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Steve Winn, CEO of Nuclear Innovation North America, to Present at the Calyon Nuclear Forum and Utility & Energy Merchant Confe

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Tuesday, November 25th 2008 at 13:14 GMT by Market Wire}  

PRINCETON, N.J.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Steve Winn, Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA), an affiliate of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), is scheduled to discuss the Companies' nuclear development program at the Calyon Nuclear Forum and Utility & Energy Merchant Conference on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 2:30pm eastern.

Interested investors can listen to the live audio webcast at [ http://www.nrgenergy.com ] under "Investors." A replay of the webcast will be archived on the website.

About Nuclear Innovation North America

Nuclear Innovation North America (NINA) is a partnership between NRG (88%) and Toshiba (12%) focused on developing new nuclear expansion projects using Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) technology—the only advanced nuclear technology certified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that has been built on time and on budget. NINA is currently developing the 2,700 megawatt South Texas Project expansion with San Antonio's CPS Energy and the South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company. NINA is also exploring other development opportunities to employ ABWR in additional projects across North America.

About NRG

NRG Energy, Inc., 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. More information is available at [ www.nrgenergy.com ].