GenOn Holdings, Inc. Announces Retirement of Chalk Point Coal Units

(Houston, Texas, August 10, 2020) GenOn Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has initiated the process to retire coal-fired electric generating Units 1 and 2 located at its Chalk Point generating station located in Aquasco, MD. These 2 coal units comprise approximately 670 megawatts of electric generating capacity. Chalk Point Units 1 and 2 came online in 1964 and 1965, respectively, and have safely and reliably served the electric needs of Maryland and the surrounding area for the past 55 years. The proposed retirement date for Units 1 and 2 is June 1, 2021.

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Kateryna Bilyk
GenOn Potomac Settles Legacy Environmental Claims at Potomac River Generating Site; Clearing Way for Redevelopment

(Houston, Texas, May 29, 2020). Effective May 26, 2020, GenOn Potomac River, LLC (“GenOn Potomac”), an indirect subsidiary of GenOn Holdings, Inc., reached a settlement agreement with the District of Columbia (the “District”). The settlement resolves allegations by the District, by and through the Attorney General for the District that, between January 2010 and September 2013, GenOn Potomac’s predecessor, NRG Potomac River, LLC, discharged pollutants into the Potomac River in violation of the District’s Water Pollution Control Act, along with related claims. GenOn Potomac denied the allegations.

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Kateryna Bilyk
GenOn Holdings, Inc. Announces Retirement of Dickerson Coal Plant

(Houston, Texas, May 15, 2020) GenOn Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has initiated the process to retire the three coal-fired electric generating units located at its Dickerson, Maryland generating station. The three coal units comprise approximately 540 megawatts of electric generating capacity. Dickerson Units 1, 2, and 3 came on-line in 1959, 1960, and 1962 respectively and have safely and reliably served the electric needs of Maryland and the surrounding area for the past 60 years.

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Kateryna Bilyk