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Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 17, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in NRG Energy, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K405 for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to
the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 21, 2000
