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NRG Energy, Inc. is a large American energy company, dual-headquartered in West Windsor Township, New Jersey,〔http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/08/west_windsor_officials_tout_sustainability_elements_of_nrg_energys_new_40m_headquarters.html#incart_river〕〔http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/11/officials_break_ground_on_nrg_energys_new_headquarters_in_west_windsor.html#incart_river〕 and Houston, Texas.〔〔"(Contact Us )." NRG Energy. Retrieved on July 25, 2010. "211 Carnegie Center Princeton, NJ 08540-6213."〕〔"(Township of West Windsor, New Jersey Zoning Map )." Township of West Windsor. Retrieved on July 25, 2010.〕 It was formerly the wholesale arm of Xcel Energy, and was spun off in bankruptcy in 2004.〔( Exit revisited: NRG Energy Inc. )〕 ==Acquisitions== In late 2005, NRG Energy bought Texas-based Texas Genco from a group of private equity firms for roughly $5.9 billion.〔SEC Form 8-K, Accession No. 0000950123-05-011735〕 When the state of Texas deregulated the electricity market, the former Houston Lighting & Power (HL&P) was split into several companies.〔"(Exelon bids for major Texas power producer NRG )." ''Houston Chronicle''. October 20, 2008. Retrieved on April 14, 2014. "The plants were originally part of the former Houston Lighting & Power, the integrated utility that served the Houston area until it was broken up into three separate companies as the state deregulated its power markets."〕 In 2003 HL&P was split into Reliant Energy, Texas Genco, and CenterPoint Energy.〔Fowler, Tom. "(8 Houston power plants to be sold to NRG )." ''Houston Chronicle''. October 2, 2005. Retrieved on April 14, 2014.〕 In May 2009, NRG entered this market by acquiring the retail operations of Reliant Energy. NRG's retail service serves 1.6 million customers in Texas. The retail operations continue to operate under the Reliant Energy name while the remainder of the former Reliant Energy became RRI Energy. Following the acquisition of Reliant, NRG extended its retail footprint with the acquisition of Green Mountain Energy in November 2010. In doing so, NRG also became the largest retailer of green power in the nation, providing all of its Green Mountain and many of its Reliant customers with energy derived from 100% renewable resources.〔(NRG Completes Acquisition of Green Mountain Energy )〕 NRG Energy completed its acquisition of GenOn Energy in December 2012 for $1.7 billion in stock and cash.〔(NRG Energy to Buy GenOn for $1.7 Billion )〕 The GenOn name was retired in the merger, but the combined company retained GenOn's Houston headquarters to coordinate operations.〔 In August 2013, NRG acquired Energy Curtailment Specialists, a Buffalo, New York based Demand response company.〔(NRG Acquires Energy Curtailment Specialists )〕 The terms of the deal were not disclosed 〔(NRG Acquires Energy Curtailment Specialists, Works with ThinkEco )〕 In September 2014, NRG acquired Goal Zero, an manufacturer of personal solar power products.〔http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/1377246/NRG-seals-Goal-Zero-acquisition〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「NRG Energy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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