Platts Global Energy Awards Bestows `Company of the Year' and `Industry Leadership' Awards on NRG Energy of Houston

Platts Global Energy Awards Bestows `Company of the Year' and `Industry Leadership' Awards on NRG Energy of Houston

November 30, 2007

Duke Energy's Jim Rogers Gets Coveted `CEO of the Year'


    NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- 

    Houston-based NRG Energy, the international power
generator, snared two top awards -- "Energy Company of
the Year" and the "Industry Leadership Award"
-- tonight at the 9th annual Platts Global Energy Awards. 

    Platts' prestigious "CEO of the Year" award
went to Duke Energy's Jim Rogers, known for his advocacy of
energy efficiency. 

    "Congratulations to NRG Energy and to Jim
Rogers," said Platts President Victoria Chu Pao.
"NRG is a true global pioneer, and the judges were
impressed by the company's vision, sense of corporate
responsibility and leadership. NRG Energy has transformed
itself into a powerhouse -- and was recognized as one of
the fastest growing companies in the Platts Top 250 awards
announced earlier this year."

    "Duke Energy's Jim Rogers has been a leader, an
innovator and an implementer. The judges honored Rogers as
a leading voice and visionary for an entire industry,"
she said.

    Platts, a leading global energy information service, is
a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP).

    Its annual awards showcase extraordinary
accomplishments by energy businesses and individuals
worldwide. Finalists and winners are determined by an
independent international panel of judges.

    This year's "Energy Company of the Year"
winner, NRG Energy, less than two decades old, has one of
the industry's most diverse portfolios, with a breadth of
interests that span geographies, fuel sources and dispatch
mechanisms. In addition to its current $16 billion
environmental and efficiency spending plans, the energy
provider is the first independent power producer in the
United States in decades to apply to build a nuclear power
station. 

    As a leader in demonstrating environmental
responsibility, NRG has been spearheading innovative
research and development programs, including algae-based
CO2 recycling.

    Duke Energy CEO James Rogers, winner of this year's
"CEO of the Year" award, has been a noted
inspirational leader throughout his career. In addition to
his role heading the United States' third largest coal
burner, Rogers has served as chairman of the Edison
Electric Institute, the national association for
investor-owned electric companies, and has led the U.S.
Climate Action Partnership, a coalition of businesses and
other groups calling for a nationwide limit on CO2
emission. Rogers' outspoken advocacy of energy efficiency
and conservation prompted his appointment as co-chair of
two pivotal organizations -- the Alliance to Save Energy
and the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency. He has
also participated in President Clinton's Global Initiative
meetings.
 
    More than 500 top executives from more than a dozen
countries gathered in New York City for the gala event
tonight at Cipriani Wall Street. The evening dinner and
ceremony was preceded by the Platts Lecture, in which
industry leaders, market analysts, and academic scholars
discussed energy sustainability issues against the backdrop
of the global debate about climate change. Jim Rogers,
together with Gene Sperling, former White House National
Economic Advisor and former Director of the National
Economic Council, were the key speakers at the event. 

    The 2007 Platts Global Energy Awards were co-sponsored
for the fifth year by Capgemini and for the second year by
Bracewell & Giuliani and also included sponsors:
Standard & Poor's, Panasonic Computer Solutions Company
and Spectra Energy Corporation. 

    The Global Energy Awards recognize excellence and
innovation by companies and executives in more than a dozen
sectors within the global energy industry. Platts received
more than 200 nominations this year from energy companies
around the world. 

    The winners in each awards category are: 

    Commercial Technology of the Year:
    Shell Global Solutions B.V./Criterion Catalysts &
Technologies
 
    Community Development Program of the Year:
    Attock Refinery Limited

    Downstream Business of the Year:
    Valero Energy Corporation

    Energy Company of the Year: 
    NRG Energy

    Energy Efficiency Initiative of the Year:
    Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited-Peaksaver
Program
  
    Energy Transporter of the Year:
    Sovcomflot

    Energy Engineering Project of the Year:
    Nexen Inc.

    ENR Energy Construction Project of the Year:
    Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

    Green Energy Innovator of the Year:
    Applied Materials, Inc.

    Hydrocarbon Producer of the Year:
    Chesapeake Energy Corporation

    Industry Leadership Award: 
    NRG Energy

    Lifetime Achievement Award:
    Lord Ernest Ronald Oxburgh

    Marketing Campaign of the Year:
    E Wie Einfach/E.ON

    Power Company of the Year:
    MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company

    Rising Star Award: 
    AED Oil Limited 

    Risk Management Innovator of the Year:
    OpenLink Financial

    CEO of the Year:
    Duke Energy CEO James Rogers

    Next year's Platts Global Energy Awards Gala and events
will be held December 3, 2008 in New York City. 

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