Exhibit 23.3




            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4/A
(File no. 333-120205) of our report dated March 11, 2005, relating to the
consolidated financial statements of West Coast Power LLC, which appears in NRG
Energy, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
June 13, 2005