Query
NRG Prairie Energy Center
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
NRG Energy
Generated
2026-10-19T22:40:55.350Z

Briefing on NRG Energy

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 19, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
34
Operating plants
12.1 GW
Operating capacity
8
States
4
Queue projects
1.1 GW
Queue capacity
Wind
Leading technology
Briefing/owner34 operating assets · 4 queue projects

NRG Energy includes 12.1 GW of operating capacity and 1.1 GW of proposed queue capacity in the current result.

34 operating plants span 8 states. The linked queue contains 4 projects totaling 1.1 GW. Wind is the largest operating technology group at 978 MW.

Coverage
34 plants across 8 states
Largest asset
W A Parish · 4 GW
Leading technology
Wind · 978 MW
Queue pipeline
4 projects · 1.1 GW

What stands out

1

34 operating plants total 12.1 GW across 8 states.

2

Wind is the largest operating technology group at 978 MW across 22 plants.

3

W A Parish is the largest returned operating asset at 4 GW.

4

4 queue projects total 1.1 GW of proposed capacity.

Market and operating context

Largest state footprint
Minnesota · 105 MW
Technology concentration
Wind represents 978 MW
Development pipeline
4 projects · 1.1 GW

Why it matters

The operating footprint shows what exists today, while the queue pipeline and latest curated events show where the portfolio or market may be changing. Reading those layers together avoids treating proposed capacity as operating capacity.