Constellation Energy Corp (CEG)

Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in millions except per share data, unless otherwise noted)

Executive Overview

Constellation Energy Corporation, a Fortune 200 company headquartered in Baltimore, is the largest private-sector power producer in the world and the nation’s largest producer of clean and reliable energy. With 55 gigawatts of capacity from nuclear, natural gas, oil, geothermal, hydro, wind and solar facilities, our fleet has the generating capacity to power the equivalent of 27 million homes, providing about 10% of the nation’s clean energy and delivering the around-the-clock reliability needed to power America’s growing economy. We are also the largest nuclear energy company in the U.S. and a leading competitive retail supplier, serving approximately 2.5 million customer accounts nationwide, including 80% of the Fortune 100. We are committed to investing in innovation and new technologies to drive the transition to a reliable, sustainable and secure energy future.

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Significant Transactions and Developments

Acquisition of Calpine Corporation

On January 7, 2026, we acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Calpine for a purchase price of approximately $21.8 billion. The merger consideration consisted of 50 million newly issued shares of our common stock, no par value, and approximately $4.5 billion in cash on hand. After considering divestitures connected with certain regulatory approvals, Calpine owns and operates a generation fleet of predominantly natural gas, geothermal, battery storage, and solar assets with approximately 23 GWs of generation capacity, in addition to a competitive retail electric supplier platform serving approximately 62 TWhs of load annually.

This acquisition is complementary to, and aligns strategically with, our existing business operations and provides both increased scale and meaningful market diversification. The merger couples the largest producer of clean, emissions-free energy with the reliable, dispatchable natural gas assets of Calpine, and also creates the nation’s leading competitive retail electric supplier, providing increased scale, diversification and complementary capabilities that enable us to meet growing demand with a broader array of energy and sustainability products. The addition of Calpine strengthens our essential role in providing clean, reliable energy as the nation seeks to transition to a more sustainable future, and will better position us to pursue investments in new and existing technologies to meet growing demand.

In March 2026, we entered into an agreement with LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC to sell five natural gas-fired generating facilities with approximately 4.4 GWs of capacity from Calpine's portfolio of generation assets located in PJM to satisfy regulatory commitments related to our acquisition of Calpine. The transaction is valued at $5.0 billion before closing adjustments. In August 2026, we entered into an agreement with LS Power to divest the Brazos Valley Energy Center (f/k/a Jack A. Fusco Energy Center), a 606 MW natural gas-fired plant in ERCOT for $860 million before closing adjustments. Completion of these transactions is subject to customary closing conditions and receipt of applicable regulatory approvals, and is expected to satisfy the remaining regulatory commitments related to the merger. We expect the transactions to close by the end of this year.

See Note 2 — Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions and Note 13 — Debt and Credit Agreements of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

New Data Center Facility at Freestone Energy Center

In the first quarter of 2026, we signed a new 380 MW agreement with Dallas-based CyrusOne, a leading global data center developer and operator, to connect and serve a new data center adjacent to the Freestone Energy Center, in Freestone County, Texas. The agreement provides CyrusOne with access to power, grid connectivity and site infrastructure needed to support development of the new facility, while ensuring electricity continues to flow to the regional grid and ensuring reliability for all customers and communities. We have also entered into an exclusive agreement to provide power, grid connectivity and site infrastructure for Phase 2, which will be an additional 380 MWs. These agreements are in addition to the 400 MW agreements announced in the second half of last year between Calpine and CyrusOne for the Thad Hill Energy Center in Bosque County, Texas.

Pastoria Solar Project

In April 2026, we celebrated the commissioning of the 105 MW Pastoria Solar Project, the largest renewable energy project contracted by the California Department of Water Resources to date in its mission to fully decarbonize its operations by 2035. The Pastoria Solar Project connects to the grid through the interconnection facilities at our highly efficient 750 MW natural gas-fired Pastoria facility. Also, co-located with the Pastoria Solar Project is the Pastoria Power Bank, a 80 MW/320 MWh Battery Energy Storage System, which came online in July 2026. The Pastoria Power Bank is contracted and supported by a 15-year power purchase agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

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Pin Oak Creek Energy Center

In April 2026, our Pin Oak Creek Energy Center achieved commercial operation. Pin Oak Creek is a 460 MW, state-of-the-art natural gas facility designed to provide reliable, dispatchable power to the ERCOT grid. As a peaking facility, it is built to operate when demand is highest and reliability matters most, while also maintaining the flexibility to run longer if system conditions require it. The project is a direct response to Texas’ continued growth and increasing electricity demand across homes, businesses, and industry. Pin Oak Creek will play a critical role in strengthening grid reliability and supporting the state’s economic momentum.

