Nrg Energy, Inc. · NYSE:NRG

Nrg Energy — IPO Roadshow (January 2006)

14 slides from Nrg Energy's IPO roadshow presentation, Jan 25, 2006

  1. Slide 1: Proactive Environmental and Emissions Compliance Strategy

    ....While Continuing to Implement our Proactive Environmental and Emissions Compliance Strategy... CAIR/CAMR Compliance plans in place TG portfolio has best in class environmental compliance equipment Material reductions in SO2 and NOx through 2010 at Dunkirk and Huntley 2009 - 2010 capex for substa

  2. Slide 2: West Coast Power Purchase Rationale

    West Coast Power Purchase Rationale ($ millions) Purchase Price $ 205 Acquired cash(1)(2) (88) Fair value of acquired emissions credits(1) (20) Net Assets Acquired $ 97 EBITDA 2005(1) $ 17 EBITDA 2006(1) $ 13 Purchase Multiple 2005 5.7x 2006 7.5x Operating reserve margins in SDG&E and SCE territorie

  3. Slide 3: Liquidity

    Liquidity Ample liquidity to support risk management strategy (1) Excludes additional MTM positions that are secured by a 2nd Lien on the Company's assets (2) Approximately $190 million of returned collateral anticipated in Q1 2006 (3) Excludes 2nd Lien capacity used to secure additional MTM positio

  4. Slide 4: Natural Gas Prices

    Natural Gas Prices Hedged power prices remain substantially below the forward curve providing future upside potential (1) Substantially all hedged revenues in 2007 utilize power put options, preserving upside potential (2) Henry Hub Terminal year (2011) gas price required to meet return requirements

  5. Slide 5: Contracted and Hedged Positions

    Contracted and Hedged Positions Hedged Solid Fuel Generation TG Baseload generation largely hedged through 2009 High gas/power correlation in ERCOT provides opportunity to hedge out in 2010 and beyond NRG Baseload peak generation fully hedged in 2006 Options based hedge strategy in 2007 establishes

  6. Slide 6: Cash Generation

    Cash Generation Combined company expected to generate double digit free cash flow yield even in 2007, the year hedged furthest below current market prices (1) Assumes February 2, 2006 TG closing (2) December 30, 2005 closing share price

  7. Slide 7: Credit Statistics

    Credit Statistics (1) 2005 NRG 2006 2007 Gross 2.7 2.6 2.8 Net 2005 NRG 2006 2007 Gross 3.3 4.2 3.8 2005 NRG 2006 2007 Gross 0.54 0.55 0.49 2005 NRG 2006 2007 Gross 0.19 0.14 0.17 Adj. EBITDA/Interest Coverage (X) (2) Total Net Debt/Adj. EBITDA (2) (X) FFO/Total Net Debt (%) Total Debt/Total Capital

  8. Slide 8: Strong Balance Sheet

    Strong Balance Sheet ETR 5.8 FPL 4 PSEG 3.1 NRG 2.5 EME 2.1 Reliant 1.7 Dynegy 1.2 FFO Interest Coverage(1)(2) (x) FFO/Debt(1)(2) (%) Total Debt/Capitalization(1)(2) (%) FPL Public Service Enterprise Group NRG Edison Mission Energy Reliant Dynegy ETR 31.8 FPL 20.9 PSEG 14.9 NRG 13.9 Reliant 7.9 EME

  9. Slide 9: Asset Value Over Collateralization

    Asset Value Over Collateralization Valuation Based on $/kW Metrics (1) Pro Forma Market Value Baseload Valuation ($/kW) Mid-merit, Peaking Valuation ($/kW) Resulting Aggregate Value 1st Lien Term Loan B Asset Value Coverage Total Debt Asset Value Coverage 1,000 200 $11.4Bn 3.5x 1.6x 1,200 300 $14.5B

  10. Slide 10: Forecast Amortization Schedules

    Forecast Amortization Schedules 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 NRG: NRG power contracts1 $7.6 $18.7 $24.2 $23.7 $20.2 $20.4 NRG emissions credits2 $18.3 $14.1 $14.5 $13.0 $17.7 $15.8 Texas Genco: Texas Genco power contracts $1,326 $1,140 $688 $244 $48 $0 1 Amortization of power contracts occur in the

  11. Slide 11: Regulation G Reconciliations

    Regulation G Reconciliations Appendix Table 1: 2005 to 2007 EBITDA to Interest Coverage Net Debt to EBITDA Appendix Table 1: 2005 to 2007 EBITDA to Interest Coverage Net Debt to EBITDA Appendix Table 1: 2005 to 2007 EBITDA to Interest Coverage Net Debt to EBITDA 2005 2006 2007 Numerator Adjusted EBI

  12. Slide 12: Regulation G Reconciliations

    Regulation G Reconciliations Appendix 3: 2005 to 2007 Net Debt to Total Capital1 Appendix 3: 2005 to 2007 Net Debt to Total Capital1 2005 2006 2007 Numerator Gross Debt $ 2,918 $ 7,875 $ 7,121 Total Cash $ (452) $ (1,181) $ (1,153) Net Debt $ 2,466 $ 6,694 $ 5,968 Denominator Net Debt $ 2,466 $ 6,69

  13. Slide 13: Regulation G Reconciliations

    Regulation G Reconciliations Appendix Table 5: FFO to Net Debt1 Appendix Table 5: FFO to Net Debt1 2005 2006 2007 Numerator Cash Flow From Operations $ 57 $ 1,247 $ 1,015 Less: Working Capital (39) 38 (30) Return of Collateral 433 (406) (27) Pension 13 53 40 FFO $ 464 $ 932 $ 999 Denominator Gross D

  14. Slide 14: Reg. G Reconciliation

    Reg. G Reconciliation EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are nonGAAP financial measures. These measurements are not recognized in accordance with GAAP and should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance. The presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that

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