S-3ASR

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2005

Registration No. 333-            

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

NRG Energy, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	41-1724239
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

211 Carnegie Center

Princeton, New Jersey 08540

(609) 524-4500

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,

Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Timothy W.J. O’Brien

Vice President and General Counsel

NRG Energy, Inc.

211 Carnegie Center

Princeton, NJ 08540

Tel.: (609) 524-4500

Fax: (609) 524-4589

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to

Stacy J. Kanter

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Four Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Tel.: (212) 725-3000

Fax.: (917) 777-3497

     Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

     If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.    o

     If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.    þ

     If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    o

     If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    o                         

     If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.    þ

     If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.    o

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

	Amount to be
	Registered/Proposed
	Maximum Offering Price
Title of Each Class of	per Unit/Proposed	Amount of
Securities to be Registered	Maximum Offering Price	Registration Fee
Senior Debt Securities	(1)	$0(1)
Subordinated Debt Securities	(1)	$0(1)
Preferred Stock	(1)	$0(1)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	(1)	$0(1)
Guarantees of the Debt Securities(2)	(1)

(1)

An unspecified aggregate initial offering price or number of the securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be at unspecified prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), the Registrant is deferring payment of all the registration fee.

(2)

Guarantees of the debt securities may be issued by subsidiaries of NRG Energy, Inc. that are listed on the following page under the caption “Table of Additional Registrants.” Pursuant to Rule 457(o), no separate registration fee is payable in respect of the registration of the guarantees.

TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

		I.R.S. Employer
	Jurisdiction of	Identification
Name of Subsidiary	Formation	Number
Arthur Kill Power LLC	Delaware		41-1937649
Astoria Gas Turbine Power LLC	Delaware		41-1937470
Berrians I Gas Turbine Power LLC	Delaware		41-2008755
Big Cajun II Unit 4 LLC	Delaware		41-2018822
Capistrano Cogeneration Company	California		33-0206988
Chickahominy River Energy Corp.	Virginia		13-3469941
Commonwealth Atlantic Power LLC	Delaware		41-2013264
Conemaugh Power LLC	Delaware		41-1973743
Connecticut Jet Power LLC	Delaware		41-1949386
Devon Power LLC	Delaware		41-1949385
Dunkirk Power LLC	Delaware		41-1937466
Eastern Sierra Energy Company	California		33-0299028
ESOCO Molokai Inc.	Utah		93-1022167
Hanover Energy Company	California		33-0334380
Huntley Power LLC	Delaware		41-1937468
Indian River Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1973349
Indian River Power LLC	Delaware		41-1973747
James River Power LLC	Delaware		41-2013263
Kaufman Cogen LP	Delaware		76-0606757
Keystone Power LLC	Delaware		41-1973744
Louisiana Generating LLC	Delaware		41-1870498
LS Power Management LLC	Delaware		22-3601356
Middletown Power LLC	Delaware		41-1949384
Montville Power LLC	Delaware		41-1949383
NEO California Power LLC	Delaware		41-1986204
NEO Chester-Gen LLC	Delaware		41-1980236
NEO Corporation	Minnesota		41-1753235
NEO Freehold-Gen LLC	Delaware		41-1980237
NEO Landfill Gas Holdings Inc.	Delaware		41-1854641
NEO Montauk Genco Management LLC	Delaware		41-2014923
NEO Power Services Inc.	Delaware		23-3043507
Norwalk Power LLC	Delaware		41-1949381
NRG Affiliate Services Inc.	Delaware		41-1960764
NRG Arthur Kill Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1939116
NRG Asia-Pacific, Ltd.	Delaware		98-0138856
NRG Astoria Gas Turbine Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1939115
NRG Bayou Cove LLC	Delaware		41-2016940
NRG Cabrillo Power Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1938132
NRG Cadillac Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1910726
NRG California Peaker Operations LLC	Delaware		20-0088453
NRG Connecticut Affiliate Services Inc.	Delaware		41-1952333
NRG Devon Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1950239
NRG Development Company Inc.	Delaware		41-1959656

		I.R.S. Employer
	Jurisdiction of	Identification
Name of Subsidiary	Formation	Number
NRG Dunkirk Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1939114
NRG El Segundo Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1929997
NRG Huntley Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1939118
NRG International LLC	Delaware		41-1744096
NRG International II Inc.	Delaware		41-1893527
NRG International III Inc.	Delaware		41-1988391
NRG Latin America Inc.	Delaware		41-1910733
NRG Kaufman LLC	Delaware		74-2982419
NRG Marketing Services LLC	Delaware		74-2982421
NRG Mesquite LLC	Delaware		74-2982421
NRG MidAtlantic Affiliate Services Inc.	Delaware		41-1996587
NRG MidAtlantic Generating LLC	Delaware		41-1973740
NRG Middletown Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1950236
NRG Montville Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1950237
NRG New Jersey Energy Sales LLC	Delaware		03-0412726
NRG New Roads Holdings LLC	Delaware		41-1968966
NRG North Central Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-2004025
NRG Northeast Affiliate Services Inc.	Delaware		41-1940300
NRG Northeast Generating LLC	Delaware		41-1937472
NRG Norwalk Harbor Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1950238
NRG Operating Services, Inc.	Delaware		41-1744095
NRG Oswego Harbor Power Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1939117
NRG Power Marketing Inc.	Delaware		41-1910737
NRG Rocky Road LLC	Delaware		41-1959448
NRG Saguaro Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-2013262
NRG Services Corporation	Delaware		41-1841627
NRG South Central Affiliate Services Inc.	Delaware		41-1996193
NRG South Central Generating LLC	Delaware		41-1963217
NRG South Central Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-2002465
NRG West Coast LLC	Delaware		41-1942517
NRG Western Affiliate Services Inc.	Delaware		41-1949168
Oswego Harbor Power LLC	Delaware		41-1937465
Saguaro Power LLC	Delaware		41-2013654
Somerset Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1923722
Somerset Power LLC	Delaware		41-1924606
Vienna Operations Inc.	Delaware		41-1973351
Vienna Power LLC	Delaware		41-1973745

NRG Energy, Inc.

Debt Securities

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

        NRG Energy, Inc., from time to time, may offer to sell senior or subordinated debt securities, preferred stock and common stock. The debt securities and preferred stock may be convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock, our preferred stock, our other securities or the debt or equity securities of one or more other entities. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the ticker symbol “NRG.”

      We may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed basis.

      This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to these securities. The specific terms of any securities to be offered will be described in a supplement to this prospectus.

      Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Prospectus dated December 21, 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Where You Can Find More Information			ii
Incorporation Of Certain Information By Reference			ii
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements			iii
NRG Energy, Inc.			1
Description Of Securities We May Offer			2
	Debt Securities And Guarantees		2
	Preferred Stock		4
	Common Stock		6
Ratios Of Earnings To Fixed Charges and Earnings To Combined Fixed charges and Preference Dividends			7
Use Of Proceeds			8
Validity Of The Securities			8
Experts			8
EX-4.3: FORM OF INDENTURE
EX-5.1: OPINION OF SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER AND FLOM LLP
EX-12.1: STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
EX-23.1: CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
EX-23.2: CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
EX-23.3: CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
EX-23.4: CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
EX-23.5: CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
EX-23.6: CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
EX-23.7: CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
EX-23.8: CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
EX-23.9: CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
EX-23.10: CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
EX-23.11: CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
EX-25.1: FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

Where You Can Find More Information

      We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. You can inspect and copy these reports, proxy statements and other information at the Public Reference Room of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain copies of these materials from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference room. NRG’s SEC filings will also be available to you on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and through the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, on which our common stock is listed.

      We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the securities covered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which forms a part of the registration statement, does not contain all the information that is included in the registration statement. You will find additional information about us in the registration statement. Any statements made in this prospectus concerning the provisions of legal documents are not necessarily complete and you should read the documents that are filed as exhibits to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the SEC for a more complete understanding of the document or matter.

Incorporation Of Certain Information By Reference

      The SEC allows the “incorporation by reference” of the information filed by us with the SEC into this prospectus, which means that important information can be disclosed to you by referring you to those documents and those documents will be considered part of this prospectus. Information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the previously filed information. The documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) are incorporated by reference herein:

      1. Our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 filed on March 30, 2005.

      2. Our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 12, 2005.

      3. Our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2005 filed on May 10, 2005, June 30, 2005 filed on August 9, 2005 and September 30, 2005 filed on November 7, 2005.

      4. Our current reports on Form 8-K filed on February 24, 2005, Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2005, two Forms 8-K filed on March 30, 2005 (which do not include information deemed “furnished” for purposes of Regulation F-D), Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2005, Form 8-K/ A filed on May 24, 2005, Form 8-K/ A filed on May 25, 2005, Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2005, Form 8-K/ A filed on June 15, 2005, Form 8-K filed on June 17, 2005, Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2005, Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2005, Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2005, Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2005 (which does not include information deemed “furnished” for purposes of Regulation F-D), Form 8-K filed on August 11, 2005, Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2005, Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2005 (which does not include information deemed “furnished” for purposes of Regulation F-D), Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2005, Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2005, Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2005 (which does not include information deemed “furnished” for purposes of Regulation F-D), Form 8-K filed on December 20, 2005 and Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2005.

      5. The description of our common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated March 22, 2004 filed with the SEC to register such securities under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

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      If you make a request for such information in writing or by telephone, we will provide you, without charge, a copy of any or all of the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Any such request should be directed to:

NRG Energy, Inc.

211 Carnegie Center

Princeton, NJ 08540

(609) 524-4500

Attention: General Counsel

      You should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference in, this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different or additional information. This prospectus does not offer to sell or solicit any offer to buy any notes in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is unlawful. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or in any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of the applicable document.

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

      This prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that include, but are not limited to, expected earnings and cash flows, future growth and financial performance and the expected synergies and other benefits of the acquisition of Texas Genco LLC described herein (including the documents incorporated herein by reference), and typically can be identified by the use of words such as “will,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “forecast,” “plan,” “believe” and similar terms. Although we believe that our expectations are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct, and actual results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated above include, among others:

•  Risks and uncertainties related to the capital markets generally, including increases in interest rates and the availability of financing for the acquisition of Texas Genco LLC;

•  NRG’s indebtedness and the additional indebtedness that it will incur in connection with the acquisition of Texas Genco LLC;

•  NRG’s ability to successfully complete the acquisition of Texas Genco LLC, regulatory or other limitations that may be imposed as a result of the acquisition of Texas Genco LLC, and the success of the business following the acquisition of Texas Genco LLC;

•  General economic conditions, changes in the wholesale power markets and fluctuations in the cost of fuel or other raw materials;

•  Hazards customary to the power production industry and power generation operations such as fuel and electricity price volatility, unusual weather conditions, catastrophic weather-related or other damage to facilities, unscheduled generation outages, maintenance or repairs, unanticipated changes to fossil fuel supply costs or availability due to higher demand, shortages, transportation problems or other developments, environmental incidents, or electric transmission or gas pipeline system constraints and the possibility that we may not have adequate insurance to cover losses as a result of such hazards;

•  NRG’s potential inability to enter into contracts to sell power and procure fuel on terms and prices acceptable to it;

•  The liquidity and competitiveness of wholesale markets for energy commodities;

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•  Changes in government regulation, including possible changes of market rules, market structures and design, rates, tariffs, environmental laws and regulations and regulatory compliance requirements;

•  Price mitigation strategies and other market structures or designs employed by independent system operators, or ISOs, or regional transmission organizations, or RTOs, that result in a failure to adequately compensate our generation units for all of their costs;

•  NRG’s ability to realize its significant deferred tax assets, including loss carry forwards;

•  The effectiveness of NRG’s risk management policies and procedures and the ability of NRG’s counterparties to satisfy their financial commitments;

•  Counterparties’ collateral demands and other factors affecting NRG’s liquidity position and financial condition;

•  NRG’s ability to operate its businesses efficiently, manage capital expenditures and costs (including general and administrative expenses) tightly and generate earnings and cash flow from its asset-based businesses in relation to its debt and other obligations; and

•  Significant operating and financial restrictions placed on NRG contained in the indenture governing its 8% second priority senior secured notes due 2013, its amended and restated credit facility as well as in debt and other agreements of certain of NRG’s subsidiaries and project affiliates generally.

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NRG Energy, Inc.

      NRG Energy is a wholesale power generation company, primarily engaged in the ownership and operation of power generation facilities, the transacting in and trading of fuel and transportation services and the marketing and trading of energy, capacity and related products in the United States and internationally. We have a diverse portfolio of electric generation facilities in terms of geography, fuel type and dispatch levels. Our principal domestic generation assets (without giving effect to the acquisition of Texas Genco LLC) consist of a diversified mix of natural gas-, coal- and oil-fired facilities, representing approximately 40%, 30% and 30% of our total domestic generation capacity, respectively. In addition (without giving effect to the acquisition of Texas Genco LLC), approximately 15% of our domestic generating facilities have dual-or multiple-fuel capacity, which render the ability for plants to dispatch with the lowest cost fuel option.

      Our two principal operating objectives are to optimize performance of our entire portfolio, and to protect and enhance the market value of our physical and contractual assets through the execution of risk management, marketing and trading strategies within well-defined risk and liquidity guidelines. We manage the assets in our core regions on a portfolio basis as integrated businesses in order to maximize profits and minimize risk. Our business involves the reinvestment of capital in our existing assets for reasons of repowering, expansion, pollution control, operating efficiency, reliability programs, greater fuel optionality, greater merit order diversity, and enhanced portfolio effect, among other reasons. Our business also may involve acquisitions intended to complement the asset portfolios in our core regions. From time to time we may also consider and undertake other merger and acquisition transactions that are consistent with our strategy, such as our pending acquisition of Texas Genco LLC.

