UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                      UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
                 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS A TRUSTEE

        [X] CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE
                          PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

                            FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
                                (Name of Trustee)

                                                                22-1147033
   (Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization             (I.R.S. Employer
            if not a U.S. National Bank)                     Identification No.)

301 South College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina             28288-0630
      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)

                            PSEG Energy Holdings Inc.
                                (Name of Obligor)

              New Jersey                                         22-2625848
       (State of Incorporation)                               (I.R.S. Employer
                                                             Identification No.)

   80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey                               07101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

                                  Senior Notes
                         (Title of Indenture Securities)


                                     GENERAL

Item 1. General information.

      Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

      (a)   Name and address of each examining or supervisory authority to which
            it is subject:

            Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D.C.
            Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Richmond, VA
            23219 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.

      (b)   Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

            The Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.

      If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.

      None

Item 3. Voting Securities of the Trustee.

      Furnish the following information as to each class of voting securities of
the trustee:

As of June 30, 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Col. A                                    Col. B
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title of Class                            Amount Outstanding

Item 4. Trusteeship under Other Indentures:

      If the trustee is a trustee under another indenture under which any other
securities, or certificates of interest or participation in any other
securities, of the obligor are outstanding, furnish the following information:

      (a) Title of the securities outstanding under each such other indenture.

      Not Applicable

      (b) A brief statement of the facts relied upon as a basis for the claim
that no conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b)(1) of the Act
arises as a result of the trusteeship under any such other indenture, including
a statement as to how the indenture securities will rank as compared with the
securities issued under such other indenture.

      Not Applicable.


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Item 5. Interlocking Directorates and Similar Relationships with the Obligor or
        Underwriters.

      If the trustee or any of the directors or executive officers of the
trustee is a director, officer, partner, employee, appointee, or representative
of the obligor or of any underwriter for the obligor, identify each such person
having any such connection and state the nature of each such connection.

      Not Applicable

Item 6. Voting Securities of the Trustee Owned by the Obligor or its Officials.

      Furnish the following information as to the voting securities of the
trustee owned beneficially by the obligor and each director, partner and
executive officer of the obligor.

As of June 30, 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Col. A         Col. B          Col. C                     Col. D.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name of Owner  Title of Class  Amount owned beneficially  Percentage of Voting
                                                          securities represented
                                                          by amount given in
                                                          Col. C

      Not Applicable

Item 7. Voting Securities of the Trustee Owned by Underwriters or their
        Officials.

      Furnish the following information as to the voting securities of the
trustee owned beneficially by each underwriter for the obligor and each
director, partner, and executive officer of each such underwriter.

As of June 30, 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Col. A          Col. B          Col. C            Col. D.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name of Owner   Title of Class  Amount owned      Percentage of Voting
                                beneficially      securities represented By
                                                  amount given in Col. C

      Not Applicable

Item 8. Securities of the Obligor Owned or Held by the Trustee.

      Furnish the following information as to securities of the obligor owned
beneficially or held as collateral security for the obligations in default by
the trustee.

As of June 30, 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Col. A         Col. B                 Col. C               Col. D.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name of Owner  Whether the            Amount owned         Percentage of class
               Securities are voting  beneficially or      represented by amount
               or non-voting          held as collateral   given in Col. C
               Securities             security for
                                      obligations in
                                      default by
                                      Trustee

      Not Applicable


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Item 9. Securities of the Underwriters Owned or Held by the Trustee.

      If the trustee owns beneficially or holds as collateral security for
obligations in default any securities of an underwriter for the obligor, furnish
the following information as to each class of securities of such underwriter any
of which are so owned or held by the trustee.

                               As of June 30, 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Col. A           Col. B              Col. C              Col. D.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name of Issuer   Amount outstanding  Amount owned        Percentage of class
and Title of                         beneficially or     represented by amount
Class                                held as collateral  given in Col. C
                                     security for
                                     obligations in
                                     default by
                                     Trustee

      Not Applicable

Item 10. Ownership or Holdings by the Trustee of Voting Securities of Certain
         Affiliates or Security Holders of the Obligor.

      If the trustee owns beneficially or holds as collateral security for
obligations in default voting securities of a person who, to the knowledge of
the trustee (1) owns 10 percent or more of the voting securities of the obligor
or (2) is an affiliate, other than a subsidiary, of the obligor, furnish the
following information as to the voting securities of such person.

                               As of June 30, 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Col. A           Col. B              Col. C              Col. D.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name of Issuer   Amount outstanding  Amount owned        Percentage of class
and Title of                         beneficially or     represented by amount
Class                                held as collateral  given in Col. C
                                     security for
                                     obligations in
                                     default by
                                     Trustee

      Not Applicable

Item 11. Ownership or Holdings by the Trustee of any Securities of a Person
         Owning 50 Percent or More of the Voting Securities of the Obligor.

      If the trustee owns beneficially or holds as collateral security for
obligations in default any securities of a person who, to the knowledge of the
trustee, owns 50 percent or more of the voting securities of the obligor,
furnish the following information as to each class of securities of such person
any of which are so owned or held by the Trustee.

                               As of June 30, 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Col. A           Col. B              Col. C              Col. D.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name of Issuer   Amount outstanding  Amount owned        Percentage of class
and Title of                         beneficially or     represented by amount
Class                                held as collateral  given in Col. C
                                     security for
                                     obligations in
                                     default by
                                     Trustee

      Not Applicable


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Item 12. Indebtedness of the Obligor to the Trustee.

