Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
NRG Energy
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol NRG)
Headquartered in:
New Jersey
Major Industry:
utilities and power generation
Specific Industry:
energy generation
Penalty total since 2000:
$1,381,661,733
Number of records:
87
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
---|---|---|
competition-related offenses | $1,338,535,000 | 11 |
employment-related offenses | $25,977,391 | 5 |
environment-related offenses | $13,208,276 | 47 |
miscellaneous offenses | $2,000,000 | 1 |
consumer-protection-related offenses | $1,809,581 | 13 |
Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
---|---|---|
energy market manipulation | $1,262,400,000 | 5 |
energy market violation | $65,135,000 | 5 |
labor relations violation | $16,277,391 | 4 |
environmental violation | $13,208,276 | 47 |
fraud | $11,000,000 | 1 |
Notes:
Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
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Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount![]() |
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Mirant Corporation | energy market manipulation | 2005 | CA-AG | $749,700,000 |
Reliant Energy, Inc. | energy market manipulation | 2005 | MULTI-AG | $460,000,000 |
Reliant Energy Services, Inc. | energy market violation | 2003 | FERC | $50,000,000 |
Reliant Energy Services Inc. | energy market manipulation | 2007 | USAO | $22,200,000 |
Reliant Energy Services, Inc. | energy market manipulation | 2003 | CFTC | $18,000,000 |
Midwest Generation, EME, LLC | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $16,184,587 |
Reliant Energy | energy market violation | 2003 | FERC | $13,800,000 |
Mirant Americas Energy Marketing LP | energy market manipulation | 2004 | CFTC | $12,500,000 |
Mirant Energy Trading LLC | fraud | 2007 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $11,000,000 |
Mirant Corp. | benefit plan administrator violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,700,000 |
GenOn Holdings, Inc. | environmental violation | 2020 | DC-AG | $2,500,000 |
NRG Energy, Inc. | data submission deficiencies | 2007 | CFTC | $2,000,000 |
MIRANT CORPORATION | environmental violation | 2007 | EPA | $1,470,000 |
Mirant Mid-Atlantic | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $1,250,000 |
Mirant | environmental violation | 2009 | CA-SFCA | $1,100,000 |
GenOn Power Generation, LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | MULTI-AG | $1,000,000 |
Mirant Corporation | environmental violation | 2007 | NY-AG | $1,000,000 |
NRG Chalk Point LLC | environmental violation | 2016 | MD-AG | $1,000,000 |
Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC | consumer protection violation | 2016 | TX-PUC | $900,000 |
RRI Energy | energy market violation | 2010 | FERC | $750,000 |
NRG Energy, Inc. | energy market violation | 2007 | FERC | $500,000 |
GENON NE MGMT CO | environmental violation | 2012 | PA-ENV | $500,000 |
MIDWEST GENERATION LLC - CONSENT DECREE | environmental violation | 2018 | EPA | $500,000 |
GenOn MD Ash Management, LLC | environmental violation | 2012 | MD-ENV | $300,000 |
GenOn Potomac River, LLC | environmental violation | 2012 | VA-ENV | $280,704 |
GenOn Potomac River, LLC | environmental violation | 2011 | VA-ENV | $275,562 |
GENON POWER MIDWEST LP | environmental violation | 2014 | PA-ENV | $201,000 |
GENON NE MGMT CO | environmental violation | 2000 | PA-ENV | $176,500 |
Reliant Energy Northeast LLC | consumer protection violation | 2021 | PA-PUC | $175,000 |
Green Mountain Energy Company | consumer protection violation | 2022 | PA-PUC | $156,000 |
GENON POWER MIDWEST LP | environmental violation | 2012 | PA-ENV | $152,500 |
MIRANT MID-ATLANTIC | environmental violation | 2010 | MD-ENV | $134,000 |
GENON POWER MIDWEST LP | environmental violation | 2006 | PA-ENV | $120,000 |
GENON NE MGMT CO | environmental violation | 2012 | PA-ENV | $120,000 |
Reliant Energy Power Supply, LLC | utility service violation | 2007 | TX-PUC | $111,581 |
