PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2008--David Crane, President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), will participate in a panel discussion at the Merrill Lynch Power & Gas Leaders Conference on Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Crane is scheduled to discuss the latest industry issues as part of the "Power Leaders Forum" to begin at 7:45am eastern.

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. For more information on NRG Energy, please visit 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.