David Crane, NRG President and CEO, to Speak at
Goldman Sachs' Power and Utility Conference

MINNEAPOLIS (May 07, 2004) -- NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) announced that David Crane, NRG President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in the three panel discussions at the Goldman Sachs Power and Utility Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 13 and 14 that are listed below.

Thursday, May 13
9:45 a.m. Pacific “Rising from the Ashes”
11:30 a.m. Pacific “Does Credit Quality Still Matter?”

Friday, May 14
10:00 a.m. Pacific “New King Coal--What's Really Going on in the Coal Markets?”

Interested investors can listen to the live audio webcast at www.nrgenergy.com under “Investors.” A replay of the webcast will be archived on the website.

NRG Energy, Inc. owns and operates a more than 18,000 megawatt portfolio of power-generating facilities, primarily in the United States . NRG's facilities are diverse in terms of geography, fuel and dispatch level. Its operations include power generation facilities, cogeneration facilities, thermal energy production and energy resource recovery facilities.

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Contacts:

Investor Inquiries Katy Sullivan, 612.373.8875 Media Inquiries Lesa Bader, 612.373.6992