# Beaver Valley

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Beaver Valley is a nuclear power facility with 1,846.8 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, registered as EIA Plant ID 6040. The plant's generating configuration is two nuclear pressurized-water reactor (PWR) generating units.

## Key facts

- Technology: Nuclear
- Power capacity: 1846.8 MW
- Operating status: operating

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Balancing authority: PJM Interconnection
- Substation: Beaver Valley 345/138 kV substation
- Point of interconnection: Beaver Valley 345/138 kV substation
- Transmission owner: Duquesne Light Company
- Interconnection voltage: 345 kV

## Source-backed facts

- Owner logo domain: vistracorp.com — Vistra Corp.: Home · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"6040","system":"EIA plant ID"},{"value":"1","system":"EIA generator ID — Beaver Valley Unit 1"},{"value":"2","system":"EIA generator ID — Beaver Valley Unit 2"},{"value":"PJM Interconnection","system":"ISO/RTO"},{"value":"DUQ","system":"PJM transmission zone"},{"value":"BEAVER VALLEY 1 INT","system":"PJM market resource"},{"value":"BEAVER VALLEY 2 INT","system":"PJM market resource"},{"value":"50-334","system":"NRC docket — Unit 1"},{"value":"50-412","system":"NRC docket — Unit 2"},{"value":"DPR-66","system":"NRC renewed operating license — Unit 1"},{"value":"NPF-73","system":"NRC renewed operating license — Unit 2"}] — Nuclear reactor Ownership · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"6040","system":"EIA plant ID"},{"value":"1","system":"EIA generator ID — Beaver Valley Unit 1"},{"value":"2","system":"EIA generator ID — Beaver Valley Unit 2"},{"value":"PJM Interconnection","system":"ISO/RTO"},{"value":"DUQ","system":"PJM transmission zone"},{"value":"BEAVER VALLEY 1 INT","system":"PJM market resource"},{"value":"BEAVER VALLEY 2 INT","system":"PJM market resource"},{"value":"50-334","system":"NRC docket — Unit 1"},{"value":"50-412","system":"NRC docket — Unit 2"},{"value":"DPR-66","system":"NRC renewed operating license — Unit 1"},{"value":"NPF-73","system":"NRC renewed operating license — Unit 2"}] — Sheet1 · confidence: medium
- Official project url: https://hub.vistracorp.com/state-and-federal/pennsylvania/ — Pennsylvania – Vistra Corp Legislative Hub · confidence: high
- Description: Beaver Valley is a two-unit nuclear power plant in western Pennsylvania near Shippingport, in Beaver County. Vistra identifies the facility as a 1,872 MW nuclear generation site, and the plant participates in the PJM market. Beaver Valley Unit 1 is licensed through 2036 and Unit 2 through 2047. — Vistra and Meta Announce Agreements to Support Nuclear... · confidence: high
- Description: Beaver Valley is a two-unit nuclear power plant in western Pennsylvania near Shippingport, in Beaver County. Vistra identifies the facility as a 1,872 MW nuclear generation site, and the plant participates in the PJM market. Beaver Valley Unit 1 is licensed through 2036 and Unit 2 through 2047. — Pennsylvania – Vistra Corp Legislative Hub · confidence: high
- Description: Beaver Valley is a two-unit nuclear power plant in western Pennsylvania near Shippingport, in Beaver County. Vistra identifies the facility as a 1,872 MW nuclear generation site, and the plant participates in the PJM market. Beaver Valley Unit 1 is licensed through 2036 and Unit 2 through 2047. — Beaver Valley - Nuclear Power Plant · confidence: high
- Identifiers.1: {"value":"1","system":"EIA generator ID — Beaver Valley Unit 1"} — Nuclear reactor Ownership · confidence: high
- Identifiers.2: {"value":"2","system":"EIA generator ID — Beaver Valley Unit 2"} — Nuclear reactor Ownership · confidence: high
- Identifiers.3: {"value":"PJM Interconnection","system":"ISO/RTO"} — Sheet1 · confidence: high
- Identifiers.4: {"value":"DUQ","system":"PJM transmission zone"} — Sheet1 · confidence: high
- Identifiers.5: {"value":"BEAVER VALLEY 1 INT","system":"PJM market resource"} — Sheet1 · confidence: high
- Identifiers.6: {"value":"BEAVER VALLEY 2 INT","system":"PJM market resource"} — Sheet1 · confidence: high
- Identifiers.9: {"value":"DPR-66","system":"NRC renewed operating license — Unit 1"} — Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendment to Revise Technical Specifications to Delete Note 4 for Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.5.2 and Correct Typographical Errors in the Titles of Topical Reports (TRs) · confidence: high
- Identifiers.10: {"value":"NPF-73","system":"NRC renewed operating license — Unit 2"} — Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendment to Revise Technical Specifications to Delete Note 4 for Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.5.2 and Correct Typographical Errors in the Titles of Topical Reports (TRs) · confidence: high
- Interconnection: Beaver Valley 345/138-kV switchyard/substation; PJM Interconnection, DUQ zone. — Source · confidence: medium
