Constellation is buying power natural gas and geothermal power provider Calpine in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $16.4 billion, joining together two of the country’s biggest power companies.

U.S. nuclear power provider Constellation Energy on Friday agreed to buy privately-held natural gas and geothermal company Calpine Corp for $16.4 billion, marking one of the biggest acquisitions in the history of the U.

In interesting timing, Friday's announcement came on the silver anniversary of the disastrous AOL/Time Warner merger.

Baltimore-based Constellation, the nation’s largest operator of nuclear power plants, is acquiring Calpine Corp.

Constellation Energy Corp. shares surged to a record high after agreeing to acquire closely held Calpine Corp. for $16.4 billion in a deal that will create the largest fleet of US power stations.Most

Separately, Calpine and Constellation are already among the largest power generation companies in the country.

Constellation produces electricity at power plants mainly in Maryland, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania. Houston-based Calpine said it is the largest U.S. producer of energy from “low ...

Constellation is buying natural gas and geothermal power provider Calpine for $16.4 billion, joining together two of the country's biggest power companies.

Constellation Energy Corp. shares surged to a record high after agreeing to acquire closely held Calpine Corp. for $16.4 billion in a deal that will create the largest fleet of US power stations.

New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The buyout will also create the Constellation will buy Calpine with 50 million of its shares and $4.5 billion in cash. It will also assume about $12.7 billion ...

NEW YORK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - U.S. nuclear power provider Constellation Energy (CEG.O), opens new tab on Friday agreed to buy privately held natural gas and geothermal company Calpine Corp for $16. ...

Constellation Energy said the company is applying for federal funding as it evaluates whether to put one or more small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) at its Nine Mile Point nuclear […]