Overview

NRG Energy, Inc. is an American energy company, headquartered in Houston, Texas. NRG Energy is driven by the idea of a smarter, cleaner, digitally-enhanced energy ecosystem—and the possibilities that it brings to the world and to the 7.3 million customers the company serves. It was formerly the wholesale arm of Northern States Power Company (NSP), which became Xcel Energy, but became independent in 2000. NRG Energy is involved in energy generation and retail electricity. Their portfolio includes natural gas generation, coal generation, oil generation, nuclear generation, wind generation, utility-scale generation, and distributed solar generation. NRG serves 6 million retail customers in 24 US states including Texas, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio; the District of Columbia, and eight provinces in Canada.