Long-term Nuclear PPAs

We have signed an additional 920 MW of long-term PPAs for clean, reliable nuclear generation with a diverse set of investment grade customers to help them meet their evolving energy needs. These agreements are for 15-20 years in duration and are set to begin in 2029 through 2032. Among these PPAs, our 176 MW agreement with Walmart will enable a 30 MW capacity expansion at our Dresden Clean Energy Center in Illinois and facilitate additional investments to strengthen the local community by supporting jobs and enabling continued expansion of operations and workforce.

Other Key Business Drivers

PJM Market Reform

In January 2026, the National Energy Dominance Council, with support from Governors within the PJM territory, urged PJM to file proposed tariff revisions at FERC to improve reliability and cost-effectiveness within its capacity auctions. During the first quarter of 2026, PJM began stakeholder discussions and preparatory work in response to this directive, including evaluation of a potential reliability backstop mechanism, enhancements to large load forecasting methodologies, and actions to accelerate generator interconnection studies. In February 2026, PJM filed tariff revisions proposing to extend the existing RPM capacity market price collar—consisting of a price cap of approximately $325/MW‑day and a price floor of approximately $175/MW‑day—for the 2028/2029 and 2029/2030 Base Residual Auctions. In an order issued by FERC in April 2026, FERC accepted PJM’s tariff revisions, allowing the continued application of the price collar for the specified delivery years. FERC found the filing sufficiently justified to proceed, citing ongoing reliability concerns and extraordinary demand growth, including data center load expansion, and anticipated market reforms. In July 2026, PJM released the results of the 2028/2029 Base Residual Auction and the entire RTO, including all submitted CEG units, cleared at the price cap of $325/MW-day

FERC Issues Order in PJM Show Cause Proceeding

In December 2025, FERC issued an order finding the existing PJM Tariff to be unjust and unreasonable and directing PJM to take a number of actions. FERC ordered three new transmission services: an interim interruptible network integration transmission service (IT NITS), which will allow load to take service on an interruptible basis while waiting for the network upgrades required for traditional NITS, and two other services. The IT NITS service allows the load to elect to connect promptly and receive some service from the grid, while avoiding PJM purchases of capacity to serve it, as it will be interruptible. The other services include a firm and non-firm contract demand service for co-located load. FERC also directed several PJM compliance filings and a paper hearing.

In June 2026, FERC ruled on a number of issues presented in the co-location paper hearing and on several PJM compliance filings implementing directives from the December 2025 order. Importantly, FERC pressed PJM to implement changes to accommodate co-located load prior to PJM’s proposed June 2029 effective date.

FERC also issued a series of orders in the various RTOs in response to the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) published by DOE last fall. The orders direct filings by RTOs and their transmission owners that are designed to expedite service to large load (regardless of whether it is co-located) and avoid the expense and delay associated with network upgrades to provide service to these loads. Constellation’s Load Dependent Capacity at Existing Plants (LCEP) proposal, which would expedite connection of new generation when paired with a large load at an existing plant, was flagged in several RTO orders as a proposal to be considered.

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Russia and Ukraine Conflict

We are closely monitoring developments of the ongoing Russia and Ukraine conflict, including United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and Canadian sanctions, and legislation that may impact exports and imports of Russian nuclear fuel supply and enrichment activities, as well as the potential for Russia to limit fuel deliveries. The U.S. “Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act” became effective in August 2024, banning the import of low-enriched uranium into the U.S. that is produced in Russia or by Russian entities, absent a waiver from the DOE. Under a corollary bill, the Department of Energy has begun the process of distributing billions of dollars to support expansion of the domestic nuclear fuel cycle within the United States to improve emissions-free energy security. In November 2024, the Russian government issued a decree imposing temporary restrictions on the export of enriched uranium from Russia to the U.S. but allowing for a special Russian export license to be issued for individual shipments. Our nuclear fuel is obtained predominantly through long-term uranium supply and service contracts. We work with a diverse set of domestic and international suppliers years in advance to procure our nuclear fuel to support our refueling needs and mitigate the risk of exposure to Russian nuclear fuel supply. Recognizing the potential for the continuing conflict to impact our longer-term security and cost of supply, we have entered into contracts to increase the size of our nuclear fuel inventory. Our fuel procurement activities comply with all U.S. and international trade laws and we continue to take advantage of all available avenues to maintain continuity in our nuclear fuel supply, including working with the U.S. Government and our diverse set of suppliers to secure the nuclear fuel needed to continue to operate our nuclear fleet long-term.