      Except as noted in the instructions, if the obligor is indebted to the
trustee, furnish the following information:

                               As of June 30, 2001
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Col. A                       Col. B                   Col. C
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nature of Indebtedness       Amount outstanding       Date due

      Not Applicable

Item 13. Defaults by the Obligor.

(a)   State whether there is or has been a default with respect to the
      securities under this indenture. Explain the nature of any such default.

      None

(b)   If the trustee is a trustee under another indenture under which any other
      securities, or certificates of interest or participation in any other
      securities, of the obligor are outstanding, or is trustee for more than
      one outstanding series of securities under the indenture, state whether
      there has been default under any such indenture or series, identify the
      indenture or series affected, and explain the nature of any such default.

      None

Item 14. Affiliations with the Underwriters.

      If any underwriter is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.

      None

Item 15. Foreign Trustee.

      Identify the order or rule pursuant to which the foreign trustee is
authorized to act as sole trustee under indentures qualified or to be qualified
under the Act.

      None

Item 16. Lists of Exhibits.

1.    Copy of Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect.*

2.    No certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business is
      furnished since this authority is contained in the Articles of Association
      of the Trustee.

3.    Copy of the authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust
      powers.**

4.    Copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee, as now in effect.**

5.    Not applicable.

6.    The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321 (b) of the Act.*

7.    A copy of the latest report of Condition of the Trustee published pursuant
      to the law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

8.    Not Applicable

9.    Not Applicable

      *     Exhibits thus designated has heretofore been filed with the
            Securities and Exchange Commission, have not been amended since
            filing and are incorporated herein by reference (see Exhibit T-1
            Registration Number 333-47985).

      **    Exhibits thus designated have heretofore been filed with the
            Securities and Exchange Commission, have not been amended since
            filing and are incorporated herein by reference (see Exhibit T-1
            Registration Number 333-49145).

In answering any item in this statement of eligibility and qualification which
relates to matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or of its
directors or officers, or an underwriter for the obligor, the undersigned, First
Union National Bank, has relied upon information furnished to it by the obligor
or such underwriter.


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                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, First Union National Bank, a national banking association organized and
existing under the laws of the United States, has duly caused this Statement of
Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, all in the Town of Morristown, and State of New Jersey, on the 28th
day of August, 2001.

                                                  First Union National Bank
                                                         (Trustee)

(CORPORATE SEAL)
                                            By:     /s/ Frank Gallagher
                                               --------------------------------
                                                    Vice President


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Exhibit T-6

                               CONSENT OF TRUSTEE

      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321 (b) of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, and in connection with the proposed issue of PSEG Energy Holdings,
Incorporated, we hereby consent that reports of examinations by Federal, State,
Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefore.

                                                 First Union National Bank

                                         By:        /s/ Frank Gallagher
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                    Vice President

Morristown, NJ
August 28, 2001



                                                                     EXHIBIT T-7

                               REPORT OF CONDITION

Consolidating  domestic  and foreign  subsidiaries  of the First Union  National
Bank,  at the close of business on June 30, 2001,  published in response to call
made by Comptroller of the Currency, under title 12, United States Code, Section
161. Charter Number 22693 Comptroller of the Currency.

Statement of Resources and Liabilities

ASSETS
                                                           (Thousand of Dollars)
Cash and balance due from depository institutions:
   Non-interest-bearing balances and currency and coin .......        9,537,000
   Interest-bearing balances .................................        1,509,000
Securities
   Hold-to-maturity securities ...............................                0
   Available-for-sale securities .............................       45,221,000
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
 agreements to resell ........................................        6,315,000
Loans and lease financing receivables:
   Loan and leases held for sale .............................        6,148,000
    Loan and leases, net of unearned income ..................      122,125,000
    LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ................        1,740,000
    LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ....................                0
    Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
     allowance, and reserve ..................................      120,385,000
Trading assets ...............................................       19,000,000
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) .....        2,742,000
Other real estate owned ......................................          100,000
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
 associated companies ........................................          316,000
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
 outstanding .................................................          856,000
Intangible assets
   Goodwill ..................................................        2,329,000
   Other intangible Assets ...................................          344,000
Other assets .................................................       12,844,000
        Total assets .........................................      227,646,000

LIABILITIES
Deposits:
   In domestic offices .......................................      131,429,000
    Noninterest-bearing ......................................       20,764,000
    Interest-bearing .........................................      110,665,000
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and IBFs ..................................       11,657,000
    Non-interest-bearing .....................................           80,000
    Interest-bearing .........................................       11,577,000
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
 agreements to repurchase ....................................       19,794,000
Trading liabilities ..........................................       11,908,000
Other borrowed money: ........................................       22,811,000
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
 outstanding .................................................          859,000
Subordinated notes and debentures ............................        5,993,000
Other liabilities ............................................        6,513,000
        Total liabilities ....................................      210,964,000
Minority Interest in consolidated subsidiaries ...............          964,000

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ................          161,000
Common Stock .................................................          455,000
Surplus ......................................................       13,309,000
Retained Earnings ............................................        1,877,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income .......................          (84,000)
Other Equity Capital components ..............................                0
Total equity capital .........................................       15,718,000
Total liabilities and equity capital .........................      227,646,000