NRG Energy

NRG

Market cap $28.7B

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NRG Energy (NRG) closed the most recent trading day at $150.59, moving +1.14% from the previous trading session.

NRG Energy has designated 25-year veteran Robert Gaudette to succeed Lawrence Coben at the helm of the energy company later this year.

NRG Energy on Wednesday named insider Robert Gaudette as its next CEO, after incumbent Lawrence Coben steps down from the role at the end of April.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Robert J. Gaudette, Executive Vice President, President of NRG Business and Wholesale Operations, as Chief Executive Officer, effective April 30, 2026, the date of the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In connection with his appointment as CEO, the Board has named Mr. Gaudette President of NRG, effective today. The Board also plans to nominate Mr. Gaudette for election t.

In the closing of the recent trading day, NRG Energy (NRG) stood at $161.59, denoting a -2.75% move from the preceding trading day.

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NRG teams up with Sunrun to link Texas home batteries to the grid to form a large virtual power plant (VPP).