A FIRST-IN-THE-NATION FLEET TRANSFORMATION IS UNDERWAY
Vistra is taking steps to responsibly operate, retire, and transition its Illinois legacy coal fleet to be anchors of the state’s new zero-emission, renewable energy economy.
Through the Coal to Solar & Energy Storage Initiative, Vistra currently expects to build the state’s largest combined fleet of utility-scale solar and battery energy storage facilities at retired or to-be-retired coal plant sites.
To continue the momentum and best leverage existing infrastructure at plant sites, Vistra has launched its Retire & Renew Initiative to explore opportunities to build additional utility-scale solar and battery energy storage generation facilities at or near its legacy Illinois coal plant sites.
“Each plant site is unique, and rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, we have spent years in a deliberative planning process to develop a comprehensive closure and redevelopment plan for all of our sites impacted by the transition away from coal-fueled generation.”
– CLAUDIA MORROW, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT VISTRA
RETIRE & RENEW INITIATIVE
After the Coal to Solar phase of development, Vistra estimates 1,900 acres at its plant sites have the characteristics to support utility-scale solar and battery energy storage deployment. The company’s Retire & Renew Initiative is a dedicated effort to develop an actionable pipeline of utility-scale solar generation and battery energy storage opportunities at or near its Illinois plant sites.
Building more renewables at former coal plant sites and on reclaimed brownfield acres, provides economic and fiscal benefits to local communities, helps attain a Just Transition, and connects zero-carbon, utility-scale renewable generation assets to Illinois’ grid.
This supports the state’s transition to renewables and returns the former industrial properties to productive use. Every brownfield acre reused for renewables is an acre preserved for other uses, such as agriculture.
RETIRE & RENEW INITIATIVE
After the Coal to Solar phase of development, Vistra estimates 1,900 acres at its plant sites have the characteristics to support utility-scale solar and battery energy storage deployment. The company’s Retire & Renew Initiative is a dedicated effort to develop an actionable pipeline of utility-scale solar generation and battery energy storage opportunities at or near its Illinois plant sites.
Building more renewables at former coal plant sites and on reclaimed brownfield acres, provides economic and fiscal benefits to local communities, helps attain a Just Transition, and connects zero-carbon, utility-scale renewable generation assets to Illinois’ grid.
This supports the state’s transition to renewables and returns the former industrial properties to productive use. Every brownfield acre reused for renewables is an acre preserved for other uses, such as agriculture.
“The State of Illinois created several innovative programs to help facilitate investment, development, and a just transition in communities with a legacy of coal-related activity. Our company is committed to putting our capital, development expertise, and plant properties to work to make the transition a reality.”
– CLAUDIA MORROW, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT VISTRA