SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Patel Rasesh M. (Last) (First) (Middle) 804 CARNEGIE CENTER (Street) PRINCETON NJ 08540 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/27/2023	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NRG ENERGY, INC. [ NRG ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Exec VP, Vivint	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	439,216(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Relative Performance Stock Units	03/31/2026	03/31/2026	Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	44,706	0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes (i) 410,345 restricted stock units of NRG Energy, Inc. ("RSUs") received in exchange for 1,143,662 restricted stock units of Vivint Smart Home, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Vivint based on an exchange ratio of 0.3588 ( the "Exchange RSUs"), and (ii) 28,871 RSUs issued to the reporting person following the acquisition under the Issuer's long term incentive plan (the "NRG RSUs"). The Reporting Person will receive from NRG one share of Common Stock for each RSU upon vesting. Exchange RSUs will vest as follows: 127,349 on May 16, 2023; 159,186 on May 16, 2024; and 61,905 on May 16, 2025 and May 16, 2026, respectively . NRG RSUs vest ratably over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

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	Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney	05/03/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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