- Interconnection: Beaver Valley 345/138-kV switchyard/substation; PJM Interconnection, DUQ zone. — PJM Designated Entity Status Pre-Qualification Package · confidence: medium
- Interconnection: Beaver Valley 345/138-kV switchyard/substation; PJM Interconnection, DUQ zone. — Source · confidence: medium
- Commercial operation date: 1976-10-01 — Source · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Two-unit Beaver Valley nuclear plant in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, consisting of two Westinghouse three-loop pressurized-water reactor systems in reinforced-concrete containment. Unit 1 has three Westinghouse Model 54F steam generators; Unit 2 has three Westinghouse Model 51M steam generators. The site also has two natural-draft cooling towers, one per unit, and Framatome reactor-coolant-system filters serving both units. — Beaver Valley · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Two-unit Beaver Valley nuclear plant in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, consisting of two Westinghouse three-loop pressurized-water reactor systems in reinforced-concrete containment. Unit 1 has three Westinghouse Model 54F steam generators; Unit 2 has three Westinghouse Model 51M steam generators. The site also has two natural-draft cooling towers, one per unit, and Framatome reactor-coolant-system filters serving both units. — Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 - Review of the Fall 2022 Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report (EPID L-2022-LRO-0014) · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Two-unit Beaver Valley nuclear plant in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, consisting of two Westinghouse three-loop pressurized-water reactor systems in reinforced-concrete containment. Unit 1 has three Westinghouse Model 54F steam generators; Unit 2 has three Westinghouse Model 51M steam generators. The site also has two natural-draft cooling towers, one per unit, and Framatome reactor-coolant-system filters serving both units. — Framatome recognizes companies excelling in innovation · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://westinghousenuclear.com/nuclear-fuel/pressurized-water-reactor-pwr/ — Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) | Westinghouse Nuclear · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://westinghousenuclear.com/nuclear-fuel/pressurized-water-reactor-pwr/ — Westinghouse Extends FirstEnergy Alliance · confidence: medium
- Kind: nuclear — Beaver Valley · confidence: high
- Manufacturer domain: westinghousenuclear.com — Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 - Review of the Fall 2022 Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report (EPID L-2022-LRO-0014) · confidence: medium
- Equipment models: [{"manufacturer_domain":"westinghousenuclear.com","product_url":"https://westinghousenuclear.com/nuclear-fuel/pressurized-water-reactor-pwr/","count":2,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Westinghouse three-loop pressurized-water reactor / nuclear steam supply system"},{"manufacturer_domain":"westinghousenuclear.com","product_url":"https://westinghousenuclear.com/operating-plants/outage-services/steam-generator-services/","count":3,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Westinghouse Model 54F steam generators — Beaver Valley Unit 1"},{"manufacturer_domain":"westinghousenuclear.com","product_url":"https://westinghousenuclear.com/operating-plants/outage-services/steam-generator-services/","count":3,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Westinghouse Model 51M steam generators — Beaver Valley Unit 2"},{"manufacturer_domain":null,"product_url":null,"count":2,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Natural-draft cooling towers — one per unit"},{"manufacturer_domain":"framatome.com","product_url":"https://www.framatome.com/solutions-portfolio//app/uploads/2025/10/a1038-p-us-r-eng-433-07-23-replacementfiltercartridges.pdf","count":null,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Framatome reactor coolant system filters"}] — Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 - Review of the Fall 2022 Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report (EPID L-2022-LRO-0014) · confidence: medium
