as nyse nrg s & p 500 component industry electric utilities founded 1992 headquarters west windsor new jersey financial houston texas operations 1 area served usa 11 states key people mauricio gutierrez president and ceo products electricity generation electric power transmission distribution revenue us 14.674 billion 2015 2 us 15.868 billion 2014 3 us 11.295 billion 2013 3 us 8.422 billion 2012 3 number of employees 10 468 2015 2 website www.nrg.com nrg energy inc. is a large american energy company dual headquartered in west windsor township new jersey 4 5 and houston texas . 1 6 7 it was formerly the wholesale arm of xcel energy and was spun off in bankruptcy in 2004 . 8 contents 1 acquisitions 1.1 naming rights 2 wholesale generation 3 retail electricity 4 green energy initiatives 5 see also 6 references 7 external links acquisitions edit in 2006 nrg energy bought texas based texas genco from a group of private equity firms for roughly 5.9 billion . 9 when the state of texas deregulated the electricity market the former houston lighting & power hl & p was split into several companies . 10 in 2003 hl & p was split into reliant energy texas genco and centerpoint energy . 11 in may 2009 nrg entered this market by acquiring the retail operations of reliant energy . nrg s retail service serves 1.6 million customers in texas . the retail operations continue to operate under the reliant energy name while the remainder of the former reliant energy became rri energy . following the acquisition of reliant nrg extended its retail footprint with the acquisition of green mountain energy in november 2010 . 12 in doing so nrg also became the largest retailer of green power in the nation providing all of its green mountain and many of its reliant customers with energy derived from 100 % renewable resources . 13 nrg energy completed its acquisition of genon energy in december 2012 1 for 1.7 billion in stock and cash . 14 the genon name was retired in the merger but the combined company retained genon s houston headquarters to coordinate operations . 1 in august 2013 nrg acquired energy curtailment specialists a buffalo new york based demand response company . 15 the terms of the deal were not disclosed 16 a goal zero battery lamp and solar panel in september 2014 nrg acquired goal zero a manufacturer of personal solar power products . 17 naming rights edit nrg energy holds the naming rights to the nrg park campus in houston texas home to the nrg astrodome nrg stadium nrg arena and nrg center . on march 12 2014 nrg energy announced that they would be re branding reliant park to replace reliant on all signages to nrg . wholesale generation edit after the genon merger nrg has 47 000 mw of total generation capacity enough to power approximately 40 million homes . 18 its nearly 100 power plants are located in 18 states in the northeast chicago area gulf coast southwest nevada and california . 18 generation facilities include mostly fossil fuel power plants powered by natural gas oil and coal ; plus four wind farms in texas and six solar farms in california arizona and new mexico . 19 nrg also has a 44 % ownership stake in the south texas nuclear generating station and a 37.5 % stake in a coal power plant in gladstone queensland australia . 19 some facilities use cogeneration and the company also owns 28mw of solar distributed generation . 19 retail electricity edit nrg s retail power services provide electricity services to more than 2 million homes and businesses mostly in arizona and the northeast . green energy initiatives edit nissan leaf recharging from an evgo network charging station in houston texas beginning in 2009 nrg began a major initiative to become the leading green energy producer in the united states and started investing very large amounts of money in clean energy projects . 20 21 they include onshore and offshore wind power solar thermal energy photovoltaic and distributed solar power facilities and repowering of some of their traditional coal plants with biomass . 20 in late 2010 nrg made news by launching the evgo network the first completely private public car charging station network for electric power vehicles . 22 nrg continued the trend of leading in the green power market in 2011 by becoming the largest green power retailer in new york city . citation needed the company also signed a two year agreement beginning in january 2011 to provide 100 % renewable energy for the empire state building . 23 24 assemblywoman aravella simotas has been chair of a coalition to support the utility in their plan to replace its decades old dirty power plant in astoria with a newer generator . 25 the company wants to replace 31 generators with new ones that will increase the megawatts of power while reducing emissions . 25 26 emissions would be reduced because the new plants will use natural gas while the current generators run primarily on oil . 26 see also edit new jersey portal new york portal houston portal energy portal renewable energy portal nuclear technology portal companies portal greenstreet nrg tower new york energy law template nrg stadium references edit a b c d nrg and genon complete merger creating nation s largest competitive power generator . business wire press release . retrieved 2012 02 23 . a b nrg energy inc. annual report form 10 k . united states securities and exchange commission . february 29 2016 . a b c nrg energy inc. annual report form 10 k . united states securities and exchange commission . february 27 2015 . http www.nj.com mercer index.ssf 2014 08 west windsor officials tout sustainability elements of nrg energys new 40m headquarters.html incart river http www.nj.com mercer index.ssf 2014 11 officials break ground on nrg energys new headquarters in west windsor.html incart river contact us . nrg energy . retrieved on july 25 2010 . 211 carnegie center princeton nj 08540 6213 . township of west windsor new jersey zoning map . township of west windsor . retrieved on july 25 2010 . exit revisited nrg energy inc. sec form 8 k accession no. 0000950123 05 011735 exelon bids for major texas power producer nrg . houston chronicle . october 20 2008 . retrieved on april 14 2014 . the plants were originally part of the former houston lighting & power the integrated utility that served the houston area until it was broken up into three separate companies as the state deregulated its power markets . fowler tom . 8 houston power plants to be sold to nrg . houston chronicle . october 2 2005 . retrieved on april 14 2014 . green mountain energy to be acquired for 350 million 2010 09 16 nrg completes acquisition of green mountain energy nrg energy to buy genon for 1.7 billion nrg acquires energy curtailment specialists nrg acquires energy curtailment specialists works with thinkeco http www.rechargenews.com solar 1377246 nrg seals goal zero acquisition a b a new 21st century energy company . retrieved 2013 02 23 . a b c generation assets pdf . retrieved 2013 02 23 . a b http nrgenergy.com http www.nytimes.com 2014 11 21 business energy environment nrg sets goals to cut carbon emissions.html nrg evgo . retrieved 2 june 2015 . empire state building to purchase 100 % renewable power 01 07 2011 check date values in date help green mountain signs up new york s empire state building a b trapasso clare may 8 2012 . nrg hopes to replace 31 generators in astoria . new york daily news . retrieved october 11 2012 . a b henely rebecca april 30 2012 . officials support astoria repowering to grow jobs . times ledger . retrieved october 11 2012 . external links edit nrg energy website reliant energy website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nrg energy & oldid 737464083 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangepower companies of the united statescompanies based in mercer county new jerseynuclear power companies of the united stateswest windsor township new jerseyelectric vehicle industryhidden 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