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<PAGE> 1 EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 17, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in the NRG Energy, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Minneapolis, Minnesota June 7, 2000
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