Vistra Corp
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Vistra Corp
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Vistra Corp, formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp, is a public company operating in the energy and power generation industry. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, it is a Fortune 275 company and the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 39GW across a diverse portfolio including natural gas, nuclear, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. In 2020, Vistra Energy was ranked as the 756th-largest public company in the world by Forbes Global 2000. The company owns the Moss Landing Power Plant in California, which contains the largest battery energy storage system in the world as of 2021. Vistra has been noted as the highest CO2 emitter in the US as of 2020. The company's history includes emerging from Chapter 11 in 2016 as TCEH, acquiring Dynegy in 2018, and acquiring Ambit Energy and Crius Energy in 2019, leading to a significant market share in the residential sector within ERCOT.