- Equipment models: [{"manufacturer_domain":"westinghousenuclear.com","product_url":"https://westinghousenuclear.com/nuclear-fuel/pressurized-water-reactor-pwr/","count":2,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Westinghouse three-loop pressurized-water reactor / nuclear steam supply system"},{"manufacturer_domain":"westinghousenuclear.com","product_url":"https://westinghousenuclear.com/operating-plants/outage-services/steam-generator-services/","count":3,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Westinghouse Model 54F steam generators — Beaver Valley Unit 1"},{"manufacturer_domain":"westinghousenuclear.com","product_url":"https://westinghousenuclear.com/operating-plants/outage-services/steam-generator-services/","count":3,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Westinghouse Model 51M steam generators — Beaver Valley Unit 2"},{"manufacturer_domain":null,"product_url":null,"count":2,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Natural-draft cooling towers — one per unit"},{"manufacturer_domain":"framatome.com","product_url":"https://www.framatome.com/solutions-portfolio//app/uploads/2025/10/a1038-p-us-r-eng-433-07-23-replacementfiltercartridges.pdf","count":null,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Framatome reactor coolant system filters"}] — Framatome recognizes companies excelling in innovation · confidence: medium
- Product family: Westinghouse three-loop PWR / nuclear steam supply system; Unit 1 Model 54F and Unit 2 Model 51M steam generators — Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 - Review of the Fall 2022 Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report (EPID L-2022-LRO-0014) · confidence: medium
- Manufacturer name: Westinghouse Electric Company — Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 - Review of the Fall 2022 Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report (EPID L-2022-LRO-0014) · confidence: medium
- Equipment models.0: {"manufacturer_domain":"westinghousenuclear.com","product_url":"https://westinghousenuclear.com/nuclear-fuel/pressurized-water-reactor-pwr/","count":2,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Westinghouse three-loop pressurized-water reactor / nuclear steam supply system"} — Beaver Valley · confidence: medium
- Equipment models.1: {"manufacturer_domain":"westinghousenuclear.com","product_url":"https://westinghousenuclear.com/operating-plants/outage-services/steam-generator-services/","count":3,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Westinghouse Model 54F steam generators — Beaver Valley Unit 1"} — Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 - Review of the Fall 2022 Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report (EPID L-2022-LRO-0014) · confidence: medium
- Equipment models.3: {"manufacturer_domain":null,"product_url":null,"count":2,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Natural-draft cooling towers — one per unit"} — Beaver Valley · confidence: high
- Equipment models.4: {"manufacturer_domain":"framatome.com","product_url":"https://www.framatome.com/solutions-portfolio//app/uploads/2025/10/a1038-p-us-r-eng-433-07-23-replacementfiltercartridges.pdf","count":null,"unit_mw":null,"name":"Framatome reactor coolant system filters"} — Framatome recognizes companies excelling in innovation · confidence: medium
- Significance: Beaver Valley is a two-unit pressurized-water reactor site in western Pennsylvania with 1,872 MW of stated capacity, participation in PJM, and more than 750 full-time jobs. In 2026, Vistra and Meta announced agreements supporting additional uprates at Beaver Valley as part of a broader program intended to bring 2,609 MW of combined nuclear output online by 2034. — Vistra and Meta Announce Agreements to Support Nuclear Plants in PJM and Add New Nuclear Generation to the Grid - Jan 9, 2026 · confidence: medium
- Description: Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, consists of two Westinghouse pressurized-water reactors: Unit 1 entered commercial operation in 1976 and Unit 2 in 1987. NRC records identify Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC as the owner and Vistra Operations Company LLC as the operator and license holder; the ownership remained with Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC when the operating licenses transferred on March 1, 2024. Duquesne Light transferred its Beaver Valley interests to FirstEnergy affiliates in the December 1999 asset exchange, after which FirstEnergy became the full owner and operator. FirstEnergy Solutions emerged from bankruptcy as Energy Harbor in February 2020, and Vistra completed its acquisition of Energy Harbor in March 2024. — Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (NUREG-1929, Volume 1) | Nuclear Regulatory Commission · confidence: medium
