X0206 3 2022-02-24 0 0001013871 NRG ENERGY, INC. NRG 0001915504 Picarello Emily 804 CARNEGIE CENTER PRINCETON NJ 08540 1 Vice Pres & Corp Controller Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 6202.0000 D Phantom Stock 2023-01-02 2023-01-02 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 1347.0000 D Phantom Stock 2024-01-02 2024-01-02 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 696.0000 D Includes 5,327 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") issued by NRG Energy, Inc. under NRG Energy, Inc.'s Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of NRG's Common Stock, par value $.01. Upon vesting of the RSU's, the Reporting Person will receive from NRG the following: 1,773 shares issued on January 2, 2023, 1,774 shares issued on January 2, 2024, and 1,780 shares issued on January 2, 2025. The Reporting Person will also accrue Dividend Equivalent Rights ("DERs") on the RSUs to which they relate that can only be settled in NRG common stock. Each DER is the economic equivalent to one share of NRG common stock. Includes 48 DERs. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent to one share of NRG Energy, Inc. common stock and can only be settled in cash. ex24picarello.pdf Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney 2022-03-07