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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-002644"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TLN"
cik: "0001622536"
company_name: "Talen Energy Corp"
filed_at: "2025-01-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T09:16:57.944262+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Talen Energy reaches RMR settlement to operate Brandon Shores, H.A. Wagner until May 2029

## Summary
- Fixed payments: $312/MW-day (~$145M/yr) for Brandon Shores; $137/MW-day (~$35M/yr) for H.A. Wagner.
- Plants will operate until May 31, 2029, beyond original May 31, 2025 retirement date, to ensure Baltimore grid reliability.
- Settlement includes performance incentives ($5M for Brandon Shores, $2.5M for H.A. Wagner) and fuel/O&M cost reimbursement.
- Agreement subject to FERC approval; may be contested by PJM Independent Market Monitor.
- Plants will not be capacity resources; PJM to include them in capacity supply stack as price-takers pending FERC proceeding.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-002644
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TLN
- cik: 0001622536
- company_name: Talen Energy Corp
- filed_at: 2025-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1622536/000162828025002644/0001628280-25-002644-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1622536/000162828025002644/tln-20250127.htm

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