      On September 30, 2005, we entered into an acquisition agreement, or the Acquisition Agreement, with Texas Genco LLC and each of the direct and indirect owners of equity interests in Texas Genco LLC, or the Sellers. Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, we agreed to purchase all of the outstanding equity interests in Texas Genco LLC for a total purchase price of approximately $5.825 billion and the assumption by us of approximately $2.5 billion of indebtedness. The purchase price is subject to adjustment, and includes an equity component valued at $1.8 billion based on a price per share of $40.50 of NRG’s common stock. As a result of the Acquisition, Texas Genco LLC will become a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG and will nearly double our U.S. generation portfolio from approximately 12,005 Megawatts to 23,124 Megawatts.

      We were incorporated as a Delaware corporation on May 29, 1992. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “NRG”. Our headquarters and principal executive offices are located at 211 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. Our telephone number is (609) 524-4500.

      You can get more information regarding our business by reading our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and the other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

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Description Of Securities We May Offer

Debt Securities And Guarantees

      We may offer secured or unsecured debt securities, which may be convertible. Our debt securities and any related guarantees will be issued under an indenture to be entered into between us and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York. Holders of our indebtedness will be structurally subordinated to holders of any indebtedness (including trade payables) of any of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee our payment obligations under such indebtedness.

      We have summarized certain general features of the debt securities from the indenture. A form of indenture is attached as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The following description of the terms of the debt securities and the guarantees sets forth certain general terms and provisions. The particular terms of the debt securities and guarantees offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which such general provisions may apply to the debt securities and guarantees will be described in the related prospectus supplement. Accordingly, for a description of the terms of a particular issue of debt securities, reference must be made to both the related prospectus supplement and to the following description.

General

      The aggregate principal amount of debt securities that may be issued under the indenture is unlimited. The debt securities may be issued in one or more series as may be authorized from time to time.

      Reference is made to the applicable prospectus supplement for the following terms of the debt securities (if applicable):

•  title and aggregate principal amount;

•  whether the securities will be senior or subordinated;

•  applicable subordination provisions, if any;

•  whether securities issued by us will be entitled to the benefits of the guarantees or any other form of guarantee;

•  conversion or exchange into other securities;

•  whether securities issued by us will be secured or unsecured, and if secured, what the collateral will consist of;

•  percentage or percentages of principal amount at which such securities will be issued;

•  maturity date(s);

•  interest rate(s) or the method for determining the interest rate(s);

•  dates on which interest will accrue or the method for determining dates on which interest will accrue and dates on which interest will be payable;

•  redemption (including upon a “change of control”) or early repayment provisions;

•  authorized denominations;

•  form;

•  amount of discount or premium, if any, with which such securities will be issued;

•  whether such securities will be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities;

•  identity of the depositary for global securities;

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•  whether a temporary security is to be issued with respect to such series and whether any interest payable prior to the issuance of definitive securities of the series will be credited to the account of the persons entitled thereto;

•  the terms upon which beneficial interests in a temporary global security may be exchanged in whole or in part for beneficial interests in a definitive global security or for individual definitive securities;

•  conversion or exchange features;

•  any covenants applicable to the particular debt securities being issued;

•  any defaults and events of default applicable to the particular debt securities being issued;

•  currency, currencies or currency units in which the purchase price for, the principal of and any premium and any interest on, such securities will be payable;

•  time period within which, the manner in which and the terms and conditions upon which the purchaser of the securities can select the payment currency;

•  securities exchange(s) on which the securities will be listed, if any;

•  whether any underwriter(s) will act as market maker(s) for the securities;

•  extent to which a secondary market for the securities is expected to develop;

•  additions to or changes in the events of default with respect to the securities and any change in the right of the trustee or the holders to declare the principal, premium and interest with respect to such securities to be due and payable;

•  provisions relating to covenant defeasance and legal defeasance;

•  provisions relating to satisfaction and discharge of the indenture;

•  provisions relating to the modification of the indenture both with and without the consent of holders of debt securities issued under the indenture; and

•  additional terms not inconsistent with the provisions of the indenture.

      One or more series of debt securities may be sold at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount, bearing no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of issuance is below market rates. One or more series of debt securities may be variable rate debt securities that may be exchanged for fixed rate debt securities.

      United States federal income tax consequences and special considerations, if any, applicable to any such series will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

      Debt securities may be issued where the amount of principal and/or interest payable is determined by reference to one or more currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity indices or other factors. Holders of such securities may receive a principal amount or a payment of interest that is greater than or less than the amount of principal or interest otherwise payable on such dates, depending upon the value of the applicable currencies, commodities, equity indices or other factors. Information as to the methods for determining the amount of principal or interest, if any, payable on any date, the currencies, commodities, equity indices or other factors to which the amount payable on such date is linked and certain additional United States federal income tax considerations will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

      The term “debt securities” includes debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars or, if specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, in any other freely transferable currency or units based on or relating to foreign currencies.

      We expect most debt securities to be issued in fully registered form without coupons and in denominations of $1,000 or $5,000 and any integral multiples thereof. Subject to the limitations provided in the indenture and in the prospectus supplement, debt securities that are issued in registered form may

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be transferred or exchanged at the office of the trustee maintained in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or the principal corporate trust office of the trustee, without the payment of any service charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Guarantees

      Any debt securities may be guaranteed by one or more of our direct or indirect subsidiaries. Each prospectus supplement will describe any guarantees for the benefit of the series of debt securities to which it relates, including required financial information of the subsidiary guarantors, as applicable.

Global Securities

      The debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary (the “depositary”) identified in the prospectus supplement. Global securities will be issued in registered form and in either temporary or definitive form. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual debt securities, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary for such global security to a nominee of such depositary or by a nominee of such depositary to such depositary or another nominee of such depositary or by such depositary or any such nominee to a successor of such depositary or a nominee of such successor. The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any debt securities of a series and the rights of and limitations upon owners of beneficial interests in a global security will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Governing Law

      The indenture, the debt securities and the guarantees shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the principles thereof relating to conflicts of law.

Preferred Stock

      The following briefly summarizes the material terms of our preferred stock, other than pricing and related terms that will be disclosed in an accompanying prospectus supplement. You should read the particular terms of any series of preferred stock offered by us, which will be described in more detail in any prospectus supplement relating to such series, together with the more detailed provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the certificate of designation relating to each particular series of preferred stock for provisions that may be important to you. The certificate of incorporation, as amended and restated, is incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The certificate of designation relating to the particular series of preferred stock offered by an accompanying prospectus supplement and this prospectus will be filed as an exhibit to a document incorporated by reference in the registration statement. The prospectus supplement will also state whether any of the terms summarized below do not apply to the series of preferred stock being offered.

