NRG Energy Inc 2024年度报告

Form10-K Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)has filed all reports required to be filed by Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 duringthe preceding 12months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)has been subject to such filing requirements for thepast 90days.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule405 ofRegulationS-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit suchfiles).Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or anemerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" inRule12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large Accelerated Filer☒Non-accelerated filer☐ Accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐Emerging growth company☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with anynew or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internalcontrol over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that preparedor issued its audit report☒ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in thefiling reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensationreceived by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2 of the Act).Yes☐No☒ As of the last business day of the most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the common stock of the registrant heldby non-affiliates was approximately $12,225,722,798based on the closing sale price of $77.86 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange. TABLE OF CONTENTS GLOSSARY OF TERMS PART IItem1—BusinessItem1A—Risk FactorsItem1B—Unresolved Staff CommentsItem1C—CybersecurityItem2—PropertiesItem3—Legal ProceedingsItem4 — Mine Safety DisclosuresPART IIItem5—Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity SecuritiesItem 6 — ReservedItem7—Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsItem7A—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem8—Financial Statements and Supplementary DataItem9—Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureItem9A—Controls and ProceduresItem9B—Other InformationItem 9C— Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent InspectionsPART IIIItem10—Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate GovernanceItem11—Executive CompensationItem12—Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder MattersItem13—Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director IndependenceItem14—Principal Accounting Fees and ServicesPART IVItem15—Exhibits, Financial Statement SchedulesEXHIBIT INDEXItem16—Form 10-K Summary Glossary of Terms When the following terms and abbreviations appear in the text of this report, they have the meanings indicated below:ACEAffordable Clean EnergyAcquisitionThe acquisition of Vivint Smart Home, Inc. by NRG completed on March 10, 2023Adjusted EBITDAAdjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortizationAESOAlberta Electric System OperatorAROAsset Retirement ObligationASCThe FASB Accounting Standards Codification, which the FASB established as the source ofauthoritative GAAPASRAccelerated Share RepurchaseASUAccounting Standards Updates–updates to the ASCAUCAlberta Utilities CommissionBTUBritish Thermal UnitBusinessNRG Business, which serves business customersCAAClean Air ActCAISOCalifornia Independent System OperatorCAMT15% Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax enacted by the IRA on August 16, 2022CDDCooling Degree DayCFTCU.S. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionCOCarbon DioxideCOeCarbon Dioxide EquivalentsCompanyNRG Energy, Inc.CONECost of New EntryConvertible Senior NotesAs of December31, 2024, consists of NRG’s $232 million unsecured 2.750% Convertible SeniorNotes due 2048CottonwoodCottonwood Generating Station, a 1,139 MW natural gas-fueled plantCP