PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2008--NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) announced that Clint Freeland, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Deutsche Bank 16th Annual Leveraged Finance Conference on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. Freeland is scheduled to present at 6:50pm eastern.

Interested investors can listen to the live audio webcast at http://www.nrgenergy.com under "Investors." A replay of the webcast will be archived on the website.

About NRG

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), a Fortune 500 company, owns and operates one of the country's largest and most diverse power generation portfolios. NRG's 48 plants provide approximately 24,000 megawatts of generation capacity - enough to power nearly 20 million homes. In November 2007, NRG won two of the industry's highest honors - Platts Industry Leadership and Energy Company of the Year awards.

Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, NRG is a member of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), a group of business and environmental organizations calling for mandatory legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and a founding member of "3C--Combat Climate Change," a global initiative taking a leadership role in designing the road map to a low carbon society. More information on NRG is available at www.nrgenergy.com.

    CONTACT: NRG Energy, Inc.
             Investors:
             Nahla Azmy, 609-524-4526
             or
             David Klein, 609-524-4527
             or
             Media:
             Meredith Moore, 609-524-4522
             or
             Lori Neuman, 609-524-4525

    SOURCE: NRG Energy, Inc.