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Constellation Energy Corp

For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 6, 2025.

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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 6, 2025

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Item 2. Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, · $ Change
2025 · 2024
Operating revenues$6,788$6,161$627
Operating expenses
Purchased power and fuel4,3843,417967
Operating and maintenance1,5451,48659
Depreciation and amortization248306(58)
Taxes other than income taxes16013921
Total operating expenses6,3375,348989
Operating income (loss)451813(362)
Other income and (deductions)
Interest expense, net(146)(127)(19)
Other, net(154)362(516)
Total other income and (deductions)(300)235(535)
Income (loss) before income taxes1511,048(897)
Income tax (benefit) expense22165(143)
Net income (loss)129883(754)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests11—11
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$118$883$(765)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2024. The variance in Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders was unfavorable by ($765) million primarily due to:

Unfavorable net unrealized losses on economic hedges;

Higher net unrealized losses on equity investments;

Unfavorable net realized and unrealized NDT fund investment activity; and

Absence of nuclear PTC revenues in the current year. See Note 5 — Government Assistance of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information

The unfavorable items were partially offset by:

Favorable market and portfolio conditions, primarily driven by higher realized margins on load contracts, generation-to-load optimization, and higher load volumes; and

Favorable net ZEC revenues.

Operating revenues. Our five reportable segments are Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, New York, ERCOT, and Other Power Regions. See Note 4 —Segment Information of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on these reportable segments.

Wholesale and retail sales of natural gas, as well as sales of other energy-related products and sustainable solutions and other miscellaneous business activities that are not significant to overall results of operations are reported under Other and not allocated to a region.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 2024, Operating revenues were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024$ Change% Change(a)
Mid-Atlantic$1,665$1,242$42334.1%
Midwest1,4041,09431028.3%
New York562513499.6%
ERCOT3983217724.0%
Other Power Regions1,5561,624(68)(4.2)%
Total reportable segment electric revenues5,5854,79479116.5%
Other1,4901,30318714.4%
Mark-to-market gains (losses)(287)64(351)
Total Operating revenues$6,788$6,161$62710.2%

Sales and Supply Sources. Our sales and supply sources by region are summarized below:

Three Months Ended March 31,
(GWhs)20252024Change% Change
Nuclear Generation(a)
Mid-Atlantic13,17713,190(13)(0.1)%
Midwest23,59623,920(324)(1.4)%
New York6,2806,0792013.3%
ERCOT2,5292,20232714.9%
Total Nuclear Generation45,58245,3911910.4%
Natural Gas, Oil, and Renewables
Mid-Atlantic632868(236)(27.2)%
Midwest3853394613.6%
ERCOT3,0843,516(432)(12.3)%
Other Power Regions1,8043,551(1,747)(49.2)%
Total Natural Gas, Oil, and Renewables5,9058,274(2,369)(28.6)%
Purchased Power
Mid-Atlantic4,7943,3701,42442.3%
Midwest48830818058.4%
ERCOT659665(6)(0.9)%
Other Power Regions10,99410,3995955.7%
Total Purchased Power16,93514,7422,19314.9%
Total Supply/Sales by Region
Mid-Atlantic18,60317,4281,1756.7%
Midwest24,46924,567(98)(0.4)%
New York6,2806,0792013.3%
ERCOT6,2726,383(111)(1.7)%
Other Power Regions12,79813,950(1,152)(8.3)%
Total Supply/Sales by Region68,42268,40715—%

(a)Includes the proportionate share of output where we have an undivided ownership interest in jointly-owned generating plants.

Nuclear Fleet Capacity Factor. The following table presents nuclear fleet operating data for our plants that reflects our ownership percentage for stations operated by us and excludes Salem and STP, which are operated by PSEG and STPNOC, respectively. The nuclear fleet capacity factor presented in the table is defined as the ratio of the actual output of a unit (or combination of units) over a period of time to its output if the unit had operated at net monthly mean capacity for that time period. We consider capacity factor to be a useful measure to analyze the nuclear fleet performance between periods. We have included the analysis below as a complement to the financial information provided in accordance with GAAP. However, these measures are not a presentation defined under GAAP and may not be comparable to other companies’ presentations or be more useful than the GAAP information provided elsewhere in this report.

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Nuclear fleet capacity factor94.1%93.3%
Refueling outage days8878
Non-refueling outage days—10

Electricity Prices. As a producer and supplier of electricity, the price of electricity has a significant impact on our operating revenues and purchased power cost. We report the sale and purchase of electricity in the spot market on a net hourly basis in either Operating revenues or Purchased power and fuel expense within each region, depending on our net hourly position. The price of electricity is impacted by several variables, including but not limited to, the price of fuels, generation resources in the region, weather, ongoing competition, emerging technologies, as well as macroeconomic and regulatory factors. The following table presents an average day-ahead around-the-clock reference price ($/MWh) for the periods presented for each of our major regions and does not necessarily reflect prices we ultimately realized.