      As of the date of this prospectus, we are authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of December 16, 2005, 420,000 shares of 4% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock were outstanding and 250,000 shares of 3.625% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock were outstanding. Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our board of directors is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series, and to establish from time to time a series of preferred stock with the following terms specified:

•  the number of shares to be included in the series;

•  the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of the series; and

•  the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such series.

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      Prior to the issuance of any series of preferred stock, our board of directors will adopt resolutions creating and designating the series as a series of preferred stock and the resolutions will be filed in a certificate of designation as an amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation. The term “board of directors” includes any duly authorized committee.

      The rights of holders of the preferred stock offered may be adversely affected by the rights of holders of any shares of preferred stock that may be issued in the future. Our board of directors may cause shares of preferred stock to be issued in public or private transactions for any proper corporate purpose. Examples of proper corporate purposes include issuances to obtain additional financing in connection with acquisitions or otherwise, and issuances to our or our subsidiaries’ officers, directors and employees pursuant to benefit plans or otherwise. Shares of preferred stock we issue may have the effect of rendering more difficult or discouraging an acquisition of us deemed undesirable by our board of directors.

      The preferred stock will be, when issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Holders of preferred stock will not have any preemptive or subscription rights to acquire more of our stock.

      The transfer agent, registrar, dividend disbursing agent and redemption agent for shares of each series of preferred stock will be named in the prospectus supplement relating to such series.

Rank

      Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement relating to the shares of a series of preferred stock, such shares will rank on an equal basis with each other series of preferred stock and prior to the common stock as to dividends and distributions of assets.

Dividends

      Holders of each series of preferred stock will be entitled to receive cash dividends when, as and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for dividends. The rates and dates of payment of dividends will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to each series of preferred stock. Dividends will be payable to holders of record of preferred stock as they appear on our books or, if applicable, the records of the depositary referred to below on the record dates fixed by the board of directors. Dividends on a series of preferred stock may be cumulative or noncumulative.

      We may not declare, pay or set apart for payment dividends on the preferred stock unless full dividends on other series of preferred stock that rank on an equal or senior basis have been paid or sufficient funds have been set apart for payment for

•  all prior dividend periods of other series of preferred stock that pay dividends on a cumulative basis; or

•  the immediately preceding dividend period of other series of preferred stock that pay dividends on a noncumulative basis.

      Partial dividends declared on shares of preferred stock and each other series of preferred stock ranking on an equal basis as to dividends will be declared pro rata. A pro rata declaration means that the ratio of dividends declared per share to accrued dividends per share will be the same for each series of preferred stock.

      Similarly, we may not declare, pay or set apart for payment non-stock dividends or make other payments on the common stock or any other of our stock ranking junior to the preferred stock until full dividends on the preferred stock have been paid or set apart for payment for

•  all prior dividend periods if the preferred stock pays dividends on a cumulative basis; or

•  the immediately preceding dividend period if the preferred stock pays dividends on a noncumulative basis.

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Conversion and Exchange

      The prospectus supplement for a series of preferred stock will state the terms, if any, on which shares of that series are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our common stock, our preferred stock, our other securities or the debt or equity securities of one or more other entities.

Redemption and Sinking Fund

      If so specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, a series of preferred stock may be redeemable at any time, in whole or in part, at our option or the option of the holder thereof and may be mandatorily redeemed. Any partial redemptions of preferred stock will be made in a way that the board of directors decides is equitable.

      Unless we default in the payment of the redemption price, dividends will cease to accrue after the redemption date on shares of preferred stock called for redemption and all rights of holders of such shares will terminate except for the right to receive the redemption price.

      No series of preferred stock will receive the benefit of a sinking fund except as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Liquidation Preference

      Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of each series of preferred stock will be entitled to receive distributions upon liquidation in the amount set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to such series of preferred stock, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends. Such distributions will be made before any distribution is made on any securities ranking junior relating to liquidation, including common stock.

      If the liquidation amounts payable relating to the preferred stock of any series and any other securities ranking on a parity regarding liquidation rights are not paid in full, the holders of the preferred stock of such series and such other securities will share in any such distribution of our available assets on a ratable basis in proportion to the full liquidation preferences. Holders of such series of preferred stock will not be entitled to any other amounts from us after they have received their full liquidation preference.

Voting Rights

      The holders of shares of preferred stock will have no voting rights, except:

•  as otherwise stated in the prospectus supplement;

•  as otherwise stated in the certificate of designation establishing such series; and

•  as required by applicable law.

      Holders of our 4% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held by such holder on all matters voted upon by our common stockholders.

Common Stock

      The following description of our common stock is only a summary. We encourage you to read our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which is incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. As of the date of this prospectus, we are authorized to issue up to 500,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share. As of December 16, 2005, we had outstanding 80,701,888 shares of our common stock.

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Liquidation Rights

      Upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of our common stock share ratably in the assets remaining after payments to creditors and provision for the preference of any preferred stock.

Dividends

      Except as otherwise provided by the Delaware General Corporation Law or our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the holders of our common stock, subject to the rights of holders of any series of preferred stock, shall share ratably in all dividends as may from time to time be declared by our board of directors in respect of our common stock out of funds legally available for the payment thereof and payable in cash, stock or otherwise, and in all other distributions (including, without limitation, our dissolution, liquidation and winding up), whether in respect of liquidation or dissolution (voluntary or involuntary) or otherwise, after payment of liabilities and liquidation preference on any outstanding preferred stock.

Voting Rights

      Except as otherwise provided by the Delaware General Corporation Law or our certificate of incorporation and subject to the rights of holders of any series of preferred stock, all the voting power of our stockholders shall be vested in the holders of our common stock, and each holder of our common stock shall have one vote for each share held by such holder on all matters voted upon by our stockholders.

      Subject to the rights of holders of any outstanding shares of preferred stock to act by written consent, our stockholders may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting and must take any action at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders.

      The affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the combined voting power of our outstanding shares eligible to vote in the election of directors is required to alter, amend or repeal provisions in the amended and restated certificate of incorporation regarding indemnification, classification of directors, action by written consent and changes to voting requirements applicable to such provisions.

Conversion and Exchange

      Our common stock is not convertible into, or exchangeable for, any other class or series of our capital stock.

Miscellaneous

      Holders of our common stock have no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for or purchase additional securities of ours. We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. Shares of our common stock are not subject to calls or assessments. No personal liability will attach to holders of our common stock under the laws of the State of Delaware (our state of incorporation) or of the State of New Jersey (the state in which our principal place of business is located). All of the outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and nonassessable. Our common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “NRG.”

Ratios Of Earnings To Fixed Charges and Earnings To Combined Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends

      The ratios of earnings to fixed charges and earnings to combined fixed charges and preference dividends for the periods indicated are stated below. For this purpose, “earnings” include pre-tax income (loss) before adjustments for minority interest in our consolidated subsidiaries and income or loss from equity investees, plus fixed charges and distributed income of equity investees, reduced by interest

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capitalized. “Fixed charges” include interest, whether expensed or capitalized, amortization of debt expense and the portion of rental expense that is representative of the interest factor in these rentals. “Preference dividends” equals the amount of pre-tax earnings that is required to pay the dividends on outstanding preference securities. “Predecessor Company” refers to NRG’s operations prior to December 6, 2003, before emergence from bankruptcy and “Reorganized NRG” refers to NRG’s operations from December 6, 2003 onwards, after emergence from bankruptcy.

