Vistra Reports PJM Auction Results

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Vistra (NYSE: VST) announced its results from the PJM capacity auction for 2023/2024, clearing 6,868 megawatts (MW) at a weighted average clearing price of $37.20 per megawatt-day, generating approximately $94 million in revenue. Including additional revenue from retail sales, total estimated revenues are projected to be $164-169 million. The auction results demonstrate Vistra's strong market position, with significant cleared capacity across various zones, reinforcing its role as a major player in the U.S. energy market.

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• Cleared 6,868 MW at $37.20 per megawatt-day, resulting in approximately $94 million in capacity revenue.
• Total projected revenues for 2023/2024 are estimated at $164-169 million, including additional retail sales.
• Strong performance in the PJM capacity auction enhancing market presence.

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IRVING, Texas, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra (NYSE: VST) today reported its results from the PJM capacity auction for planning year 2023/2024. The company cleared a total of 6,868 megawatts (MW) at a weighted average clearing price of $37.20 per megawatt-day, equating to approximately $94 million in capacity revenue for the 2023/2024 planning year. Including Vistra's incremental revenue of approximately $70-75 million from existing retail and other third-party bilateral sales above the capacity auction clearing price, Vistra's total estimated revenues for the 2023/2024 planning year as of June 21, 2022 are projected to be approximately $164-169 million.

The table below lists Vistra's cleared capacity and associated clearing price for the 2023/2024 capacity auction by zone and reporting segment.

Zone		Clearing Price per MW-Day		East MWs Cleared		Sunset MWs Cleared		Total MWs Cleared
RTO		$34.13		2,890		-		2,890
ComEd		$34.13		1,151		408		1,559
DEOK		$34.13		11		924		935
EMAAC		$49.49		828		-		828
MAAC		$49.49		545		-		545
ATSI		$34.13		112		-		112
Total1		$37.20		5,536		1,332		6,868

1 Total may not sum due to rounding.

About Vistra
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 275 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, providing essential resources for customers, commerce, and communities. Vistra combines an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with safe, reliable, diverse, and efficient power generation. The company brings its products and services to market in 20 states and the District of Columbia, including six of the seven competitive wholesale markets in the U.S. and markets in Canada, as well. Serving nearly 4.3 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers with electricity and natural gas, Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and offers over 50 renewable energy plans. The company is also the largest competitive power generator in the U.S. with a capacity of approximately 39,000 megawatts powered by a diverse portfolio, including natural gas, nuclear, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. In addition, Vistra is a large purchaser of wind power. The company owns and operates the 400-MW/1,600-MWh battery energy storage system in Moss Landing, California, the largest of its kind in the world. Vistra is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company's sustainability report at https://www.vistracorp.com/sustainability/.

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The information presented herein includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which Vistra Corp. ("Vistra") operates and beliefs of and assumptions made by Vistra's management, involve risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict and are not guarantees of future performance, that could significantly affect the financial results of Vistra. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that are presented herein, or in response to questions or otherwise, that address activities, events or developments that may occur in the future, including such matters as activities related to our financial or operational projections, the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, projected synergy, value lever and net debt targets, capital allocation, capital expenditures, liquidity, projected Adjusted EBITDA to free cash flow conversion rate, dividend policy, business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, future acquisitions or dispositions, development or operation of power generation assets, market and industry developments and the growth of our businesses and operations (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases, or the negative variations of those words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature, including, but not limited to: "intends," "plans," "will likely," "unlikely," "believe," "confident", "expect," "seek," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "will," "shall," "should," "could," "may," "might," "predict," "project," "forecast," "target," "potential," "goal," "objective," "guidance" and "outlook"), are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Although Vistra believes that in making any such forward-looking statement, Vistra's expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, any such forward-looking statement involves uncertainties and risks that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in or implied by any such forward-looking statement, including, but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions (including changes in interest rates) or changes in political conditions or federal or state laws and regulations; (ii) the ability of Vistra to execute upon its contemplated strategic, capital allocation, performance, and cost-saving initiatives and to successfully integrate acquired businesses; (iii) actions by credit ratings agencies; (iv) the severity, magnitude and duration of pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and the resulting effects on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows; (v) the severity, magnitude and duration of extreme weather events (including Winter Storm Uri), contingencies and uncertainties relating thereto, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, and the resulting effects on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows; and (vi) those additional risks and factors discussed in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Vistra from time to time, including the uncertainties and risks discussed in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in Vistra's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only at the date on which it is made, and except as may be required by law, Vistra will not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all of them; nor can Vistra assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

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FAQ

What were Vistra's auction results for the PJM capacity auction 2023/2024?

Vistra cleared 6,868 MW at a weighted average clearing price of $37.20 per megawatt-day.

How much revenue is Vistra expecting from the PJM capacity auction?

Vistra is expecting approximately $94 million in capacity revenue from the auction.

What is the total estimated revenue for Vistra for the 2023/2024 planning year?

The total estimated revenue is projected to be between $164 million and $169 million.

What is Vistra's stock symbol?

Vistra's stock symbol is VST.