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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;21, 2006
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-______
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 7pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 16pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 2pt"><B>NRG ENERGY, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>



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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Delaware
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">41-1724239</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Identification No.)</TD>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>NRG ENERGY, INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 4pt"><B>Timothy W. J. O&#146;Brien<BR>
Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
NRG Energy, Inc.<BR>
211 Carnegie Center<BR>
Princeton, New Jersey 08540<BR>
(609)&nbsp;524-4500</B><BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 4pt"><I>Copy to:</I>

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Katayun I. Jaffari, Esquire<BR>
Saul Ewing LLP<BR>
Centre Square West, 1500 Market Street, 38</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>th</B></SUP><B> Floor<BR>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-2186<BR>
(215)&nbsp;972-7777</B>

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">See next page for calculation of registration fee.

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>

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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">be</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par
value $.01 per
share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">4,000,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">47.03</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>

<TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">188,120,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">20,128.84</TD>
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    <TD>The Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, covers a total of 8,000,000 shares. The Registrant
has previously registered an aggregate of 4,000,000 of such shares on Form S-8 (File No.
333-114007). Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the employee benefit plan(s) described herein.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for the purposes of calculating the aggregate
offering price and the amount of the registration fee based upon the average of the high and
low prices of the Registrant&#146;s common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July
18, 2006.</TD>
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    <TD>Represents the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price multiplied by $.000107.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This registration statement on Form S-8 relates to the registration of an additional 4,000,000
shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, of the Registrant. Pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8, SEC File No.
333-114007, are incorporated herein by reference.
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents listed in clauses 1 through 5 below are incorporated herein by this reference
thereto, and all documents subsequently filed (other than respective filings or portions of filings
that are furnished, under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) rules, rather than
filed) by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by this reference in this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
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    <TD>Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2005, filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;7, 2006, and amended on March&nbsp;27, 2006;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
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    <TD>Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;4,
2006, January&nbsp;5, 2006, January&nbsp;13, 2006, January&nbsp;23, 2006, January&nbsp;27, 2006,
February&nbsp;6, 2006, February&nbsp;8, 2006, March&nbsp;10, 2006, March&nbsp;16, 2006, April&nbsp;6,
2006, May&nbsp;3, 2006, May&nbsp;4, 2006, May&nbsp;31, 2006 and the
Current Reports filed on Form 8-K/A on January&nbsp;5, 2006, January&nbsp;23, 2006 and
January&nbsp;26, 2006;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
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    <TD>Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2006, filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;9, 2006;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
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    <TD>Proxy Statement, dated March&nbsp;24, 2006, for the Registrant&#146;s
2006 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;20, 2006; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5.</TD>
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    <TD>The description of our common stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form 8-A filed on December&nbsp;10, 2003, as
amended by From 8-A/A filed on March&nbsp;22, 2004.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B><I>Delaware General Corporation Law</I></B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation shall have
the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding
if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person&#146;s conduct was unlawful.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation shall have
the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against expenses
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith
and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and
only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit
was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem
proper.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that to the extent that a
present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 145(a) and (b), or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
therewith.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(d) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that any indemnification under
Section 145(a) and (b) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as
authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former
director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the
applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 145(a) and (b). Such determination shall be
made with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination (1)&nbsp;by
a majority vote of the directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even
though less than a quorum, or (2)&nbsp;by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of
such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3)&nbsp;if there are no such directors, or if such
directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4)&nbsp;by the stockholders.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(e) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in
advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking
by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be
determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in
Section&nbsp;145. Such expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by former directors and officers
or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the
corporation deems appropriate.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(f) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that the indemnification and
advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, Section&nbsp;145 shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may
be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise, both as to action in such person&#146;s official capacity and as to action in another
capacity while holding such office.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation shall have
the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred
by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person&#146;s capacity as such, whether or
not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under
Section&nbsp;145.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>NRG Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws</I></B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant provides, to the
fullest extent permitted by Delaware law and except as otherwise provided in its by-laws, no
director of the Registrant shall be liable to it or its stockholders for monetary damages for
breach of fiduciary duty. Furthermore, the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant provide
that each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise
involved (including involvement as a witness) in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a
director or officer of the Registrant or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant or, while a
director or officer of the Registrant or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, is or was
serving at the request of the Registrant or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant as a
director, officer, employee, partner, member, manager, trustee, fiduciary or agent of another
corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other entity or
enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an &#147;indemnitee&#148;), shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Registrant to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware Law,
against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes
or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in
connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to
be a director, officer, employee, partner, member, manager, trustee, fiduciary or agent and shall
inure to the benefit of the indemnitee&#146;s heirs, executors and administrators. This right of
indemnification includes our obligation to provide an advance of expenses, although the indemnitee
may be required to repay such an advance if there is a judicial determination that the indemnitee
was not entitled to the indemnification.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant also permits the Registrant to purchase and
maintain insurance on its own behalf and on behalf of any other person who is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Registrant or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant or was
serving at request of the Registrant or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of the registration statement:
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NRG Energy, Inc., incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of NRG Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May&nbsp;24, 2005.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amended and Restated Bylaws of NRG Energy, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2
of NRG Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March&nbsp;3, 2005.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>NRG Energy, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Saul Ewing LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of KPMG LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.3</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (with respect to West
Coast Power LLC).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.4</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche GmbH (with respect to
Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Saul Ewing LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;No.&nbsp;5).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">24</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Power of Attorney (included on signature page of the registration statement).</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunder duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New
Jersey, on July&nbsp;21, 2006.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">NRG ENERGY, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ DAVID W. CRANE
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">David W. Crane&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">     /s/ ROBERT C. FLEXON
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Robert C. Flexon&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">     /s/ JAMES J. INGOLDSBY
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">James J. Ingoldsby&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Controller<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints David W. Crane, Timothy W. J. O&#146;Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne and each of
them, with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement on Form S-8,
including post-effective amendments, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or any substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ HOWARD E. COSGROVE
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Howard E. Cosgrove
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;21, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ DAVID W. CRANE
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David W. Crane
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President and&nbsp;Chief
Executive Officer
and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;21, 2006</TD>
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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ JOHN F. CHLEBOWSKI
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John F. Chlebowski
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;21, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ LAWRENCE S. COBEN
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Lawrence S. Coben
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;21, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ STEPHEN L. CROPPER
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Stephen L. Cropper
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;21, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ WILLIAM E. HANTKE
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William E. Hantke
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;21, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ PAUL W. HOBBY
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Paul W. Hobby
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;21, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ MAUREEN MISKOVIC
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Maureen Miskovic
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;21, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ ANNE C. SCHAUMBURG
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Anne C. Schaumburg
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;21, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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Herbert H. Tate
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Thomas H. Weidemeyer
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Walter R. Young
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NRG Energy, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of NRG Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2005.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of NRG Energy, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of NRG Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2005.</TD>
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S-8
Table of Contents
As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 21, 2006
Registration No. 333-______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NRG ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
41-1724239
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
211 Carnegie Center
Princeton, NJ
08540
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
NRG ENERGY, INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
(Full title of the plan)
Timothy W. J. O'Brien
Vice President and General Counsel
NRG Energy, Inc.
211 Carnegie Center
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
(609) 524-4500
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Katayun I. Jaffari, Esquire
Saul Ewing LLP
Centre Square West, 1500 Market Street, 38
th
Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-2186
(215) 972-7777
See next page for calculation of registration fee.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount to
Proposed
Proposed
Title of
be
Maximum
Maximum
Securities to be
Registered
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of Registration Fee
Registered
(1)
Per Share(2)
Offering Price
(3)
Common Stock, par
value $.01 per
share
4,000,000
$
47.03
$
188,120,000
$
20,128.84
(1)
The Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, covers a total of 8,000,000 shares. The Registrant
has previously registered an aggregate of 4,000,000 of such shares on Form S-8 (File No.
333-114007). Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the employee benefit plan(s) described herein.
(2)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for the purposes of calculating the aggregate
offering price and the amount of the registration fee based upon the average of the high and
low prices of the Registrant's common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July
18, 2006.
(3)
Represents the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price multiplied by $.000107.
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REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
This registration statement on Form S-8 relates to the registration of an additional 4,000,000
shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, of the Registrant. Pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, SEC File No.
333-114007, are incorporated herein by reference.
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PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 8. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-4: LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
EX-5: OPINION OF SAUL EWING LLP
EX-23.1: CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
EX-23.2: CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
EX-23.3: CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
EX-23.4: CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The documents listed in clauses 1 through 5 below are incorporated herein by this reference
thereto, and all documents subsequently filed (other than respective filings or portions of filings
that are furnished, under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rules, rather than
filed) by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by this reference in this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents:
1.
