UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 9, 2012

NRG ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

211 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(609) 524-4500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 9, 2012, NRG Energy, Inc. (“NRG”), the subsidiaries of NRG named in the sixty-fifth supplemental indenture (as described below) (collectively, the “Existing Guarantors”), Energy Alternatives Wholesale, LLC, NRG Backup Generation Services LLC and NRG Homer City Services LLC (collectively, the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”) and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee (the “Trustee”), entered into the seventy-first supplemental indenture (the “Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture”), supplementing the indenture, dated as of February 2, 2006 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the twenty-second supplemental indenture, dated as of June 5, 2009, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, pursuant to which NRG issued $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.50% senior notes due 2019 (the “8.50% 2019 Notes”), the twenty-third supplemental indenture, dated as of July 14, 2009, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the twenty-seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of October 5, 2009, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the thirty-first supplemental indenture, dated as of April 16, 2010, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the thirty-fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of June 23, 2010, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the fortieth supplemental indenture, dated as of December 15, 2010, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the forty-seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of May 20, 2011, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the fifty-third supplemental indenture, dated as of November 8, 2011, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the fifty-ninth supplemental indenture, dated as of April 5, 2012, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, and the sixty-fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 9, 2012, among NRG, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee. Pursuant to the Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries became guarantors of NRG’s obligations under its 8.50% 2019 Notes.

On October 9, 2012, NRG, the Existing Guarantors, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Trustee entered into the seventy-second supplemental indenture (the “Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture”), supplementing the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the thirty-sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of August 20, 2010, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, pursuant to which NRG issued $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.25% senior notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”), the forty-first supplemental indenture, dated as of December 15, 2010, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the forty-third supplemental indenture, dated as of April 22, 2011, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the forty-eighth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 20, 2011, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the fifty-fourth supplemental indenture, dated as of November 8, 2011, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the sixtieth supplemental indenture, dated as of Apirl 5, 2012, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, and the sixty-sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 9, 2012, among NRG, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee. Pursuant to the Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries became guarantors of NRG’s obligations under its 2020 Notes.

On October 9, 2012, NRG, the Existing Guarantors, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Trustee entered into the seventy-third supplemental indenture (the “Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture”), supplementing the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the forty-second supplemental indenture, dated as of January 26, 2011, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, pursuant to which NRG issued $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.625% senior notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”), the forty-ninth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 20, 2011, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the fifty-fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of November 8, 2011, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the sixty-first supplemental indenture, dated as of April 5, 2012, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, and the sixty-seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of May 9, 2012, among NRG, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee. Pursuant to the Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries became guarantors of NRG’s obligations under its 2018 Notes.

On October 9, 2012, NRG, the Existing Guarantors, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Trustee entered into the seventy-fourth supplemental indenture (the “Seventy-Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), supplementing the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the fiftieth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 24, 2011, among NRG, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee, pursuant to which NRG issued $800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.625% senior notes due 2019 (the “7.625% 2019 Notes”), the fifty-sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of November 8, 2011, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the sixty-second supplemental indenture, dated as of April 5, 2012, among NRG, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee, and the sixty-eighth

supplemental indenture, dated as of May 9, 2012, among NRG, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee. Pursuant to the Seventy-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries became guarantors of NRG’s obligations under its 7.625% 2019 Notes.

On October 9, 2012, NRG, the Existing Guarantors, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Trustee entered into the seventy-fifth supplemental indenture (the “Seventy-Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), supplementing the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the fifty-first supplemental indenture, dated as of May 24, 2011, among NRG, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee, pursuant to which NRG issued $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.875% senior notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”), the fifty-seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of November 8, 2011, among NRG, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, the sixty-third supplemental indenture, dated as of April 5, 2012, among NRG, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee, and the sixty-seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of May 9, 2012, among NRG, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee. Pursuant to the Seventy-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries became guarantors of NRG’s obligations under its 2021 Notes.

On October 9, 2012, NRG, the Existing Guarantors, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Trustee entered into the seventy-sixth supplemental indenture (the “Seventy-Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), supplementing the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the seventieth supplemental indenture, dated as of September 24, 2011, among NRG, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee, pursuant to which NRG issued $990,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.625% senior notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”). Pursuant to the Seventy-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries became guarantors of NRG’s obligations under its 2023 Notes.

