Aside from 30 wind projects in 11 states, NRG will also acquire 4.3GW of coal-fired generation capacity and other assets from EME.
On 1 January 2013, EME ranked eighth among wind capacity owners in the US behind NextEra Energy Resources, Iberdrola Renewables, MidAmerican Energy Holdings, EDPR, E.ON Climate and Renewables, Invenergy and EDF Renewable Energy.
NRG says the deal will create the second-largest US power company with capacity to supply nearly 48 million homes, and the third largest renewable energy generator here.
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