	Reorganized NRG									Predecessor Company
													Year
	Nine Months			Year			December 6,			January 1,			Ended
	Ended			Ended			2003 through			2003 through			December 31,
	September 30,			December 31,			December 31,			December 5,
	2005			2004			2003			2003			2002			2001			2000
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		1.19	x		1.83	x		1.68	x		9.82	x(1)		—	(2)		1.26	x		1.81	x
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends		1.04	x		1.82	x		1.68	x		9.82	x(1)		—	(2)		1.26	x		1.81	x

(1)	For the period January 1, 2003 through December 5, 2003, the earnings include a one time earning of $4,118,636,000 due to Fresh Start adjustments.
(2)	For the year ended December 31, 2002, the deficiency of earnings to fixed charges was $3,023,467,000.

Use Of Proceeds

      We intend to use the net proceeds from the sales of the securities as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Validity Of The Securities

      In connection with particular offerings of the securities in the future, and if stated in the applicable prospectus supplements, the validity of those securities may be passed upon for the Company by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York, and for any underwriters or agents by counsel named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Experts

      The consolidated financial statements and schedule of NRG Energy, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2004, and for the year then ended, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, included in the Company’s Form 10-K, as amended on Form 8-K dated December 20, 2005, which is incorporated by reference in this registration statement, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, an independent registered accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

      The consolidated financial statements and schedule of NRG South Central Generating LLC and subsidiaries and the financial statements and schedule of Louisiana Generating LLC as of December 31, 2004 and for the year then ended, the consolidated financial statements of NRG Northeast Generating LLC and subsidiaries, NRG Mid Atlantic Generating LLC and subsidiaries, NRG International LLC and subsidiaries and the financial statements of Indian River Power LLC and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and for the year then ended, the financial statements of Oswego Harbor Power LLC as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for the year ended December 31, 2003 and the period from December 6, 2003 to December 31, 2003 and the statements of operations, member’s equity and comprehensive income and cash flows of Oswego Harbor Power LLC for the period from January 1, 2003

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to December 5, 2003, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance on the reports of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

      The consolidated financial statements of NRG Energy, Inc. as of December 31, 2003 and for the period December 6, 2003 through December 31, 2003, the period January 1, 2003 through December 5, 2003 and the year ended December 31, 2002 incorporated in this prospectus by reference to NRG Energy, Inc.’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, as amended on Form 8-K dated December 20, 2005, which is incorporated by reference in this registration statement, have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

      The consolidated financial statements of NRG Northeast Generating LLC, NRG South Central Generating LLC, Louisiana Generating LLC, NRG Mid Atlantic Generating LLC, Indian River Power LLC, and NRG International LLC as of December 31, 2003 and for the period from December 6, 2003 through December 31, 2003, the period from January 1, 2003 through December 5, 2003 and the year ended December 31, 2002 incorporated in this prospectus by reference to NRG Energy, Inc.’s current report on Form 8-K dated June 14, 2005, have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

      The consolidated financial statements of West Coast Power LLC incorporated in this prospectus by reference to NRG Energy, Inc.’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, as amended on Form 8-K dated December 20, 2005, which is incorporated by reference in this registration statement, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

      The consolidated balance sheet of Texas Genco LLC and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, members’ equity and comprehensive loss for the period from July 19, 2004 to December 31, 2004, all incorporated in this prospectus by reference to NRG Energy, Inc.’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 21, 2005, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference and has been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

      The consolidated balance sheet of Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2004 and the related statements of consolidated operations, cash flows, and capitalization and shareholders’ equity for each of the three years for the period ended December 31, 2004, and the statement of consolidated comprehensive loss for each of the three years for the period ended December 31, 2004, all incorporated in this prospectus by reference to NRG Energy, Inc.’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 21, 2005, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference and has been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

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PART II

Information Not Required in Prospectus

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

      The following table sets forth the estimated expenses to be incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, to be paid by the Registrant.

		Amount to
		be Paid
SEC registration fee			*
Legal fees and expenses		$	1,000,000
Accounting fees and expenses			300,000
Stock exchange listing fees			150,000
Blue sky fees			10,000
Printing fees			200,000
Rating agency fees			1,500,000
Trustee’s fees and expenses			50,000
Miscellaneous			100,000
	Total	$	3,310,000.00

*  Deferred in accordance with Rule 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

      Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL, authorizes a corporation, subject to the procedures and limitations stated therein, to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and agents against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred provided they act in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, although in the case of proceedings brought by or on behalf of the corporation, indemnification is limited to expenses and is not permitted if the individual is adjudged liable to the corporation, unless the court determines otherwise. The statute provides that indemnification pursuant to its provisions is not exclusive of other rights of indemnification to which a person may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

      Article NINE of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for the limitation of liability of directors and for the indemnification of directors and officers. Article NINE states that to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, and except as otherwise provided in our Amended and Restated By-laws, (i) no director of the Company shall be liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages arising from a breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Company or its stockholders; and (ii) the Company shall indemnify its officers and directors.

      Set forth below are material provisions of Article FIVE of our by-laws that authorize the indemnification of directors and officers:

•  Section 1 of Article FIVE provides that our directors and officers shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL. In addition, this right of indemnification continues to persons who have ceased to be our directors or officers and to his or her heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that, except with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Company shall not indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding initiated by such indemnitee except to the extent such proceeding was authorized in writing by the board of directors of the Company.

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•  Section 3 of Article FIVE provides that the Company may purchase and maintain insurance on its own behalf and on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company against any expense, liability or loss asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person against such expenses, liability or loss under the DGCL.

