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GenOn Energy, Inc.

Energy

Bankruptcy

High confidence (90%)

Updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:07 AM

What is happening

Derived by rule set status-rules-2026.09.7

A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.

Latest material event: Creditors of GenOn Energy, Inc. reached the deadline to file claims (Sep 15, 2017)

The business

What a source says the company did. A classification is not a description of operations.

GenOn generated and sold wholesale electricity and operated 32 power plants across eight states.

First-day declaration · page 7 · Epiq Bankruptcy Case Administration

Bankruptcy information

Court records associated with this company's legal entities.

17-33695
Court
S.D. Texas
District
Texas - Southern District
Chapter
Other
Case status
UNKNOWN
Filed
Jun 14, 2017
Judge
David R. Jones
Trustee
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Reported assets
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Reported liabilities
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Affiliated debtors

65 affiliated entities filed with GenOn Energy, Inc. and are administered under the same case. Each filed its own petition.

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Timeline

Every material event, newest first. History is never overwritten.

  1. Creditors of GenOn Energy, Inc. reached the deadline to file claims

    Sep 15, 2017

    Claims deadline

    GenOn Energy, Inc.: Bar Date. Published by Epiq, the claims and noticing agent appointed in the case.

    • Epiq — claims agent case · case 17-33695 — “GenOn Energy, Inc. — case 17-33695 — Texas - Southern District — before David R. Jones — filed Jun 14 2017 — 66 affiliated debtors”
  2. GenOn Energy, Inc. filed for bankruptcy

    Jun 14, 2017

    Bankruptcy filed

    GenOn Energy, Inc. filed for bankruptcy in S.D. Texas as case 17-33695 on Jun 14 2017.

    • Epiq — claims agent case · case 17-33695 — “GenOn Energy, Inc. — case 17-33695 — Texas - Southern District — before David R. Jones — filed Jun 14 2017 — 66 affiliated debtors”

Company information

Founded
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Employees (estimate)
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Industry
Energy
Subindustry
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Website
genon.comSource verification pending
LinkedIn
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Headquarters
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Also known as
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Legal entities
GenOn Energy, Inc.

Sources

Every material source used to build this profile.

  • Epiq Bankruptcy Case Administration (TIER 1 · HUMAN_VERIFIED)

    With an operating capacity of 15,394 megawatts, the Debtors are one of the 10 largest wholesale power generation companies in the United States. 19. The Debtors operate 32 power plants in eight states with the following characteristics:
  • Epiq Bankruptcy Case Administration (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)

    GenOn Energy, Inc. — case 17-33695 — Texas - Southern District — before David R. Jones — filed Jun 14 2017 — 66 affiliated debtors
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Status history

Every derived status, with the rule that produced it.

  • BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 18, 2026, 01:31 AM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.

  • BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 18, 2026, 01:14 AM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.

  • BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 15, 2026, 12:33 PM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.

  • BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 14, 2026, 04:46 PM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.

  • UNKNOWN → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 9, 2026, 09:31 PM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.