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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

To the Board of Directors and Shareholder of
  Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC
  Houston, Texas

     We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Reliant Energy
Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC on Form S-4 of our report on the combined
financial statements of Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC and
related companies as of December 31, 1999 and for the period from November 24,
1999 to December 31, 1999 and our report on the consolidated financial
statements of Reliant Energy New Jersey Holdings, LLC and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1999 and for the period from November 24, 1999 to December 31,
1999, appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of this Registration
Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading 'Experts' in such
Prospectus.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Houston, Texas
December 6, 2000