UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)   January 10, 2014

 

NRG Energy, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-15891

 

41-1724239

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

211 Carnegie Center

 

Princeton, NJ 08540

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

609-524-4500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 7.01              Regulation FD Disclosure

 

As reported in NRG Energy, Inc.’s, or the Company’s, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, the Company annually, during the fourth quarter, revises its views of power and fuel prices including the Company’s fundamental view for long term prices in connection with the preparation of its annual budget. Changes to the Company’s views of long term power and fuel prices may impact the Company’s projections of profitability, based on management’s estimate of supply and demand within the sub-markets for each plant and the physical and economic characteristics of each plant.   While this review is ongoing, the Company believes that its revised views of projected profitability for certain assets located primarily in the East will result in a significant adverse change in the extent to which these assets are expected to be used.  The Company considers this to be an indicator of impairment and accordingly, is performing impairment tests for these assets.  The Company expects to record a material impairment loss on these assets in the fourth quarter of 2013.  Any impairment loss will not have an impact on the Company’s cash flows or the Company’s previously stated guidance estimates for 2013 and 2014.

 

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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/ David R. Hill

 

 

David R. Hill

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

General Counsel

 

 

Dated:  January 10, 2014

 

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