What they were paid
NRG ENERGY Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $140,000 | $189,107 | $0 | $0 | $329,107 |
| FY2024 | $120,000 | $179,010 | — | — | $299,010 |
| FY2023 | $110,000 | $179,010 | — | — | $289,010 |
| FY2022 | $100,000 | $179,003 | — | — | $279,003 |
| FY2021 | $100,000 | $167,030 | — | — | $267,030 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: NRG ENERGY, INC. DEF 14A filed March 18, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-030844, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the NRG ENERGY, INC. filed document, accession 0001104659-26-030844. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 18, 2026.
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$329,107 Matthew Carter, Jr, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of March 18, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025NRG ENERGY pays directors a $130,000 cash retainer and $179,000 in equity.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themCompensation · Nominating/Governance (Chair)
The rest of the NRG ENERGY board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Pourbaix | Independent Director | $329,107 |
| Alexandra Pruner | Independent Director | $344,090 |
| Antonio Carrillo | Lead Independent Director | $354,079 |
| E. Spencer Abraham | Independent Director | $309,129 |
| Elisabeth B. Donohue | Independent Director | $329,107 |
| Heather Cox | Independent Director | $309,129 |
| Kevin Howell | Independent Director | $309,129 |
| Marcie C. Zlotnik | Independent Director | $309,129 |
| Marwan Fawaz | Independent Director | $309,129 |
| Sanjay Kapoor | Independent Director | — |
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