owned and maintained for decades. Each brownfield acre used to meet the evolving energy needs of Illinois and America is one more acre saved for other uses like farming.