Copies of the Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture, the Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture, the Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture, the Seventy-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventy-Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Seventy-Sixth Supplemental Indenture are attached as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein. The descriptions of the material terms of the Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture, the Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture, the Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture, the Seventy-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventy-Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Seventy-Sixth Supplemental Indenture are qualified in their entirety by reference to such exhibits.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)                                 Exhibits

The Exhibit Index attached to this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit 4.1

SEVENTY-FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR
ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES

SEVENTY-FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees”), dated as of October 9, 2012, among Energy Alternatives Wholesale, LLC, NRG Backup Generation Services LLC and NRG Homer City Services LLC (each, a “Guaranteeing Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”), each a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Company, the Existing Guarantors set forth on the signature pages hereto (the “Existing Guarantors”) and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee under the indentures referred to below (the “Trustee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of February 2, 2006, between the Company and the Trustee, as amended by a Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture (the “Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of June 5, 2009, among the Company, the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee, providing for the original issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $700 million of 8.50% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Initial Notes”), and, subject to the terms of the Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture, future unlimited issuances of 8.50% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Additional Notes,” and together with the Initial Notes, the “Notes”), a twenty-third supplemental indenture, dated as of July 14, 2009, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture”), a twenty-seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of October 5, 2009, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture”), a thirty-first supplemental indenture, dated as of April 16, 2010, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Thirty-First Supplemental Indenture”), a thirty-fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of June 23, 2010, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), a fortieth supplemental indenture, dated as of December 15, 2010, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Fortieth Supplemental Indenture”), a forty-seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of May 20, 2011, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Forty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture”), a fifty-third supplemental indenture, dated as of November 8, 2011, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Fifty-Third Supplemental Indenture”), a fifty-ninth supplemental indenture, dated as of April 5, 2012, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Fifty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture”), and a sixty-fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 9, 2012, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee (the “Sixty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture, the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the Thirty-First Supplemental Indenture, the Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Fortieth Supplemental Indenture, the Forty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the Fifty-Third Supplemental Indenture and the Fifty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture (the “Additional Guarantees”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.17 of the Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and the Existing Guarantors are authorized and required to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees.

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NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries, the Trustee, the Company and the Existing Guarantors mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

1.             Capitalized Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees, capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2.             Agreement to Be Bound; Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby become parties to the Indenture as Guarantors and as such will have all of the rights and be subject to all of the Obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby agree to be bound by all of the provisions of the Indenture applicable to a Guarantor and to perform all of the Obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.  In furtherance of the foregoing, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall be deemed Guarantors for purposes of Article 10 of the Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture, including, without limitation, Section 10.02 thereof.

3.             NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR ADDITIONAL GUARANTEES BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

4.             Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

5.             Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

6.             The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Company.

7.             Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.  This Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall by bound hereby.

[Signatures on following pages]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

Signature Page to Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture

Exhibit 4.2

SEVENTY-SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR
ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES

SEVENTY-SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees”), dated as of October 9, 2012, among Energy Alternatives Wholesale, LLC, NRG Backup Generation Services LLC and NRG Homer City Services LLC (each, a “Guaranteeing Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”), each a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Company, the Existing Guarantors set forth on the signature pages hereto (the “Existing Guarantors”) and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee under the indentures referred to below (the “Trustee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of February 2, 2006, between the Company and the Trustee, as amended by a Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture (the “Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of August 20, 2010, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors named therein and the Trustee, providing for the original issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $1,100 million of 8.25% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Initial Notes”), and, subject to the terms of the Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, future unlimited issuances of 8.25% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Additional Notes,” and together with the Initial Notes, the “Notes”), a forty-first supplemental indenture, dated as of December 15, 2010, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Forty-First Supplemental Indenture”), a forty-third supplemental indenture, dated as of April 22, 2011, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Forty-Third Supplemental Indenture”), a forty-eighth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 20, 2011, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Forty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture”), a fifty-fourth supplemental indenture, dated as of November 8, 2011, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Fifty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), a sixtieth supplemental indenture, dated as of April 5, 2012, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Sixtieth Supplemental Indenture”), and a sixty-sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 9, 2012, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee (the “Sixty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Forty-First Supplemental Indenture, the Forty-Third Supplemental Indenture, the Forty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture and the Sixtieth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture (the “Additional Guarantees”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.17 of the Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and the Existing Guarantors are authorized and required to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries, the Trustee, the Company and the Existing Guarantors mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

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1.             Capitalized Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees, capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2.             Agreement to Be Bound; Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby become parties to the Indenture as Guarantors and as such will have all of the rights and be subject to all of the Obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby agree to be bound by all of the provisions of the Indenture applicable to a Guarantor and to perform all of the Obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.  In furtherance of the foregoing, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall be deemed Guarantors for purposes of Article 10 of the Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, including, without limitation, Section 10.02 thereof.

