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NRG Energy | Sustainability Performance

https://www.nrg.com

Produces and supplies electricity and energy services to residential and commercial customers.

1989

United States

10,001+ employees

Utilities

$10B+ in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#1470
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#349
in United Statesⓘ
#45
in Utilitiesⓘ

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Industry Rank

124 out of 389

Overview
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CO2 scope 1 + 2 ⓘDirect emissions from owned or controlled sources, combined with indirect emissions from purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors based on where the energy is consumed.
27.6MCO2e tonnes, 2024
Laggard
Female employees ⓘProportion of women in the company's total workforce, expressed as a percentage.
31%2025
Aligned
Externalities ⓘThe monetized estimate of environmental and social impacts caused by an organization that are not reflected in its financial accounts.
1.7B$, 2024
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Market cap ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
28.3B$, 2026▲16.7% YoY
Revenue ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.
28.1B$, 2024▲2.5% YoY

Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Industry Benchmark

898.0

B/M 666.6


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  • NRG Energy Inc, US major retail electricity/power generation, has faced sustained US PJM and ERCOT enforcement scrutiny over the contested historic 2024 sustained scrutiny over NRG retail electricity customer compliance practices in Texas including the 2021 Texas Winter Storm Uri customer billing disputes, plus periodic US class actions affecting US institutional shareholders.
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Total sustainability employees

11+

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