Briefing on Beaver Valley

Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station, a 1.8 GW facility operating since 1976, has secured a 20-year physical Power Purchase Agreement with Meta, highlighting its critical role in providing stable, high-capacity generation for significant industrial consumers.

Overview

• Project name: Beaver Valley-2

• Location: Shippingport, Pennsylvania, United States, on the Ohio River

• Status: Operating since 1976

• Technology: Nuclear, with two Westinghouse pressurized water reactors

Operational Details

• Capacity: 1.8 GW

• Annual Generation: 15084 GWh with a capacity factor of 93.0%

• Recent Generation (2025): 923 GWh (October), 851 GWh (November), 1390 GWh (December)

• Operator: Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC (EIA), Vistra Corp (Wikipedia)

• Ownership: Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC

Grid and Interconnections

• ISO: PJM Interconnection

• NERC: RFC

• Balancing Authority: PJM Interconnection, LLC

Financial and Strategic Engagements

• Transaction type: PPA (Power Purchase Agreement)

• Offtaker: Meta

• Seller: Vistra

• Lender: Meta

• PPA structure: Physical with a 20-year term

• Latest milestone: Reactor vessel head inspection (2022-10-03)

Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station, a long-standing and high-performing nuclear asset, has recently secured a significant 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with Meta, demonstrating its continued strategic importance in providing reliable, carbon-free energy to support major technology operations.