•  Section 5 of Article FIVE provides that the rights to indemnification conferred in Article FIVE of our by-laws and in our certificate of incorporation shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

Item 16.      Exhibits

				Incorporated by
				Reference to
Exhibit No			Description	Filings Indicated
	1	.1	Form of Underwriting Agreement related to debt securities, preferred stock and common stock		*
	4	.1	Specimen of certificate representing common stock, par value $0.01 per share		*
	4	.2	Specimen of certificate representing preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share		*
	4	.3	Form of Indenture, to be entered into between NRG Energy, Inc. and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee		**
	4	.4	Form of debt securities		*
	5	.1	Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP		**
	12	.1	Statement re computation of ratios of earnings to fixed charges		**
	23	.1	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP		**
	23	.2	Consent of KPMG LLP		**
	23	.3	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (with respect to West Coast Power LLC)		**
	23	.4	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to NRG Northeast Generating LLC)		**
	23	.5	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to NRG Mid Atlantic Generating LLC)		**
	23	.6	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to NRG International LLC)		**
	23	.7	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to Indian River Power LLC)		**
	23	.8	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to Oswego Harbor Power LLC)		**
	23	.9	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to NRG South Central Generating LLC)		**
	23	.10	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to Louisiana Generating LLC)		**
	23	.11	Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (with respect to Texas Genco LLC and Texas Genco Holdings, Inc.)		**
	23	.12	Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
	24	.1	Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto)
	25	.1	Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Law Debenture Trust Company of New York , the trustee under the Indenture		**

*  To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

**  Filed herewith.

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Item 17.      Undertakings

      The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake:

      (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

      (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

      (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

      (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

      (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

      (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

      (4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to any purchaser:

      (i) Each prospectus filed by a Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

      (ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which the prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

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      (5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of a Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned Registrants undertake that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrants pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrants will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

      (i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of an undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

      (ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of an undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by an undersigned Registrant;

      (iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about an undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of an undersigned Registrant; and

      (iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by an undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

      (6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each filing of NRG Energy, Inc.’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

      (7) To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(6)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

      Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of each Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, each Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by a Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of a Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, that Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on the 21st day of December, 2005.

NRG Energy, Inc.

By:  /s/ David Crane

Name: David Crane

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	December 21, 2005
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)	December 21, 2005
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)	December 21, 2005
/s/ John F. Chlebowski John F. Chlebowski	Director	December 21, 2005
/s/ Lawrence S. Coben Lawrence S. Coben	Director	December 21, 2005
/s/ Howard E. Cosgrove Howard E. Cosgrove	Director (Chairman of the Board)	December 21, 2005

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Signature	Title	Date
/s/ Stephen L. Cropper Stephen L. Cropper	Director	December 21, 2005
/s/ Maureen Miskovic Maureen Miskovic	Director	December 21, 2005
/s/ Anne C. Schaumburg Anne C. Schaumburg	Director	December 21, 2005
/s/ Herbert H. Tate Herbert H. Tate	Director	December 21, 2005
/s/ Thomas H. Weidemeyer Thomas H. Weidemeyer	Director	December 21, 2005
/s/ Walter R. Young Walter R. Young	Director	December 21, 2005

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Arthur Kill Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

ARTHUR KILL POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG NORTHEAST GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Astoria Gas Turbine Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

ASTORIA GAS TURBINE POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG NORTHEAST GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Berrians I Gas Turbine Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

BERRIANS I GAS TURBINE POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido Executive Vice President and Regional President, Northeast Region

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Big Cajun II Unit 4 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

BIG CAJUN II UNIT 4 LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG SOUTH CENTRAL GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ John P. Brewster John P. Brewster Vice President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Capistrano Cogeneration Company, a California corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

CAPISTRANO COGENERATION COMPANY

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Robert M. Henry Robert M. Henry	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Chickahominy River Energy Corp., a Virginia corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

CHICKAHOMINY RIVER ENERGY CORP.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido	Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Commonwealth Atlantic Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

COMMONWEALTH ATLANTIC POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido Executive Vice President and Regional President, Northeast Region

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Conemaugh Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

CONEMAUGH POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG MIDATLANTIC GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Connecticut Jet Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

CONNECTICUT JET POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG NORTHEAST GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Devon Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

DEVON POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG NORTHEAST GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Dunkirk Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

DUNKIRK POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG NORTHEAST GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Eastern Sierra Energy Company, a California corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

EASTERN SIERRA ENERGY COMPANY

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Robert Henry Robert Henry	Director
/s/ David Lloyd David Lloyd	Director
/s/ Ershel Redd Ershel Redd	Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, ESOCO Molokai Inc., a Utah corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

ESOCO MOLOKAI INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
ESOCO MOLOKAI, INC.
By:	/s/ John P. Brewster John P. Brewster President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Hanover Energy Company, a California corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

HANOVER ENERGY COMPANY

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido	Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Huntley Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

HUNTLEY POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG NORTHEAST GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Indian River Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

INDIAN RIVER OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Indian River Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

INDIAN RIVER POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG MIDATLANTIC GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, James River Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

JAMES RIVER POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido Executive Vice President and Regional President, Northeast Region
/s/ Robert M. Henry Robert M. Henry		Sole Management Committee Member

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Kaufman Cogen, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

KAUFMAN COGEN, LP

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG KAUFMAN LLC.		General Partner
By:	/s/ Robert M. Henry Scott J. Davido Vice President and Assistant Secretary
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member of the General Partner
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido Executive Vice President and Regional President, Northeast Region

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Keystone Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

KEYSTONE POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG MIDATLANTIC GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Louisiana Generating LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

LOUISIANA GENERATING LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG SOUTH CENTRAL GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ John P. Brewster John P. Brewster Vice President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, LS Power Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

LS POWER MANAGEMENT LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Timothy W.J. O’Brien Timothy W.J. O’Brien Vice President and General Counsel

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Middletown Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

MIDDLETOWN POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

*

* * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG NORTHEAST GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Montville Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

MONTVILLE POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG NORTHEAST GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NEO California Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NEO CALIFORNIA POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NEO CORPORATION		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Ershel Redd Ershel Redd President
/s/ Robert M. Henry Robert M. Henry		Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NEO Chester-Gen LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NEO CHESTER-GEN LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc.(principal accounting officer)
NEO CORPORATION		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Ershel Redd Ershel Redd President
/s/ Robert M. Henry Robert M. Henry		Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NEO Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NEO CORPORATION

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc.(principal accounting officer)
/s/ Robert M. Henry Robert M. Henry	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NEO Freehold-Gen LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NEO FREEHOLD-GEN LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc.(principal accounting officer)
NEO CORPORATION		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Ershel Redd Ershel Redd President
/s/ Robert M. Henry Robert M. Henry		Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NEO Landfill Gas Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NEO LANDFILL GAS HOLDINGS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Michael R. Carroll Michael R. Carroll	Director
/s/ Ershel C. Redd, Jr. Ershel C. Redd, Jr.	Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NEO Montauk Genco Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NEO MONTAUK GENCO

MANAGEMENT LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NEO CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Robert M. Henry Robert M. Henry Vice President	Sole Member

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NEO Power Services Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NEO POWER SERVICES INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Michael R. Carroll Michael R. Carroll	Director
/s/ Ershel C. Redd, Jr. Ershel C. Redd, Jr.	Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Norwalk Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NORWALK POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG NORTHEAST GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Affiliate Services Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG AFFILIATE SERVICES INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Denise Wilson Denise Wilson	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Arthur Kill Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG ARTHUR KILL OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine Jacobs Christine Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Asia-Pacific, Ltd., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG ASIA-PACIFIC, LTD.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ John P. Brewster John P. Brewster	Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Astoria Gas Turbine Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG ASTORIA GAS TURBINE
OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Bayou Cove LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG BAYOU COVE LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG SOUTH CENTRAL GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ John P. Brewster John P. Brewster Vice President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Cabrillo Power Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG CABRILLO POWER OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Cadillac Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG CADILLAC OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG California Peaker Operations LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG CALIFORNIA PEAKER
OPERATIONS LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG OPERATING SERVICES, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Connecticut Affiliate Services Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG CONNECTICUT AFFILIATE
SERVICES INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Denise Wilson Denise Wilson	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Devon Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG DEVON OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Development Company Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG DEVELOPMENT COMPANY INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Timothy W.J. O’Brien Timothy W.J. O’Brien Vice President and General Counsel

