UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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) December 13, 2004
NRG Energy, Inc.
Delaware
| 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
901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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| Item 8.01. Other Events. | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| Exhibit Index | ||||||||
| EX-99.1: PRESS RELEASE | ||||||||
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 13, 2004, NRG Energy, Inc. announced that it has entered into a long-term coal transport agreement with The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and affiliates of American Commercial Lines LLC (ACL) to deliver Powder River Basin coal to its Big Cajun II facility in New Roads, Louisiana, beginning April 1, 2005. A copy of the press release announcing the agreement is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit | ||
| Number |
Description |
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99.1
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Press Release, dated December 13, 2004. |
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) |
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| Dated: December 13, 2004 | By: | /s/ TIMOTHY W. J. O’BRIEN | ||
| Timothy W. J. O’Brien | ||||
| Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||||