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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of NRG
Northeast Generating LLC of our report dated March 17, 2000 relating to the
financial statements of NRG Northeast Generating LLC, which appear in such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the use in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of our reports dated July 14, 2000 relating to the
financial statements of Dunkirk Power LLC, Huntley Power LLC, Middletown Power
LLC and Arthur Kill Power LLC, which appear in such Registration Statement. We
also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 28, 2000