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Dunkirk Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG DUNKIRK OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG El Segundo Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG EL SEGUNDO OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Huntley Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG HUNTLEY OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG International LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG INTERNATIONAL LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido Executive Vice President and Regional President, Northeast Region

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG International II Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG INTERNATIONAL II INC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG INTERNATIONAL, LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Robert M. Henry Robert M. Henry Vice President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG International III Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG INTERNATIONAL III INC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG INTERNATIONAL, LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Robert M. Henry Robert M. Henry Vice President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Latin America Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG LATIN AMERICA INC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Timothy W.J. O’Brien Timothy W.J. O’Brien Vice President and General Counsel

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Kaufman LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG KAUFMAN LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido Executive Vice President and Regional President, Northeast Region

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Marketing Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG MARKETING SERVICES LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Timothy W.J. O’Brien Timothy W.J. O’Brien Vice President and General Counsel

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Mesquite LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG MESQUITE LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido Executive Vice President and Regional President, Northeast Region

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG MidAtlantic Affiliate Services Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG MIDATLANTIC AFFILIATE
SERVICES INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Denise Wilson Denise Wilson	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG MidAtlantic Generating LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG MIDATLANTIC GENERATING LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ David Crane David Crane President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Middletown Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG MIDDLETOWN OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Montville Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG MONTVILLE OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG New Jersey Energy Sales LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG NEW JERSEY ENERGY SALES LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG POWER MARKETING, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Shiran Kochavi Shiran Kochavi Secretary

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG New Roads Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG NEW ROADS HOLDINGS LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG SOUTH CENTRAL GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ John P. Brewster John P. Brewster Vice President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG North Central Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG NORTH CENTRAL OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Northeast Affiliate Services Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG NORTHEAST AFFILIATE
SERVICES INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Denise Wilson Denise Wilson	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Northeast Generating LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG NORTHEAST GENERATING LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ David Crane David Crane President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Norwalk Harbor Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG NORWALK HARBOR
OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Operating Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG OPERATING SERVICES INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Oswego Harbor Power Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG OSWEGO HARBOR POWER
OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Power Marketing Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG POWER MARKETING INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Kevin T. Howell Kevin T. Howell	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Rocky Road LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG ROCKY ROAD LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido Executive Vice President and Regional President, Northeast Region

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Saguaro Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG SAGUARO OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Services Corporation, a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG SERVICES CORPORATION

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Timothy W.J. O’Brien Timothy W.J. O’Brien Vice President and General Counsel

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG South Central Affiliate Services Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG SOUTH CENTRAL AFFILIATE

SERVICES INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Denise Wilson Denise Wilson	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG South Central Generating LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG SOUTH CENTRAL GENERATING LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ David Crane David Crane President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG South Central Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG SOUTH CENTRAL OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG West Coast LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG WEST COAST LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG ENERGY, INC.		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido Executive Vice President and Regional President, Northeast Region

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, NRG Western Affiliate Services Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

NRG WESTERN AFFILIATE SERVICES INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Denise Wilson Denise Wilson	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Oswego Harbor Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

OSWEGO HARBOR POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG NORTHEAST GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Saguaro Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

SAGUARO POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG WEST COAST LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Ershel Redd Ershel Redd President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Somerset Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

SOMERSET OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vienna Operations Inc., a Delaware corporation, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

SOMERSET POWER LLC

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature		Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane		President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby		Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
NRG NORTHEAST GENERATING LLC		Sole Member
By:	/s/ Scott J. Davido Scott J. Davido President

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vienna Operations Inc., a Delaware limited liability company, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Princeton, State of New Jersey, on December 21, 2005.

VIENNA OPERATIONS INC.

By:  /s/ George P. Schaefer

George P. Schaefer

Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint David Crane, Timothy W.J. O’Brien and Tanuja M. Dehne, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.

* * * * *

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 21, 2005.

Signature	Title
/s/ David Crane David Crane	President and Chief Executive Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert C. Flexon Robert C. Flexon	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal financial officer)
/s/ James J. Ingoldsby James J. Ingoldsby	Vice President and Controller of NRG Energy, Inc. (principal accounting officer)
/s/ Christine A. Jacobs Christine A. Jacobs	Sole Director

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

				Incorporated by
Exhibit				Reference to
No			Description	Filings Indicated
	1	.1	Form of Underwriting Agreement related to debt securities, preferred stock and common stock		*
	4	.1	Specimen of certificate representing common stock, par value $0.01 per share		*
	4	.2	Specimen of certificate representing preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share		*
	4	.3	Form of Indenture, to be entered into between NRG Energy, Inc. and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee		**
	4	.4	Form of debt securities		*
	5	.1	Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP		**
	12	.1	Statement re computation of ratios of earnings to fixed charges		**
	23	.1	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP		**
	23	.2	Consent of KPMG LLP		**
	23	.3	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (with respect to West Coast Power LLC)		**
	23	.4	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to NRG Northeast Generating LLC)		**
	23	.5	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to NRG Mid Atlantic Generating LLC)		**
	23	.6	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to NRG International LLC)		**
	23	.7	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to Indian River Power LLC)		**
	23	.8	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to Oswego Harbor Power LLC)		**
	23	.9	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to NRG South Central Generating LLC)		**
	23	.10	Consent of KPMG LLP (with respect to Louisiana Generating LLC)		**
	23	.11	Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP		**
	23	.12	Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
	24	.1	Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto)
	25	.1	Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Law Debenture Trust Company of New York , the trustee under the Indenture		**

*  To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

**  Filed herewith.

EX-4.3

                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.3

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                                NRG ENERGY, INC.

