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Dec. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Nature of Business | Nature of Business General NRG Energy, Inc., or NRG or the Company, is a leading energy and smart home company fueled by market-leading brands, proprietary technologies, and complementary sales channels. Across the United States and Canada, NRG delivers innovative, sustainable solutions, predominately under the brand names such as NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy and Vivint, while also advocating for competitive energy markets and customer choice. The Company has a customer base that includes approximately 8 million residential customers (comprised of 6 million retail energy customers and 2 million smart home customers) in addition to commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers, supported by approximately 13 GW of generation as of December 31, 2024. The Company's business is segmented as follows: •Texas, which includes all activity related to customer, plant and market operations in Texas, other than Cottonwood; •East, which includes all activity related to customer, plant and market operations in the East; •West/Services/Other, which includes the following assets and activities: (i) all activity related to customer, plant and market operations in the West and Canada, and (ii) activity related to the Cottonwood facility and other investments; •Vivint Smart Home; and •Corporate activities.

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