- Description: Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, consists of two Westinghouse pressurized-water reactors: Unit 1 entered commercial operation in 1976 and Unit 2 in 1987. NRC records identify Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC as the owner and Vistra Operations Company LLC as the operator and license holder; the ownership remained with Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC when the operating licenses transferred on March 1, 2024. Duquesne Light transferred its Beaver Valley interests to FirstEnergy affiliates in the December 1999 asset exchange, after which FirstEnergy became the full owner and operator. FirstEnergy Solutions emerged from bankruptcy as Energy Harbor in February 2020, and Vistra completed its acquisition of Energy Harbor in March 2024. — Beaver Valley 2 - World Nuclear Association · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["Reported capacity varies by dataset: an EIA-linked plant record lists 1,846.8 MW for plant 6040, while Vistra and Energy Harbor materials state 1,872 MW for the two-unit site.","The legal ownership and operating roles are distinct: Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC remained the owner after the March 1, 2024 license transfer, while Vistra Operations Company LLC became the NRC-recognized operator.","The December 1999 change was documented as an asset exchange and license transfer; no separate cash consideration for the Beaver Valley interests was disclosed in the cited material.","The 2026 uprate and PPA arrangements are announced plans. the plant continued operating."] — Source · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["Reported capacity varies by dataset: an EIA-linked plant record lists 1,846.8 MW for plant 6040, while Vistra and Energy Harbor materials state 1,872 MW for the two-unit site.","The legal ownership and operating roles are distinct: Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC remained the owner after the March 1, 2024 license transfer, while Vistra Operations Company LLC became the NRC-recognized operator.","The December 1999 change was documented as an asset exchange and license transfer; no separate cash consideration for the Beaver Valley interests was disclosed in the cited material.","The 2026 uprate and PPA arrangements are announced plans. the plant continued operating."] — Vistra and Meta Announce Agreements to Support Nuclear Plants in PJM and Add New Nuclear Generation to the Grid - Jan 9, 2026 · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["Reported capacity varies by dataset: an EIA-linked plant record lists 1,846.8 MW for plant 6040, while Vistra and Energy Harbor materials state 1,872 MW for the two-unit site.","The legal ownership and operating roles are distinct: Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC remained the owner after the March 1, 2024 license transfer, while Vistra Operations Company LLC became the NRC-recognized operator.","The December 1999 change was documented as an asset exchange and license transfer; no separate cash consideration for the Beaver Valley interests was disclosed in the cited material.","The 2026 uprate and PPA arrangements are announced plans. the plant continued operating."] — U.S. Nuclear Plant Shutdowns, State Interventions, and... · confidence: medium
- Financing summary: The disclosed financing concerns Vistra's portfolio acquisition of Energy Harbor rather than standalone Beaver Valley project financing. Announced March 6, 2023 and completed March 1, 2024, the transaction provided Energy Harbor shareholders with $3.0 billion in cash and a 15% interest in Vistra Vision, while Vistra Vision assumed approximately $430 million of Energy Harbor net debt. Vistra's financing plan included $600 million of cash from its balance sheet, $2.6 billion of new Vistra Operations debt, and approximately $430 million of rolled-over Energy Harbor net debt; the presentation described expected closing net debt of approximately $3.43 billion. Separately, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation purchased the remaining 2.60% lessor equity interests in Beaver Valley Unit 2 for $38 million on June 1, 2017, when the related sale-leaseback leases expired; that was an asset-interest purchase, not construction financing. — Vistra to Create "Vistra Vision," a Leading Zero-Carbon Generation and Retail Platform, Through the Acquisition of Energy Harbor - Mar 6, 2023 · confidence: high
- Financing summary: The disclosed financing concerns Vistra's portfolio acquisition of Energy Harbor rather than standalone Beaver Valley project financing. Announced March 6, 2023 and completed March 1, 2024, the transaction provided Energy Harbor shareholders with $3.0 billion in cash and a 15% interest in Vistra Vision, while Vistra Vision assumed approximately $430 million of Energy Harbor net debt. Vistra's financing plan included $600 million of cash from its balance sheet, $2.6 billion of new Vistra Operations debt, and approximately $430 million of rolled-over Energy Harbor net debt; the presentation described expected closing net debt of approximately $3.43 billion. Separately, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation purchased the remaining 2.60% lessor equity interests in Beaver Valley Unit 2 for $38 million on June 1, 2017, when the related sale-leaseback leases expired; that was an asset-interest purchase, not construction financing. — Source · confidence: high