Environmental Regulation

California Assembly Bill 32, as amended by Senate Bill 32 in 2016, directed the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to adopt regulations to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in GHG emissions

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in millions, unless otherwise noted)

Executive Overview

We are the nation's largest producer of clean energy and a leading supplier of energy products and services. Our generating capacity includes primarily nuclear, wind, solar, natural gas, and hydroelectric assets. Through our integrated business operations, we sell electricity, natural gas, and other energy-related products and sustainable solutions to various types of customers, including distribution utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and commercial, industrial, public sector, and residential customers in markets across multiple geographic regions. We have five reportable segments: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, New York, ERCOT, and Other Power Regions. The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations summarizes results for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. For discussion of the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, refer to ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS in the 2024 Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on February 18, 2025.

Significant Transactions and Developments

Acquisition of Calpine Corporation

On January 7, 2026, we acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Calpine for a purchase price of approximately $22 billion. The merger consideration consisted of 50 million newly issued shares of our common stock, no par value, and approximately $4.5 billion in cash on hand. After considering divestitures connected with certain regulatory approvals, Calpine owns and operates a generation fleet of natural gas, geothermal, battery storage, and solar assets with approximately 23 GWs of generation capacity, in addition to a competitive retail electric supplier platform serving approximately 62 TWhs of load annually.

This acquisition is complementary to, and aligns strategically with, our existing business operations and provides both increased scale and meaningful market diversification. The merger couples the largest producer of clean, emissions-free energy with the reliable, dispatchable natural gas assets of Calpine, and also creates the nation’s leading competitive retail electric supplier, providing increased scale, diversification and complementary capabilities that enable us to meet growing demand with a broader array of energy and sustainability products. The addition of Calpine strengthens our essential role in providing clean, reliable energy as the nation seeks to transition to a more sustainable future, and will better position us to pursue investments in new and existing technologies to meet growing demand.

See Note 2 — Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions and Note 16 — Debt and Credit Agreements of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Crane Clean Energy Center

In 2024, we announced the restart of Three Mile Island Unit 1, renamed as the Crane Clean Energy Center. The restart is supported by a 20-year PPA with Microsoft to purchase the output generated from the renewed plant. The restart of the plant and delivery of electricity under the PPA is subject to certain regulatory approvals, including the NRC comprehensive safety and environmental review, as well as permits from relevant state and local agencies.

In November 2025, the DOE Office of Energy Dominance Financing issued a guarantee for up to $1.0 billion for an unsecured loan from the Federal Financing Bank to support the restart of the Crane Clean Energy Center. The loan will mature in October 2055. Interest rates on the loan will be fixed upon each advance at a spread of 37.5 basis points above U.S. Treasuries of comparable maturity. Cash from operations will fund the remaining capital expenditures.

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Conowingo Hydroelectric Project License Renewal

In September 2025, we reached a settlement agreement with MDE, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association, and Waterkeepers Chesapeake, that resolves all outstanding issues related to obtaining a water quality certification from MDE. As a result, MDE issued a water quality certification, clearing the way for the re-licensing and continued operation of our Conowingo hydroelectric facility. The terms of the agreement include operational improvements and commitments for water quality and resiliency, trash and debris removal, aquatic life passage, freshwater mussel restoration, dredging and invasive species management. See Note 3 — Regulatory Matters of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Clinton Clean Energy Center

In June 2025, we signed a 20-year PPA with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center to support Meta’s clean energy goals and operations in the region with emissions-free nuclear energy. The agreement, beginning in June 2027, supports the relicensing and continued operations of Clinton for another two decades after the state’s ZEC program expires. This deal will expand Clinton’s clean energy output by 30 megawatts through plant uprates, expected to be fully complete in 2029, and will enable the Clinton Clean Energy Center to continue to flow power onto the local grid, providing grid reliability and low-cost power to the region for decades to come. The uprates are expected to qualify for the technology-neutral clean electricity PTC (45Y) provided for by the IRA and preserved by the OBBBA for its first 10 years of operations.

