Nrg Energy

=== SEC Form 3 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 3 Period of Report: 2026-08-06 --- Issuer --- Name: NRG ENERGY, INC. (NRG) CIK: 0001013871 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Golin Caroline CIK: 0002148783 Role: Officer (EVP, Chf Growth & Policy Offc) --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Includes 6,942 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) issued by NRG Energy, Inc. under NRG Energy, Inc.'s Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of NRG's Common Stock, par value $.01. Includes 21 Dividend Equivalent Rights (DERs). Each DER is the economic equivalent to one share of NRG Common Stock. [Holding #2] Security: Relative Performance Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] On June 15, 2026, the Reporting Person was issued 1,433 RPSUs by NRG under the LTIP that vest on June 15, 2029, subject to certain performance conditions. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Includes 6,942 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) issued by NRG Energy, Inc. under NRG Energy, Inc.'s Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of NRG's Common Stock, par value $.01. Includes 21 Dividend Equivalent Rights (DERs). Each DER is the economic equivalent to one share of NRG Common Stock. F2: On June 15, 2026, the Reporting Person was issued 1,433 RPSUs by NRG under the LTIP that vest on June 15, 2029, subject to certain performance conditions. --- Signature --- /s/ Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney (2026-08-13)