SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 __________________________________ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report: January 24, 2000 TRIGEN ENERGY CORPORATION Delaware			 	1-13264			 13-3378939 - ---------------				 -------------------		 ------------------ State or other			 Commission File No		 IRS Employer Jurisdiction of							 Identification No. Incorporation One Water Street White Plains, NY 							 10601-1009 - -----------------------							 ------------- Address of Principal							 Zip Code Executive Offices 914-286-6600 ------------------- Registrant's telephone number Item 5.	Other Events. The Press Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, Additional Exhibits, is incorporated by reference. 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. 				TRIGEN ENERGY CORPORATION Date: January 24, 2000		 By: /s/ Martin S. Stone __________________________ 	 Martin S. Stone, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer TRIGEN ENERGY CORPORATION 			Index of Exhibits Exhibit			 Description 99.1*			 Press Release dated January 19, 2000. 99.2*			 Tender and Voting Agreement dated January 19, 2000 99.3*			 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 19, 2000 99.4*			 Letter Agreement dated January 19, 2000 - ------------------------------ * Filed herewith.