David Crane recognized as EnergyBiz CEO of the Year
David Crane was honored by EnergyBiz Magazine as its 2010 CEO of the Year. The award recognizes executives who exemplify the traits needed to lead their organization - and their industry - to new levels of excellence.

NRG Listed on S&P 500
Standard and Poor’s lists NRG Energy in the S&P 500 Index, which includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy.

Fortune ranks NRG
In 2010, NRG moved up to 263 on the Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations, a 100-slot jump from 2009, the 11th biggest jump on the list. Fortune also ranks NRG as the 5th largest in the energy industry, 16th fastest growing company based on five-year revenue growth, and the 10th biggest in New Jersey.

NRG Wins White House Award
NRG was the only private sector company recognized with the White House Coastal America Partnership Award for our work on North Deer Island, Texas.

Honors from the American Nuclear Society
The American Nuclear Society honored the South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company with its Utility Achievement Award.

Texas Workforce Board Awards NRG
The Heart of Texas Workforce Development Board gave NRG its Outstanding Community Initiative Award for our Limestone plant’s Area Technical Center in Jewett, Texas.

NRG Receives Historical Preservation Award
The Texas Historical Commission commended NRG for supporting archaeological excavation on our property near the San Jacinto Battleground.

Nature Conservancy Honors NRG
NRG received the prestigious Corporate Conservation Leadership Award from the Nature Conservancy of Texas, which recognized our community leadership, commitment to the environment and our ecocenter in Baytown, TX.

South Texas Project is “Best of the Best”
The Nuclear Energy Institute gave South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company employees its top honor: the Best of the Best Award for lowering operational costs through the development and application of a unique risk management program.

Energy Company of the Year
NRG won the Platts Global Energy awards for “Energy Company of the Year” and “Industry Leadership.”

New Jersey Award for Excellence
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) awarded NRG the Award for Excellence in the Enterprise category for job creation.

Corporate Governance Team of the Year
NRG's corporate governance team wows Corporate Secretary Magazine awards judges with a sophisticated information delivery system and unparalleled teamwork to achieve industry-wide recognition.

2010 Platts Global Energy “Deal of the Year” Award
NRG received the 2010 Platts Global Energy “Deal of the Year” award, one of the industry’s highest honors in recognition of NRG’s 2009 acquisition of Reliant Energy. Combining Reliant’s retail business and NRG’s wholesale power generation business created a stronger company in the competitive Texas market.

David Crane recognized with Ernst & Young “Transformational Achievement” Award
Ernst & Young recognized NRG CEO David Crane with its “Transformational Achievement” award at its 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. The firm honored Crane for his entrepreneurialism, commitment and contribution to changing the debate on climate change and the environment.