- Financing summary: The disclosed financing concerns Vistra's portfolio acquisition of Energy Harbor rather than standalone Beaver Valley project financing. Announced March 6, 2023 and completed March 1, 2024, the transaction provided Energy Harbor shareholders with $3.0 billion in cash and a 15% interest in Vistra Vision, while Vistra Vision assumed approximately $430 million of Energy Harbor net debt. Vistra's financing plan included $600 million of cash from its balance sheet, $2.6 billion of new Vistra Operations debt, and approximately $430 million of rolled-over Energy Harbor net debt; the presentation described expected closing net debt of approximately $3.43 billion. Separately, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation purchased the remaining 2.60% lessor equity interests in Beaver Valley Unit 2 for $38 million on June 1, 2017, when the related sale-leaseback leases expired; that was an asset-interest purchase, not construction financing. — Source · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.4: {"relationship":"Historical operator and FirstEnergy nuclear affiliate","name":"FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company","detail":"Received operating authority in the 1999 Duquesne asset transfer and operated Beaver Valley during the FirstEnergy ownership period.","official_url":"https://www.firstenergycorp.com/"} — 54649 · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.9: {"relationship":"Nuclear steam-supply supplier","name":"Westinghouse Electric Company","detail":"Supplied the nuclear steam-supply systems for both Beaver Valley units.","official_url":"https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/"} — Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (NUREG-1929, Volume 1) | Nuclear Regulatory Commission · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.10: {"relationship":"Original balance-of-plant designer and constructor","name":"Stone & Webster","detail":"Originally designed and constructed the balance of plant for Beaver Valley Units 1 and 2.","official_url":null} — Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (NUREG-1929, Volume 1) | Nuclear Regulatory Commission · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.11: {"relationship":"Vistra transaction minority investors","name":"Nuveen and Avenue Capital Group","detail":"Received the 15% minority ownership interest in Vistra Vision in connection with the Energy Harbor transaction; the remaining 85% was owned by Vistra.","official_url":"https://www.nuveen.com/"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Timeline.1: {"event":"Unit 2 construction start","date":"1974-05-03","detail":"Beaver Valley Unit 2 construction began; the NRC records the Unit 2 construction permit date as May 3, 1974."} — Beaver Valley 2 - World Nuclear Association · confidence: high
- Timeline.4: {"event":"Sale-and-leaseback financing","date":"1987","detail":"Ohio Edison sold portions of its Beaver Valley Unit 2 ownership interest and entered an operating lease; Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Toledo Edison entered similar arrangements. The leases were scheduled to expire in 2017."} — Source · confidence: high
- Timeline.5: {"event":"Duquesne-to-FirstEnergy asset transfer","date":"1999-12","detail":"As part of the December 1999 generating-asset exchange, Duquesne Light transferred its 47.5% Unit 1 interest and 13.74% Unit 2 interest to Pennsylvania Power, a FirstEnergy subsidiary. FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company received operating authority, and FirstEnergy became the full owner and operator."} — 54649 · confidence: high
- Timeline.6: {"event":"NRC power uprate approval","date":"2001-09-24","detail":"The NRC issued the license amendment approving a 1.4% power uprate for Beaver Valley Units 1 and 2."} — Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 1 and No. 2 Approved Power Uprate Application Information | Nuclear Regulatory Commission · confidence: high
- Timeline.7: {"event":"License renewal","date":"2009","detail":"The units received 20-year renewed operating licenses; the resulting expiration dates are 2036 for Unit 1 and 2047 for Unit 2."} — FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Beaver Valley... · confidence: medium
- Timeline.7: {"event":"License renewal","date":"2009","detail":"The units received 20-year renewed operating licenses; the resulting expiration dates are 2036 for Unit 1 and 2047 for Unit 2."} — Source · confidence: medium
- Timeline.8: {"event":"Unit 2 becomes solely owned by FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation","date":"2017-06-01","detail":"FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation completed the $38 million purchase of the remaining 2.60% non-affiliated lessor equity interest, and the Unit 2 sale-leaseback leases expired, making it the sole owner of Unit 2 and entitled to 100% of its output."} — Source · confidence: high

