On September 18, Constellation Energy Corp fell 3.12% in regular trading, trading at $254.84/share, with turnover of $487 million. The decline came as the broader electric utilities sector weakened and the market continued to digest the company's $715 million acquisition of a natural gas-fired power plant from Shell.

On September 11, Constellation Energy announced it would acquire RISEC Holdings, owner of the 609-megawatt Rhode Island State Energy Center, a combined-cycle gas turbine facility selling into the ISO New England wholesale market. The company stated the net acquisition cost is approximately $580 million after expected first-year tax benefits, and that the deal would be immediately accretive to operating earnings while delivering returns above its 10% unlevered return threshold. Management also emphasized the transaction would not affect the $5 billion share repurchase program authorized through the end of next year.

Despite a brief 3.21% rebound on September 17, the stock failed to sustain momentum. Within the Electric Utilities sector, weakness was broad-based, with NextEra down 1.0%, Southern down 1.45%, American Electric Power down 1.21%, Duke down 1.14%, and Oklo Inc. down 4.97%.

Constellation Energy is the largest producer of carbon-free energy in the United States, with nuclear, hydro, wind, and solar facilities capable of powering approximately 16 million homes, representing roughly 10% of the nation's carbon-free electricity output.

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