Vistra (NYSE: VST) is entering the conversation around AI infrastructure as major technology firms seek dependable power sources. Backed by nuclear facilities, flexible generation capacity, and extended contracts with large-scale data operators, Vistra stands to gain should power availability emerge as a key limit on AI expansion.

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