SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.

Form U-57

NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN UTILITY COMPANY STATUS

Filed under section 33(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended

NRGenerating Holdings (No. 20) BV
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(Name of foreign utility company)

NRG Energy, Inc.
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(Name of filing company, if filed on behalf of a foreign utility company)

NRG Energy, Inc. ("NRG"), a Delaware corporation and majority-owned 
subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("Xcel") and a 
registered holding company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 
1935 (the "Act"),  hereby files with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(the "Commission") pursuant to Section 33 of the Act this Form U-57 for the 
purpose of notifying the Commission that NRGenerating Holdings (No. 20) BV, 
an entity organized under the laws of The Netherlands, is a "foreign utility 
company" ("FUCO") within the meaning of Section 33 of the Act.

NRGenerating Holdings (No. 20) BV does not derive and will not derive 
any part of its income, directly or indirectly, from the generation, 
transmission or distribution of electric energy for sale (or the distribution 
at retail of natural or manufactured gas for heat, light or power) within the 
United States.  Neither NRGenerating Holdings (No. 20) BV nor any of its 
subsidiary companies is or will be a public utility operating within the 
United States.

ITEM 1

Name and Business Address:

NRGenerating Holdings (No. 20) BV
J.J. Viottastraat 46
1071 JT Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Description of Facilities:

NRGenerating Holdings (No. 20) BV was formed to serve as an 
intermediate holding company for FUCOs in Europe.  It does not directly
own any facilities used for the generation, transmission or distribution
of electric energy for sale or for the distribution at retail of natural
or manufactured gas.

NRGenerating Holdings (No. 20) BV owns 100% of Kladno Power (No.2) BV,
which owns 50% of Matra Powerplant Holding BV, which owns 89% of ECK
Generating s.r.o., a FUCO which owns a 345 MW coal-fired power station
in Kladno, Czech Republic, and related businesses.

Ownership:

NRGenerating Holdings (No. 20) BV is a wholly owned subsidiary of
NRGenerating International B.V., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary
of NRG, which in turn is owned 82% by Xcel and 18% by the general public.

ITEM 2

The domestic associate public utility companies of NRGenerating 
Holdings (No. 20) BV are:  Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota 
corporation ("NSP-MN"); Northern States Power Company, a Wisconsin 
corporation ("NSP-WI"); Black Mountain Gas Company, a Minnesota corporation 
("BMGC"); (1) Southwestern Public Service, a New Mexico corporation ("SPS"); 
Public Service Company of Colorado, a Colorado corporation ("PSCo"); and 
Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company, a Wyoming corporation ("Cheyenne").  
NSP-MN, NSP-WI, BMGC, SPS, PSCo and Cheyenne are referred to herein 
collectively as the "Associate Companies."

No Associate Company has made an investment in, nor has any contractual 
relationship with, NRGenerating Holdings (No. 20) BV, nor is any such 
investment or contractual relationship contemplated.

The Associate Companies are all subsidiaries of Xcel, a registered 
holding company, and therefore the certification of state commissions is not 
required under Section 33(a)(2) of the Act.

The Commission is requested to mail copies of all correspondence 
relating to this Notification to:

James J. Bender
NRG Energy, Inc.
1221 Nicollet Mall, Suite 700
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403

1     BMGC was formed to own and operate the natural gas and propane 
services formerly operated by NSP-MN after its merger with Black Mountain 
Gas Company, an Arizona corporation. The spin-down of operations from Xcel to 
BMGC was approved by the Commission on August 16, 2000, in Holding Co. Act 
Release No. 27212 and is expected to occur in the immediate future.

Peter D. Clarke
Gardner, Carton & Douglas
321 N. Clark Street, Suite 3400
Chicago, Illinois 60610

SIGNATURE

The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be signed on 
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

NRG Energy, Inc.

By: /s/ James J. Bender
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James J. Bender, Vice President and General Counsel

Date  September 21, 2000