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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT
         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 28, 1999




                                NRG ENERGY, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)




DELAWARE                             333-33397            41-1724239
(State or Other                      (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)       File Number)         Identification No.)



                          1221 Nicollet Mall, Suite 700
                              Minneapolis, MN 55403
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                   (Zip Code)



                                 (612) 373-5300
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code)



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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

On June 11, 1999, NRG Energy, Inc. ("NRG" or the "Company"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Northern States Power Company, acquired the Dunkirk Station and
the Huntley Station from Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. The Dunkirk Station is a
four-unit, 600 Megawatt ("MW") coal-fired plant located 55 miles southwest of
Buffalo, New York. The Huntley Station is a six-unit, 760 MW coal-fired plant
located three miles north of Buffalo, New York. The facilities cost
approximately $355 million and were financed by a recent Senior Note issuance,
non-recourse project level financing, and working funds.

NRG holds 100 percent interest in the stations and will operate and maintain the
units. The acquisition of these assets expands NRG's holding in the Northeast
United States, where the Company owns the Somerset Station, a 229 MW facility
located in Somerset, Massachusetts.

Other details are contained in the news release attached as Exhibit 99.5.


ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c)   Exhibits

Exhibit No. 99.5 - June 11, 1999 News Release from NRG titled "NRG Energy
Closes Acquisition of Dunkirk and Huntley Generating Stations."



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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                            NRG Energy, Inc.
                            (a Delaware Corporation)



                            By:           /s/ Leonard A. Bluhm
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                                            Leonard A. Bluhm
                            Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                           (Principal Financial Officer)



Dated: June 28, 1999

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.5


NRG ENERGY, INC.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 11, 1999

                        NRG ENERGY CLOSES ACQUISITION OF
                    DUNKIRK AND HUNTLEY GENERATING STATIONS


     MINNEAPOLIS (June 11, 1999) -- NRG Energy, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
     of Northern States Power Company (NYSE: NSP), announced today the closing
     of the acquisitions of Dunkirk Station and Huntley Station from Niagara
     Mohawk Power Corp. (Niagara Mohawk).

     Dunkirk Station, a four-unit, 600 MW plant, is located 55 miles southwest
     of Buffalo, New York. Huntley Station, located three miles north of
     Buffalo, is Niagara Mohawk's largest coal-fired plant and is comprised of
     six units with a total nominal rating of 760 MW. NRG holds 100 percent
     interest in the projects and will operate and maintain the units.

     The acquisition of the Dunkirk and Huntley stations expands NRG's holdings
     on the Northeast United States, where the company owns Somerset Station , a
     229 MW facility with 160 MW currently in operation and 69 MW in deactivated
     reserve, located in Somerset, Massachusetts. NRG acquired Somerset Station
     in April 1999.  Earlier this year, NRG entered into agreements to acquire
     the 1,700 MW Oswego Generating Station from Niagara Mohawk and Rochester
     Gas & Electric Corp., and the 1,456 MW Arthur Kill Generating Station and
     Astoria Gas Turbine Sites from Consolidated Edison Company of New York.
     When these transactions are concluded, NRG will own and operate plants
     representing in excess of 5,000 MW of generating capacity in the Northeast
     United States.

     "NRG is extremely pleased with the rapid close of the Dunkirk and Huntley
     acquisitions," said Craig Matacynski, president and chief executive officer
     of NRG North America. "We look forward to the completion of our additional
     pending acquisitions in the Northeast, which exemplify our commitment to
     increase shareholder value through the execution of NRG's selected market
     strategy."

     NRG is one of the world's leading independent power producers, specializing
     in the development, construction, operation, maintenance and ownership of
     low-cost, environmentally sensitive power plants.  Established in 1989, NRG
     has a high quality portfolio of projects in the United States, Europe, the
     Pacific Rim, and Latin America.  NRG is involved in approximately 16,000 MW
     of projects utilizing diverse fuel types including natural and landfill
     gas, hydro, and solid fuels such as coal, lignite, biomass and
     refuse-derived fuel.

     Certain information included in the press release contains statements that
     are forward-looking.  Such forward-looking information involves important
     risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results
     in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those
     expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of NRG.

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     Contact:
     Frank Rapley
     Director Communications
     612/373-8892