3.             NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR ADDITIONAL GUARANTEES BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

4.             Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

5.             Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

6.             The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Company.

7.             Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall by bound hereby.

[Signatures on following pages]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

Signature Page to Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture

Exhibit 4.3

SEVENTY-THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR
ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES

SEVENTY-THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees”), dated as of October 9, 2012, among Energy Alternatives Wholesale, LLC, NRG Backup Generation Services LLC and NRG Homer City Services LLC (each, a “Guaranteeing Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”), each a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Company, the Existing Guarantors set forth on the signature pages hereto (the “Existing Guarantors”) and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee under the indentures referred to below (the “Trustee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of February 2, 2006, between the Company and the Trustee, as amended by a forty-second supplemental indenture (the “Forty-Second Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of January 26, 2011, among the Company, the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee, providing for the original issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $1,200 million of 7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Initial Notes”), and, subject to the terms of the Forty-Second Supplemental Indenture, future unlimited issuances of 7.625% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Additional Notes,” and together with the Initial Notes, the “Notes”), as amended by a forty-ninth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 20, 2011, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture”), a fifty-fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of November 8, 2011, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Fifty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), a sixty-first supplemental indenture, dated as of April 5, 2012, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture”), and a sixty-seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of May 9, 2012, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee (the “Sixty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the Forty-Second Supplemental Indenture, the Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture (the “Additional Guarantees”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.17 of the Forty-Second Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and the Existing Guarantors are authorized and required to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries, the Trustee, the Company and the Existing Guarantors mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

1.                                       Capitalized Terms.  Unless otherwise defined in this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees, capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

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2.                                       Agreement to Be Bound; Guarantee.  The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby become parties to the Indenture as Guarantors and as such will have all of the rights and be subject to all of the Obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.  The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby agree to be bound by all of the provisions of the Indenture applicable to a Guarantor and to perform all of the Obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.  In furtherance of the foregoing, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall be deemed Guarantors for purposes of Article 10 of the Forty-Second Supplemental Indenture, including, without limitation, Section 10.02 thereof.

3.                                       NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN.  THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR ADDITIONAL GUARANTEES BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

4.                                       Counterparts.  The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

5.                                       Effect of Headings.  The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

6.                                       The Trustee.  The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Company.

7.                                       Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees Part of Indenture.  Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.  This Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall by bound hereby.

[Signatures on following pages]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

Signature Page to Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture

Signature Page to Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture

Exhibit 4.4

SEVENTY-FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR
ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES

SEVENTY-FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees”), dated as of October 9, 2012, among Energy Alternatives Wholesale, LLC, NRG Backup Generation Services LLC and NRG Homer City Services LLC (each, a “Guaranteeing Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”), each a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Company, the Existing Guarantors set forth on the signature pages hereto (the “Existing Guarantors”) and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee under the indentures referred to below (the “Trustee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of February 2, 2006, between the Company and the Trustee, as amended by a fiftieth supplemental indenture (the “Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 24, 2011, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee, providing for the original issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $800 million of 7.625% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Initial Notes”), and, subject to the terms of the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture, future unlimited issuances of 7.625% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Additional Notes,” and together with the Initial Notes, the “Notes”), as amended by a fifty-sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of November 8, 2011, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), a sixty-second supplemental indenture, dated as of April 5, 2012, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Sixty-Second Supplemental Indenture”), and a sixty-eighth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 9, 2012, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee (the “Sixty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture and the Sixty-Second Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture (the “Additional Guarantees”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.17 of the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and the Existing Guarantors are authorized and required to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries, the Trustee, the Company and the Existing Guarantors mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

1.             Capitalized Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees, capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2.             Agreement to Be Bound; Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby become parties to the Indenture as Guarantors and as such will have all of the rights and be subject to all of the Obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.  The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby

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agree to be bound by all of the provisions of the Indenture applicable to a Guarantor and to perform all of the Obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall be deemed Guarantors for purposes of Article 10 of the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture, including, without limitation, Section 10.02 thereof.

3.             NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR ADDITIONAL GUARANTEES BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

4.             Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

5.             Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

6.             The Trustee.  The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Company.

7.             Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall by bound hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture for Additional Guarantees to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.