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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) APRIL 19, 2000

NRG ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

333-33397 41-1724239
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1221 NICOLLET MALL, SUITE 700 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code 612-373-5300

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

On April 19, 2000, NRG Energy, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Northern
States Power Company, filed a registration statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of up to 18 percent of its
common stock. The maximum aggregate offering price of the common stock covered
by the registration statement is $600 million. All proceeds from the offering
will remain with NRG Energy. The press release announcing this approval is filed
with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.7 See "Item 7. Exhibits."

Item 7. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.              Description

99.7                     Press release issued April 19, 2000 of NRG Energy, Inc.

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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.

NRG Energy, Inc
(Registrant)

By /s/  Leonard A. Bluhm 
Leonard A. Bluhm
Executive Vice  President and
Chief  Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

Dated:  April 19, 2000

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NRG                                                              NEWS
RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NRG ENERGY FILES REGISTRATION WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

MINNEAPOLIS (April 19, 2000) NRG Energy, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Northern States Power Company (NYSE:NSP), announced today that it
has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) for an initial public offering of 18 percent of its common stock. The
maximum aggregate offering price of the common stock covered by the registration
statement is $600 million. All proceeds from the offering will remain with NRG
Energy.
The offering will be managed by Salomon Smith Barney Inc. Additional
underwriters include Credit Suisse First Boston; ABN AMRO Rothschild; Banc of
America Securities LLC; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Lehman Brothers; Merrill Lynch &
Co.; and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.
A registration statement relating to the securities in this offering
has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities
may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted, prior to the time that the
registration statement becomes effective. This news release shall not constitute
an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any
sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful, prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
NRG Energy (www.nrgenergy.com) is a leading global energy company
primarily engaged in the acquisition, development, ownership and operation of
power generation facilities. NRG Energy owns all or a portion of 57 power
generation projects with a total generating capacity of more than 23,000 MW; its
net ownership interest in these projects exceeds 13,000 MW. NRG Energy's
operations utilize such diverse fuel sources as natural gas, oil, coal and coal
seam methane, biomass, landfill gas, and hydro, as well as refuse derived fuel
and geothermal energy.
Certain information included in this press release contains statements
that are forward-looking. Such forward-looking information involves risks and
uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future
and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any
forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of NRG Energy. For more
information regarding these risks and uncertainties, review NRG Energy's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONTACT:
Frank Rapley
Communications Director
612.373.8892

Dan Dokken
Executive Director, Investor Relations
612.373.5336