Three Months Ended March 31,
Location (Region)20252024$ Change% Change
PJM West (Mid-Atlantic)$53.69$34.25$19.4456.8%
ComEd (Midwest)35.3126.079.2435.4%
Central (New York)75.3134.8840.43115.9%
North (ERCOT)31.3925.725.6722.0%
Southeast Massachusetts (Other)(a)104.7544.1860.57137.1%

(a)Reflects New England, which comprises the majority of the activity in the Other region.

Capacity Prices. We participate in capacity auctions in each of our major regions, except ERCOT which does not have a capacity market. We also incur capacity costs associated with load served, which are factored into customer sales prices. Capacity prices have a material impact on our operating revenues and purchased power and fuel expense. We report capacity on a net monthly basis within each region in either Operating revenues or Purchased power and fuel expense, depending on our net monthly position. The following table presents the average capacity prices ($/MW Day) for each of our major regions. Prices reflect the weighted average prices for the various auction periods within the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Three Months Ended March 31,
Location (Region)20252024$ Change% Change
Eastern Mid-Atlantic Area Council (Mid-Atlantic)$53.60$49.49$4.118.3%
ComEd (Midwest)28.9234.13(5.21)(15.3)%
Rest of State (New York)86.33106.52(20.19)(19.0)%
Southeast New England (Other)949.5766.67882.901,324.3%

ZEC Prices. We are compensated through state programs for the carbon-free attributes of our nuclear generation. The following table includes the average ZEC reference prices ($/MWh) for each of our major regions in which state programs have been enacted. Gross prices reflect the weighted average price for the various delivery periods within the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and may not necessarily reflect prices we ultimately realize as a result of interaction with the nuclear PTC discussed below.

Three Months Ended March 31,
State (Region)(a)20252024$ Change% Change
New Jersey (Mid-Atlantic)(b)$10.00$9.95$0.050.5%
Illinois (Midwest)9.380.309.083,026.7%
New York (New York)18.2718.27——%

(a)See ITEM 1. BUSINESS, Environmental Matters of our 2024 Form 10-K for additional information on the plants receiving payments through state programs.

(b)The ZEC price is expected to be approximately $10.00/MWh for each delivery period and is subject to an annual update once full year generation is known. Following the latest annual update in August 2024, the ZEC price for the delivery period beginning June 2023 through May 2024 was calculated to be $9.95.

Illinois CMC Price. The price received (paid) for each CMC is determined by the IPA monthly by subtracting energy and capacity index prices from the bid price, which resulted in $32.50 per MWh for the period June 2023 through May 2024, and $33.43 per MWh for the period June 2024 through May 2025. If the monthly CMC price per MWh calculation results in a net positive value, ComEd will multiply that value by the delivered quantity and pay the total to us. If the CMC price per MWh calculation results in a net negative value, we will multiply this value by the delivered quantity and pay the net value to ComEd. The average CMC prices per MWh were ($2.04) and $7.55 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The average CMC prices may not necessarily reflect prices we ultimately realize as a result of interaction with the nuclear PTC discussed below.

Nuclear PTC. Beginning in 2024, our existing nuclear units are eligible for a PTC extending through 2032. The nuclear PTC provides a transferable credit up to $15 per MWh (a base credit of $3 per MWh with a five times multiplier provided certain prevailing wage requirements are met) and is subject to phase-out when annual gross receipts are between $25.00 per MWh and $43.75 per MWh. We evaluated and expect to meet the annual prevailing wage requirements at all our nuclear units and are eligible for the five times multiplier. Both the amount of the PTC and the gross receipts thresholds adjust for inflation annually through the duration of the program based on the GDP price deflator for the preceding calendar year. We expect the inflation factor for 2025 to be published in the second or third quarter of 2025. The benefits of the PTC may be realized through a credit against our federal income taxes or transferred via sale to an unrelated party.

Many of the state-sponsored programs (e.g., ZECs and CMCs) providing compensation for the emissions-free attributes of generation from certain of our nuclear units include contractual or other provisions that require us to refund that compensation up to the amount of the nuclear PTC received or pass through the entirety of the nuclear PTC received. See Note 5 — Government Assistance of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the nuclear PTC.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we did not record a nuclear PTC benefit as the estimate of full year gross receipts exceeds the phase-out amount for annual gross receipts per MWh for all units. The following table summarizes the impacts to Operating revenues related to the benefits of nuclear PTC and state-sponsored programs subject to refund or pass through as described above for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 2024:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024$ Change% Change
Nuclear PTC revenue(a)$—$304$(304)(100.0)%
State-sponsored programs net revenue(b)110694159.4%

