UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
NRG Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-15891 | 41-1724239 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 1301 McKinney Street, Houston, Texas | 77010 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Name and telephone number, including area code,
of person to contact in connection with this report: | Paolo Berard Chief Compliance Officer (713) 537-3000 |
Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
| x | Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2025. |
Section 1 — Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
NRG Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) has determined that certain products it manufactures or contracts to manufacture contain tin, tungsten, tantalum and/or gold (“3TGs”). On the basis of the responses to the Company’s reasonable country of origin inquiries, the Company is unable to determine that the 3TGs necessary to the functionality or production of its products did not originate in the Democratic Republic of Congo or any of the other Covered Countries as defined under Rule 13p-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As a result, the Company has prepared a conflict minerals report, which is attached as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD and available on the Company’s website at https://investors.nrg.com/financial-information/sec-filings.
Item 1.02 Exhibit
See Item 1.01 and Item 2.01.
Section 2 — Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
Exhibit 1.01 — Conflict Minerals Report.
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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.
| NRG Energy, Inc. (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Paolo Berard | |
| Paolo Berard | ||
| Chief Compliance Officer | ||
Date: May 29, 2026
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