NRG Energy’s Debt-Fueled Expansion Weighs on Stock
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NRG Energy shares slid 1.6% Thursday as markets reacted to the utility's $4.9 billion debt offering, underperforming the broader market's 0.5% decline. The capital raise funds its LS Power natural gas asset acquisition through secured and unsecured notes maturing between 2030-2036, with coupon rates ranging from 4.7% to 6%.
While traditional energy firms like NRG tap debt markets for fossil fuel infrastructure, cryptocurrency markets demonstrate contrasting capital formation. Digital asset projects increasingly leverage tokenized funding mechanisms - from Ethereum's decentralized finance protocols to Bitcoin layer-2 solutions - avoiding traditional debt instruments altogether.
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