(a)Our estimate required the exercise of judgment in determining the amount of nuclear PTC expected for each of our nuclear units. Refer to Note 5 — Government Assistance of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(b)Includes only state-sponsored programs that have contractual or other provisions that require us to refund that compensation up to the amount of the nuclear PTC received or pass through the entirety of the nuclear PTC received.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 2024, changes in Operating revenues by region were approximately as follows:

$ Change% Change(a)Description
Mid-Atlantic$42334.1%• favorable settled economic hedges of $260 due to settled prices relative to hedged prices• favorable retail load revenue of $155 primarily due to higher contracted energy prices and load volumes• favorable wholesale load revenue of $90 primarily due to higher contracted energy prices and load volumes; partially offset by• absence of nuclear PTC revenue of ($85) in the current year
Midwest31028.3%• favorable net generation and wholesale load revenue of $215 primarily due to higher load volumes and contracted energy prices• favorable settled economic hedges of $200 due to settled prices relative to hedged prices• favorable retail load revenue of $50 primarily due to higher contracted energy prices and load volumes; partially offset by• absence of nuclear PTC revenue of ($200) in the current year
New York499.6%• favorable wholesale load revenue of $75 primarily due to higher contracted energy prices• favorable retail load revenue of $75 primarily due to higher contracted energy prices; partially offset by• unfavorable settled economic hedges of ($105) due to settled prices relative to hedged prices
ERCOT7724.0%• no individually significant drivers
Other Power Regions(68)(4.2)%• unfavorable net wholesale load revenue of ($110) primarily due to lower contracted energy prices and load volumes
Other18714.4%• favorable gas revenue, inclusive of settled economic hedges, of $140 primarily due to higher gas prices• favorable revenues in the United Kingdom, inclusive of settled economic hedges, of $60 primarily due to higher energy prices
Mark-to-market(b)(351)• losses on economic hedging activities of ($287) in 2025 compared to gains of $64 in 2024
Total$62710.2%

(b)See Note 10 — Derivative Financial Instruments of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on mark-to-market gains and losses.

Purchased power and fuel. See Operating revenues above for discussion of our reportable segments and hedging strategies and for supplemental statistical data, including sales and supply sources by region, nuclear fleet capacity factor, capacity prices, and electricity prices.

Wholesale and retail natural gas activity, as well as other miscellaneous business activities that are not significant to overall results of operations are reported under Other and are not allocated to a region.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 2024, Purchased power and fuel expense were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024$ Change% Change(a)
Mid-Atlantic$856$568$28850.7%
Midwest55439116341.7%
New York161169(8)(4.7)%
ERCOT1841127264.3%
Other Power Regions1,3621,2561068.4%
Total electric purchased power and fuel3,1172,49662124.9%
Other1,2331,04518818.0%
Mark-to-market losses (gains)34(124)158
Total Purchased power and fuel$4,384$3,417$96728.3%

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 2024, changes in Purchased power and fuel expense by region were approximately as follows:

$ Change% Change(a)Description
Mid-Atlantic$28850.7%• unfavorable cost of ($250) associated with purchased power to supply load relative to generation volumes primarily due to higher energy prices and increased load served
Midwest16341.7%• unfavorable cost of ($155) associated with purchased power to supply load relative to generation volumes primarily driven by higher net transmission costs
New York(8)(4.7)%• no individually significant drivers
ERCOT7264.3%• unfavorable cost of ($50) associated with purchased power to supply load relative to generation volumes primarily due to higher energy prices
Other Power Regions1068.4%• unfavorable purchased power and fuel of ($620) primarily due to lower generation volumes driven by the retirement of Mystic Units 8 and 9 and higher energy prices; partially offset by• favorable settlement of economic hedges of $555 due to settled prices relative to hedged prices
Other18818.0%• unfavorable net gas purchases, inclusive of settled economic hedges, of ($90) primarily due to higher gas prices• unfavorable purchases in the United Kingdom, inclusive of settled economic hedges, of ($60) primarily due to higher energy prices
Mark-to-market(b)158• losses on economic hedging activities of ($34) in 2025 compared to gains of $124 in 2024
Total$96728.3%

(b)See Note 10 — Derivative Financial Instruments of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on mark-to-market gains and losses.

Other, net was unfavorable for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, due to activity described in the table below:

Income (Deductions)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Decommissioning-related activities(a)$94$296
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from equity investments(b)(268)47
Other2019
Other, net$(154)$362

(a)Includes net realized and net unrealized gains (losses) on NDT fund investments, the elimination of decommissioning-related activities, and the elimination of income taxes related to all NDT fund activity for the Regulatory Agreement Units. See Note 7 — Nuclear Decommissioning and Note 16 — Supplemental Financial Information of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(b)Includes unrealized gains (losses) resulting from an equity investment in a publicly traded company. We record the fair value of this investment in Investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets based on quoted market price of the stock.

Effective income tax rates were 14.6% and 15.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The change in effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 is not material. See Note 8 — Income Taxes of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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