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2005, filed with the SEC on March 7, 2006, and amended on March 27, 2006;
2.
Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 4,
2006, January 5, 2006, January 13, 2006, January 23, 2006, January 27, 2006,
February 6, 2006, February 8, 2006, March 10, 2006, March 16, 2006, April 6,
2006, May 3, 2006, May 4, 2006, May 31, 2006 and the
Current Reports filed on Form 8-K/A on January 5, 2006, January 23, 2006 and
January 26, 2006;
3.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2006, filed with the SEC on May 9, 2006;
4.
Proxy Statement, dated March 24, 2006, for the Registrant's
2006 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on March 20, 2006; and
5.
The description of our common stock contained in the
Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A filed on December 10, 2003, as
amended by From 8-A/A filed on March 22, 2004.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Delaware General Corporation Law
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation shall have
the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding
if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation shall have
the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against expenses
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(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith
and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and
only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit
was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem
proper.
Section 145(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that to the extent that a
present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 145(a) and (b), or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
therewith.
Section 145(d) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that any indemnification under
Section 145(a) and (b) (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as
authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former
director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the
applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 145(a) and (b). Such determination shall be
made with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination (1) by
a majority vote of the directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even
though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of
such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such
directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders.
Section 145(e) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in
advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking
by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be
determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in
Section 145. Such expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by former directors and officers
or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the
corporation deems appropriate.
Section 145(f) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that the indemnification and
advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, Section 145 shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may
be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise, both as to action in such person's official capacity and as to action in another
capacity while holding such office.
Section 145(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation shall have
the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred
by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person's capacity as such, whether or
not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under
Section 145.
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NRG Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws
The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant provides, to the
fullest extent permitted by Delaware law and except as otherwise provided in its by-laws, no
director of the Registrant shall be liable to it or its stockholders for monetary damages for
breach of fiduciary duty. Furthermore, the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant provide
that each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise
involved (including involvement as a witness) in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a
director or officer of the Registrant or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant or, while a
director or officer of the Registrant or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, is or was
serving at the request of the Registrant or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant as a
director, officer, employee, partner, member, manager, trustee, fiduciary or agent of another
corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other entity or
enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an "indemnitee"), shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Registrant to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware Law,
against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes
or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in
connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to
be a director, officer, employee, partner, member, manager, trustee, fiduciary or agent and shall
inure to the benefit of the indemnitee's heirs, executors and administrators. This right of
indemnification includes our obligation to provide an advance of expenses, although the indemnitee
may be required to repay such an advance if there is a judicial determination that the indemnitee
was not entitled to the indemnification.
The Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant also permits the Registrant to purchase and
maintain insurance on its own behalf and on behalf of any other person who is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Registrant or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant or was
serving at request of the Registrant or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of the registration statement:
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NRG Energy, Inc., incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 of NRG Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2005.
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of NRG Energy, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2
of NRG Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2005.
4
NRG Energy, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended.
5
Opinion of Saul Ewing LLP.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.3
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (with respect to West
Coast Power LLC).
23.4
Consent of Deloitte & Touche GmbH (with respect to
Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH).
23.5
Consent of Saul Ewing LLP (contained in Exhibit No. 5).
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page of the registration statement).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunder duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New
Jersey, on July 21, 2006.
NRG ENERGY, INC.
By:
/s/ DAVID W. CRANE
David W. Crane
President and Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/ ROBERT C. FLEXON
Robert C. Flexon
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
By:
/s/ JAMES J. INGOLDSBY
James J. Ingoldsby
Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints David W. Crane, Timothy W. J. O'Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne and each of
them, with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement on Form S-8,
including post-effective amendments, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or any substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ HOWARD E. COSGROVE
Howard E. Cosgrove
Chairman of the Board
July 21, 2006
/s/ DAVID W. CRANE
David W. Crane
President and Chief
Executive Officer
and Director
July 21, 2006
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ JOHN F. CHLEBOWSKI
John F. Chlebowski
Director
July 21, 2006
/s/ LAWRENCE S. COBEN
Lawrence S. Coben
Director
July 21, 2006
/s/ STEPHEN L. CROPPER
Stephen L. Cropper
Director
July 21, 2006
/s/ WILLIAM E. HANTKE
William E. Hantke
Director
July 21, 2006
/s/ PAUL W. HOBBY
Paul W. Hobby
Director
July 21, 2006
/s/ MAUREEN MISKOVIC
Maureen Miskovic
Director
July 21, 2006
/s/ ANNE C. SCHAUMBURG
Anne C. Schaumburg
Director
July 21, 2006
/s/ HERBERT H. TATE
Herbert H. Tate
Director
July 21, 2006
/s/ THOMAS H. WEIDEMEYER
Thomas H. Weidemeyer
Director
July 21, 2006
/s/ WALTER R. YOUNG
Walter R. Young
Director
July 21, 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits No.
Exhibit
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NRG Energy, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of NRG Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2005.
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of NRG Energy, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of NRG Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2005.
4
NRG Energy, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended.
5
Opinion of Saul Ewing LLP.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.3
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (with respect to West Coast Power LLC).
23.4
Consent of Deloitte & Touche GmbH (with respect to Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH).
23.5
Consent of Saul Ewing LLP (contained in Exhibit No. 5).
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page of the registration statement).