GENON POWER MIDWEST LP | environmental violation | 2006 | PA-ENV | $105,000 |
Reliant Energy Retail Service, LLC | consumer protection violation | 2020 | TX-PUC | $100,000 |
Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC | consumer protection violation | 2018 | TX-PUC | $100,000 |
MIRANT MID-ATLANTIC | environmental violation | 2010 | MD-ENV | $91,000 |
NRG Power Marketing, LLC | energy market violation | 2021 | FERC | $85,000 |
GenOn Chalk Point and Dickerson Generating Stations | environmental violation | 2020 | MD-ENV | $75,500 |
GenOn Chalk Point | environmental violation | 2020 | MD-ENV | $75,000 |
NRG Residential Solar Solutions LLC | consumer protection violation | 2021 | NJ-AG | $69,000 |
GENON POWER MIDWEST LP | environmental violation | 2006 | PA-ENV | $65,000 |
NRG CHALK POINT | environmental violation | 2014 | MD-ENV | $65,000 |
GENON NE MGMT CO | environmental violation | 2010 | PA-ENV | $60,000 |
NRG Texas Power, LLC | utility service violation | 2019 | TX-PUC | $60,000 |
GENON POWER MIDWEST LP | environmental violation | 2002 | PA-ENV | $59,000 |
MIRANT MID-ATLANTIC | environmental violation | 2010 | MD-ENV | $54,000 |
GENON-DICKERSON | environmental violation | 2011 | MD-ENV | $52,500 |
GENON REMA LLC | environmental violation | 2015 | PA-ENV | $50,000 |
GENON DICKERSON | environmental violation | 2019 | MD-ENV | $50,000 |
NRG Energy, Inc. | environmental violation | 2017 | MD-ENV | $50,000 |
Midwest Generation | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $47,996 |
NRG Texas Power, LLC | utility service violation | 2016 | TX-PUC | $40,000 |
Reliant Energy Resource Corp | utility safety violation | 2001 | AR-PSC | $35,000 |
NRG | utility service violation | 2015 | TX-PUC | $35,000 |
NRG Texas Power LLC | utility service violation | 2011 | TX-PUC | $35,000 |
Midwest Generation EME, LLC | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $34,500 |
GenOn Power Midwest, LP | environmental violation | 2020 | PA-ACHD | $32,280 |
GENON REMA LLC | environmental violation | 2008 | PA-ENV | $32,000 |
Gregory Power Partners, L.P. | environmental violation | 2009 | TX-ENV | $30,500 |
GENON-CHALK POINT | environmental violation | 2011 | MD-ENV | $28,000 |
GenOn MD Ash Management, LLC | environmental violation | 2021 | MD-ENV | $25,750 |
Reliant Energy | environmental violation | 2005 | OH-ENV | $25,125 |
RELIANT ENERGY | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $25,000 |
Green Mountain Energy Company | consumer protection violation | 2010 | TX-PUC | $16,500 |
NRG Energy Center Minneapolis | environmental violation | 2001 | MN-ENV | $16,000 |
NRG DELTA LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $14,735 |
NRG CHALK POINT, LLC | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $14,168 |
RELIANT ENERGY | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $14,000 |
Middletown Power LLC | environmental violation | 2002 | CT-ENV | $12,480 |
GENON REMA LLC | environmental violation | 2011 | PA-ENV | $12,167 |
GENON NE MGMT CO | environmental violation | 2018 | PA-ENV | $12,000 |
Green Mountain Energy Company | consumer protection violation | 2005 | TX-PUC | $11,500 |
NRG Energy, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2007 | NLRB | $10,308 |
GENON POWER MIDWEST LP | environmental violation | 2007 | PA-ENV | $10,000 |
MIDWEST GENERATION, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $9,900 |
NRG TEXAS LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $8,500 |
GENON REMA LLC | environmental violation | 2008 | PA-ENV | $8,000 |
MIRANT CALIFORNIA, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $6,750 |
Reliant Energy | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $6,600 |
NRG ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $6,000 |
GENON ENERGY, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $6,000 |
NRG Texas LP | environmental violation | 2007 | TX-ENV | $5,940 |
NRG ENERGY, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $5,600 |
GENON POWER MIDWEST LP | environmental violation | 2005 | PA-ENV | $5,000 |