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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-25-079567
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250818
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250818

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15891
		FILM NUMBER:		251226408

	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: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM&nbsp;8-A</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;or (g)&nbsp;OF</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>NRG Energy,&nbsp;Inc.</B>&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>910 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>77002</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;of
the Act:</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">NYSE Texas,&nbsp;Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If this Form&nbsp;relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)&nbsp;or (e), check the
following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></P>

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pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d)&nbsp;or (e), check the
following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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concurrently with a Regulation A offering check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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file number to which this form relates: N/A</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (&ldquo;Form&nbsp;8-A&rdquo;)
is being filed by NRG Energy,&nbsp;Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) with the SEC in connection with the dual listing of its common stock,
par value $0.01 per share (&ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), with NYSE Texas,&nbsp;Inc. (&ldquo;NYSE Texas&rdquo;) under the trading symbol
 &ldquo;NRG&rdquo;. The Common Stock is currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &ldquo;NRG&rdquo;.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 1. Description of Registrant&rsquo;s Securities to be Registered.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The description of the Common Stock, as may be amended from time to
time, contained in Exhibit 4.15 of the Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 27, 2020 (and incorporated by reference
into the Company&rsquo;s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K), is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Company expects the listing and trading of the Common Stock on
the NYSE Texas to commence on August&nbsp;19, 2025 under the symbol &ldquo;NRG&rdquo;.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 2. Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits for Form&nbsp;8-A, no exhibits
are required to be filed, because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on the NYSE Texas, and the securities registered
hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">NRG Energy,&nbsp;Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Date: August 18, 2025</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Christine A. Zoino</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Christine A. Zoino</FONT></TD></TR>
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