## Timeline

- 1970-06-26 — Unit 1 construction start
  Beaver Valley Unit 1 construction began; the NRC records the Unit 1 construction permit date as June 26, 1970.
  Source: Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (NUREG-1929, Volume 1) | Nuclear Regulatory Commission (https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1929/v1/index)
- 1974-05-03 — Unit 2 construction start
  Beaver Valley Unit 2 construction began; the NRC records the Unit 2 construction permit date as May 3, 1974.
  Source: Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (NUREG-1929, Volume 1) | Nuclear Regulatory Commission (https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1929/v1/index)
- 2026-01-09 — Meta power agreements and planned uprates
  Vistra and Meta announced 20-year power purchase agreements supporting output increases at Beaver Valley, Davis-Besse, and Perry. The agreements cover 433 MW of combined incremental output from equipment upgrades across the three plants, with the full 2,609 MW program expected online by 2034.
  Source: Vistra and Meta Announce Agreements to Support Nuclear Plants in PJM and Add New Nuclear Generation to the Grid - Jan 9, 2026 (https://investor.vistracorp.com/2026-01-09-Vistra-and-Meta-Announce-Agreements-to-Support-Nuclear-Plants-in-PJM-and-Add-New-Nuclear-Generation-to-the-Grid)

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- [Source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692819/000119312523062837/d445413dex21.htm) — sec.gov · tier regulatory

## Data quality

- Reported capacity varies by dataset: an EIA-linked plant record lists 1,846.8 MW for plant 6040, while Vistra and Energy Harbor materials state 1,872 MW for the two-unit site. The legal ownership and operating roles are distinct: Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC remained the owner after the March 1, 2024 license transfer, while Vistra Operations Company LLC became the NRC-recognized operator. The December 1999 change was documented as an asset exchange and license transfer; no separate cash consideration for the Beaver Valley interests was disclosed in the cited material. The 2026 uprate and PPA arrangements are announced plans. A 2018 notice contemplated Beaver Valley Unit 2 ceasing operation by October 31, 2021, but Energy Harbor rescinded the planned retirement in 2020; the plant continued operating.

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