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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-045885
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20240410
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240410

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NRG ENERGY, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001013871
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				411724239
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15891
		FILM NUMBER:		24836559

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		910 LOUISIANA STREET
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-537-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		910 LOUISIANA STREET
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NRG ENERGY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960509
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROXY STATEMENT DATED MARCH&nbsp;15,
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>TO BE HELD ON APRIL 25, 2024</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On or about March&nbsp;15, 2024 (Original Filing Date), NRG Energy,&nbsp;Inc.
(NRG or the Company) made available a proxy statement (Proxy Statement) to its stockholders describing the matters to be voted on at
the Company&rsquo;s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April&nbsp;25, 2024 (Annual Meeting), including a proposal to <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">approve,
on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company&rsquo;s executive compensation (Proposal 2)</FONT>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The purpose of this filing is to make technical corrections and certain
clarifying changes to compensation terms of Rasesh Patel&rsquo;s employment with the Company as set forth below. Specifically, in the
event Mr.&nbsp;Patel&rsquo;s employment with NRG is terminated for &ldquo;cause,&rdquo; Mr.&nbsp;Patel is not entitled to acceleration
of vesting of any unvested equity awards, nor is he entitled to payment of any retention bonus. This information was incorrectly described
in the Proxy Statement. Therefore, for completion, the disclosures in the Executive Compensation section under the heading &ldquo;Severance
and Change-in-Control &ndash; Mr.&nbsp;Patel&rdquo; should read as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">MR. PATEL</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; background-color: white">The acquisition of Vivint constituted
a change-in-control under the Vivint Employment Agreement. As a result, Mr.&nbsp;Patel received 24&nbsp;months of protection under the
Vivint Employment Agreement, which was agreed to by NRG in connection with the acquisition. Pursuant to the Vivint Employment Agreement,
Mr.&nbsp;Patel may be entitled to severance payments and benefits in the event of termination of employment as described below.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; background-color: white">In the event Mr.&nbsp;Patel&rsquo;s
employment with NRG is terminated for &ldquo;cause&rdquo;, Mr.&nbsp;Patel will be entitled to his base salary through the date of termination;
reimbursement of certain business expenses properly incurred and such employee benefits to which Mr.&nbsp;Patel is entitled under NRG&rsquo;s
tax qualified employee benefits plans (accrued rights).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; background-color: white">In the event of resignation by
Mr.&nbsp;Patel without &ldquo;good reason&rdquo;, Mr.&nbsp;Patel will be entitled to the accrued rights; any annual bonus earned, but
unpaid, as of the date of termination for the immediately preceding fiscal year; and any retention bonus earned but unpaid as of the
date of termination.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; background-color: white">In the event
Mr.&nbsp;Patel&rsquo;s employment with NRG is terminated due to his death or disability, Mr.&nbsp;Patel (or his estate) will be
entitled to the accrued rights; any annual bonus earned, but unpaid, as of the date of termination for the immediately preceding
fiscal year; a pro&nbsp;rata portion of his annual target bonus payable for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs; any
retention bonus earned but unpaid as of the date of termination; vesting at target level of performance of 100% of his unvested
equity awards and vesting of RSUs that are outstanding as of the date of such termination; and death or disability benefits under
any applicable plans or programs of NRG.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; background-color: white">In the event Mr.&nbsp;Patel&rsquo;s
employment with NRG is terminated without &ldquo;cause&rdquo; by the Company, Mr.&nbsp;Patel resigns with &ldquo;good reason&rdquo;,
Mr.&nbsp;Patel resigns for any reason during the 30 day period following the 24 month anniversary of the closing of the acquisition of
Vivint, or NRG delivers a notice of non-renewal of the Vivint Employment Agreement on or prior to April&nbsp;10, 2025, Mr.&nbsp;Patel
will be entitled to the accrued rights; a pro&nbsp;rata portion of his annual target bonus payable for the fiscal year in which such
termination occurs; any retention bonus earned but unpaid as of the date of termination; vesting at target level of performance of 100%
of his unvested equity awards and vesting of RSUs that are outstanding as of the date of such termination that were granted prior to
the date of the Vivint Employment Agreement or those granted in respect of 2023; and subject to compliance with the terms of his employment
agreement and the execution and non-revocation of a release of claims, a lump sum cash payment within 55&nbsp;days of such termination
of (a)&nbsp;150% of his base salary as of the date immediately prior to termination, (b)150% of the actual annual bonus paid in respect
of the immediately preceding year, and (c)&nbsp;the monthly COBRA costs of providing health and welfare benefits to Mr.&nbsp;Patel and
his dependents.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Under the Vivint Employment Agreement, Mr.&nbsp;Patel
agrees for a period of 18&nbsp;months following termination not to directly or indirectly, solicit or assist in soliciting in competition
with NRG or its subsidiaries in the business or certain of Mr.&nbsp;Patel or his direct report&rsquo;s current or prospective clients
and customers during the one-year period preceding Mr.&nbsp;Patel&rsquo;s termination. In addition, Mr.&nbsp;Patel agrees for a period
of 18&nbsp;months following termination not to directly or indirectly, solicit employees or consultants of NRG or its subsidiaries. Further,
Mr.&nbsp;Patel agrees not to divulge confidential information of NRG.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set
forth in the Proxy Statement. Other than as set forth above, no changes are otherwise being made to the Proxy Statement or the proxy
card for the Annual Meeting, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and previously delivered or otherwise made available
to stockholders of record as of the Original Filing Date. The information contained in this supplement to the Proxy Statement modifies
or supersedes any inconsistent information contained in the Proxy Statement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">*&nbsp;*&nbsp;*</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">As described in the Proxy Statement, the
Annual Meeting will be held <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">virtually via the Internet on</FONT> T<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">hursday,
April&nbsp;25, 2024</FONT> at 9:00 a.m.&nbsp;Eastern Time online at <FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><I>www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NRG2024</I></FONT>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Your vote
is important.&nbsp;</B></FONT>Information regarding how to vote your shares is available in the Proxy Statement. The Board of Directors
continues to recommend that you vote &ldquo;FOR&rdquo; Proposal 2. If you have not already voted, you are urged to vote by proxy as soon
as possible over the Internet as instructed in the <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
</FONT>or, if you receive paper copies of the proxy materials by mail, you can also vote by following the instructions on your proxy
card or other voting instruction form. <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">You may vote over the Internet, by telephone, by mail if
you have a paper copy of the proxy materials, or online during the Annual Meeting.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">If you have already voted, you do not need
to take any action unless you wish to change your vote. If you have already voted and would like to revoke your proxy or voting instructions,
you <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">may do so at any time prior to the vote at the Annual Meeting. You may accomplish this by:
(a)&nbsp;delivering a written notice of revocation bearing a later date than the proxy being revoked, (b)&nbsp;signing and delivering
a later dated written proxy relating to the same shares, or (c)&nbsp;attending the Annual Meeting and voting online during the Annual
Meeting (attendance at the Annual Meeting will not in and of itself constitute a revocation of a proxy).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Only stockholders of record at the close
of business on March&nbsp;4, 2024 or their proxy holders may vote at the Annual Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>The Proxy Statement, along with these
supplemental proxy materials and the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, are available at <I>www.proxyvote.com.</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Thank you for your continued support and
your interest in NRG Energy,&nbsp;Inc.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><B>CHRISTINE
A. ZOINO</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Corporate
Secretary</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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