UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2011

NRG Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 609-524-4500

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

NRG Energy, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 26, 2011.  Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

(a) Proposal 1 — Election of Class I Directors

With respect to the foregoing Proposal 1, all of the directors were elected and each received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.

(b) Proposal 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The foregoing Proposal 2 was ratified.

(c) Proposal 3 — Advisory vote on executive compensation

The foregoing Proposal 3 was approved.

(d) Proposal 4 — Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation

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With respect to the foregoing Proposal 4, the option to hold future advisory votes every one year received a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.  Based on these results, the Company’s Board of Directors currently intends to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every one year.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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