Other Key Business Drivers

PJM Market Reform

On January 16, 2026, the National Energy Dominance Council, with support from Governors within the PJM territory, urged PJM to file proposed tariff revisions at FERC to address reliability and pricing within its capacity auctions. These changes aim to increase supply which is increasingly important as energy-intensive sectors expand. The proposed changes include: 1) providing revenue certainty to new generation (for instance, through a Reliability Backstop Auction to procure new, out of market capacity resources), 2) protecting residential customers from capacity price increases, 3) allocating costs to data centers through the Reliability Backstop Auctions, 4) improving load forecasting, specifically large load modeling, 5) accelerating ongoing generator interconnection studies, and 6) performing market studies to ensure the long-term viability of the PJM capacity market. While this is an emerging issue and tariff revisions have not been developed, this has the potential to impact future revenues received by our fleet.

FERC Issues Order in PJM Show Cause Proceeding

In December 2025, FERC found PJM's tariff unjust and unreasonable because it lacked sufficient clarity and consistency regarding rates, terms, and conditions of service for serving co-located load. The order also found that the existing behind-the-meter generation rules permitting netting of load and supply were no longer just and reasonable, with certain limited exceptions. FERC also directed that PJM make three new transmission services available to co-located loads: an interim, interruptible network integration transmission service, a permanent firm contract demand service, and a non-firm contract demand service. The rates, terms and conditions for these services will be developed in upcoming compliance filings and a paper hearing at FERC in 2026, as will the scope of technical studies required to pursue service of co-located load ion such services.

One Big Beautiful Bill Act

We continue to see legislative support for nuclear energy generation, including the passage of the OBBBA. Signed into law in July 2025, the OBBBA both preserves certain federal tax credits from the IRA and enhances certain credits to allow advanced nuclear facilities to qualify for the energy communities bonus adder, subject to eligibility requirements. It also preserves tax credits which benefit our efforts to commercialize CCUS for natural gas power generation and maintains tax credits for geothermal and certain other investments. Overall, the OBBBA reinforces the long-term economic viability of our nuclear generation assets. See Note 3 — Regulatory Matters of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

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Russia and Ukraine Conflict

We are closely monitoring developments of the ongoing Russia and Ukraine conflict, including United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and Canadian sanctions, and legislation that may impact exports and imports of Russian nuclear fuel supply and enrichment activities, as well as the potential for Russia to limit fuel deliveries. The U.S. “Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act” became effective in August 2024, banning the import of low-enriched uranium into the U.S. that is produced in Russia or by Russian entities, absent a waiver from the DOE. Under a corollary bill, the Department of Energy has begun the process of distributing billions of dollars that were previously appropriated to support expansion of the domestic nuclear fuel cycle within the United States to improve emissions-free energy security. In November 2024, the Russian government issued a decree imposing temporary restrictions on the export of enriched uranium from Russia to the U.S. but allowing for a special Russian export license to be issued for individual shipments. Our nuclear fuel is obtained predominantly through long-term uranium supply and service contracts. We work with a diverse set of domestic and international suppliers years in advance to procure our nuclear fuel to support our refueling needs regardless of the risk to Russian nuclear fuel supply. Recognizing the potential for the continuing conflict to impact our longer-term security and cost of supply, we have entered into contracts to increase the size of our nuclear fuel inventory. Our fuel procurement activities comply with all U.S. and international trade laws and we continue to take advantage of all available avenues to maintain continuity in our nuclear fuel supply, including working with the U.S. government and our diverse set of suppliers to secure the nuclear fuel needed to continue to operate our nuclear fleet long-term.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that management apply accounting policies and make estimates and assumptions that affect results of operations and the amounts of assets and liabilities reported in the consolidated financial statements. Management believes that the accounting policies described below require significant judgment in their application or incorporate estimates and assumptions that are inherently uncertain and that may change in subsequent periods, which could have a material impact to our results of operations or financial condition. Additional information on the application of these accounting policies can be found in the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Nuclear Decommissioning Asset Retirement Obligations

The AROs associated with decommissioning our nuclear units were $12.9 billion at December 31, 2025. The authoritative guidance requires that we estimate our obligation for the future decommissioning of our nuclear generating plants. To estimate that liability, we use an internally-developed, probability-weighted, discounted cash flow model which, on a unit-by-unit basis, considers multiple decommissioning outcome scenarios.

Over the past decade, nuclear operators and third-party service providers have continued to obtain more information about costs associated with decommissioning activities. At the same time, regulators are gaining more information about decommissioning activities which could result in changes to existing decommissioning requirements. In addition, o

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