EXHIBIT 23.9

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors
NRG Energy, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement for
$1,350,000,000 8% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due in 2013 on Form S-4/A
(File No. 333-120205) of NRG Energy, Inc. of our report dated May 27, 2005, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheet of NRG South Central Generating LLC as
of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
member's equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related
financial statement schedule, which report appears on Form 8-K of NRG Energy,
Inc. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in
this registration statement.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 14, 2005