X0206 3 2023-04-27 0 0001013871 NRG ENERGY, INC. NRG 0001735576 Patel Rasesh M. 804 CARNEGIE CENTER PRINCETON NJ 08540 1 Exec VP, Vivint Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 439216.0000 D Relative Performance Stock Units 0.0000 2026-03-31 2026-03-31 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 44706.0000 D Includes (i) 410,345 restricted stock units of NRG Energy, Inc. ("RSUs") received in exchange for 1,143,662 restricted stock units of Vivint Smart Home, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Vivint based on an exchange ratio of 0.3588 ( the "Exchange RSUs"), and (ii) 28,871 RSUs issued to the reporting person following the acquisition under the Issuer's long term incentive plan (the "NRG RSUs"). The Reporting Person will receive from NRG one share of Common Stock for each RSU upon vesting. Exchange RSUs will vest as follows: 127,349 on May 16, 2023; 159,186 on May 16, 2024; and 61,905 on May 16, 2025 and May 16, 2026, respectively . NRG RSUs vest ratably over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. rpatelpoa.pdf Christine Zoino, by Power of Attorney 2023-05-03