Investments Accounted for by the Equity Method and Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

The summarized financial information for the Company's consolidated VIEs consisted of the following:



(In millions)	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Current assets	$	87	$	84
Net property, plant and equipment	1,534		1,807
Other long-term assets	954		863
Total assets	2,575		2,754
Current liabilities	59		56
Long-term debt	442		366
Other long-term liabilities	183		179
Total liabilities	684		601
Noncontrolling interests	529		493
Net assets less noncontrolling interests	$	1,362	$	1,660



	As of December 31,
	2016		2015
	(In millions)
Undistributed earnings from equity investments	$	101	$	55

The following table summarizes NRG's equity method investments as of December 31, 2016:



Name	Economic Interest		Investment Balance
			(In millions)
Avenal Solar Holdings LLC ^(a)	50.0	%	$	(7	)
Community Wind North, LLC	99.0	%	21
Desert Sunlight Investment Holdings, LLC ^(a)	25.0	%	282
Elkhorn Ridge Wind, LLC ^(a)	47.0	%	85
GenConn Energy LLC ^(a)	50.0	%	106
Four Brothers Holdings^(c)	50.0	%	208
Granite Mountain Renewables ^(c)	50.0	%	90
Iron Springs Renewables^(c)	50.0	%	48
Midway-Sunset Cogeneration Company	50.0	%	22
Petra Nova Parish Holdings LLC	50.0	%	34
Saguaro Power Company	50.0	%	(14		)
San Juan Mesa Wind Project, LLC ^(a)	75.0	%	74
Sherbino I Wind Farm LLC	50.0	%	—
Watson Cogeneration Company	49.0	%	26
Gladstone Power Station ^(b)	37.5	%	132
Other	Various		13
Total equity investments in affiliates			$	1,120

(a) Equity method investments owned by NRG Yield

(b) Gladstone Power Station is located in Australia