Vistra announces plans to repower Coleto Creek Power Plant to natural gas

11 Apr 2025

Goliad

Vistra Corp. has announced plans to repower the Coleto Creek Power Plant in Goliad County as a gas-fueled plant.

The coal-fired Coleto Creek Power Plant is scheduled to shut down in 2027 in compliance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules.

According to a May 30 news release, the company plans to produce up to 600 megawatts of additional capacity in the transition.

“Vistra is committed to providing reliable and affordable electricity to our customers while decarbonizing our generation fleet at a responsible pace. Texas is in the enviable position of experiencing sustained economic growth, which includes rapidly increasing power demand as a result of population growth and electrification activities in a number of areas, including transportation, data centers, manufacturing, and industrial activities,” said Jim Burke, president and chief executive officer of Vistra.

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