                             ---------------------

                                    INDENTURE

                       Dated as of________________ , 2005

                    Law Debenture Trust Company of New York,
                                   as Trustee

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS



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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE...................................................   1
         Section 1.1.      Definitions..................................................................   1
         Section 1.2.      Other Definitions............................................................   7
         Section 1.3.      Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act............................   7
         Section 1.4.      Rules of Construction........................................................   8
ARTICLE II. THE SECURITIES..............................................................................   8
         Section 2.1.      Issuable in Series...........................................................   8
         Section 2.2.      Establishment of Terms of Series of Securities...............................   9
         Section 2.3.      Execution and Authentication.................................................  11
         Section 2.4.      Registrar and Paying Agent...................................................  12
         Section 2.5.      Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust..........................................  12
         Section 2.6.      Securityholder Lists.........................................................  13
         Section 2.7.      Transfer and Exchange........................................................  13
         Section 2.8.      Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.............................  13
         Section 2.9.      Outstanding Securities.......................................................  14
         Section 2.10.     Treasury Securities..........................................................  15
         Section 2.11.     Temporary Securities.........................................................  15
         Section 2.12.     Cancellation.................................................................  15
         Section 2.13.     Defaulted Interest...........................................................  15
         Section 2.14.     Global Securities............................................................  15
         Section 2.15.     CUSIP Numbers................................................................  17
ARTICLE III. REDEMPTION.................................................................................  17
         Section 3.1.      Notice to Trustee............................................................  17
         Section 3.2.      Selection of Securities to be Redeemed or Repurchased........................  17
         Section 3.3.      Notice of Redemption.........................................................  18
         Section 3.4.      Effect of Notice of Redemption...............................................  18
         Section 3.5.      Deposit of Redemption Price..................................................  19
         Section 3.6.      Securities Redeemed in Part..................................................  19
ARTICLE IV. COVENANTS...................................................................................  19
         Section 4.1.      Payment of Principal and Interest............................................  19
         Section 4.2.      Maintenance of Office or Agency..............................................  19
         Section 4.3.      SEC Reports..................................................................  20
         Section 4.4.      Compliance Certificate.......................................................  20
         Section 4.5.      Taxes........................................................................  21
         Section 4.6.      Stay, Extension and Usury Laws...............................................  21
         Section 4.7.      Corporate Existence..........................................................  21
ARTICLE V. SUCCESSORS...................................................................................  22
         Section 5.1.      Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.....................................  22
         Section 5.2.      Successor Corporation Substituted............................................  23
ARTICLE VI. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES.......................................................................  23
         Section 6.1.      Events of Default............................................................  23
         Section 6.2.      Acceleration.................................................................  25
         Section 6.3.      Other Remedies...............................................................  25


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         Section 6.4.      Waiver of Past Defaults......................................................  26
         Section 6.5.      Control by Majority..........................................................  26
         Section 6.6.      Limitation on Suits..........................................................  26
         Section 6.7.      Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment................................  27
         Section 6.8.      Collection Suit by Trustee...................................................  27
         Section 6.9.      Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.............................................  27
         Section 6.10.     Priorities...................................................................  28
         Section 6.11.     Undertaking for Costs........................................................  28
ARTICLE VII. TRUSTEE....................................................................................  28
         Section 7.1.      Duties of Trustee............................................................  28
         Section 7.2.      Rights of Trustee............................................................  30
         Section 7.3.      Individual Rights of Trustee.................................................  31
         Section 7.4.      Trustee's Disclaimer.........................................................  31
         Section 7.5.      Notice of Defaults...........................................................  31
         Section 7.6.      Reports by Trustee to Holders................................................  31
         Section 7.7.      Compensation and Indemnity...................................................  32
         Section 7.8.      Replacement of Trustee.......................................................  32
         Section 7.9.      Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.............................................  33
         Section 7.10.     Eligibility; Disqualification................................................  33
         Section 7.11.     Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company............................  34
ARTICLE VIII. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE..................................................  34
         Section 8.1.      Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.....................  34
         Section 8.2.      Legal Defeasance and Discharge...............................................  34
         Section 8.3.      Covenant Defeasance..........................................................  35
         Section 8.4.      Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance...................................  35
         Section 8.5.      Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other
                           Miscellaneous Provisions.....................................................  36
         Section 8.6.      Repayment to Company.........................................................  37
         Section 8.7.      Reinstatement................................................................  37
ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS......................................................................  37
         Section 9.1.      Without Consent of Holders...................................................  37
         Section 9.2.      With Consent of Holders......................................................  38
         Section 9.3.      Limitations..................................................................  39
         Section 9.4.      Compliance with Trust Indenture Act..........................................  40
         Section 9.5.      Revocation and Effect of Consents............................................  40
         Section 9.6.      Notation on or Exchange of Securities........................................  40
         Section 9.7.      Trustee Protected............................................................  40
ARTICLE X. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE...................................................................  41
         Section 10.1.     Satisfaction and Discharge...................................................  41
         Section 10.2.     Application of Trust Money...................................................  42
ARTICLE XI. MISCELLANEOUS...............................................................................  42
         Section 11.1.     Trust Indenture Act Controls.................................................  42
         Section 11.2.     Notices......................................................................  42
         Section 11.3.     Communication by Holders with Other Holders..................................  43
         Section 11.4.     Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent...........................  43
         Section 11.5.     Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion................................  43



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         Section 11.6.     Rules by Trustee and Agents..................................................  44
         Section 11.7.     Legal Holidays...............................................................  44
         Section 11.8.     No Recourse Against Others...................................................  44
         Section 11.9.     Counterparts.................................................................  44
         Section 11.10.    Governing Laws...............................................................  44
         Section 11.11.    No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements................................  45
         Section 11.12.    Successors...................................................................  45
         Section 11.13.    Severability.................................................................  45
         Section 11.14.    Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.............................................  45
         Section 11.15.    Securities in a Foreign Currency or in ECU...................................  45
         Section 11.16.    Judgment Currency............................................................  46
ARTICLE XII. SINKING FUNDS..............................................................................  46
         Section 12.1.     Applicability of Article.....................................................  46
         Section 12.2.     Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities........................  47
         Section 12.3.     Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund....................................  47



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                                NRG ENERGY, INC.

         Reconciliation and tie between Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and
               Indenture, dated as of ______________________, 2005

                                                                                              
Section 310(a)(1)    ......................................................................      7.10
       (a)(2)        ......................................................................      7.10
       (a)(3)        ......................................................................      Not Applicable
       (a)(4)        ......................................................................      Not Applicable
       (a)(5)        ......................................................................      7.10
          (b)        ......................................................................      7.10
    Section 311(a)   ......................................................................      7.11
          (b)        ......................................................................      7.11
          (c)        ......................................................................      Not Applicable
    Section 312(a)   ......................................................................      2.6
          (b)        ......................................................................      10.3
          (c)        ......................................................................      10.3
    Section 313(a)   ......................................................................      7.6
       (b)(1)        ......................................................................      7.6
       (b)(2)        ......................................................................      7.6
       (c)(1)        ......................................................................      7.6
          (d)        ......................................................................      7.6
    Section 314(a)   ......................................................................      4.2, 10.5
          (b)        ......................................................................      Not Applicable
       (c)(1)        ......................................................................      10.4
       (c)(2)        ......................................................................      10.4
       (c)(3)        ......................................................................      Not Applicable
          (d)        ......................................................................      Not Applicable
          (e)        ......................................................................      10.5
          (f)        ......................................................................      Not Applicable
    Section 315(a)   ......................................................................      7.1
          (b)        ......................................................................      7.5
          (c)        ......................................................................      7.1
          (d)        ......................................................................      7.1
          (e)        ......................................................................      6.14
    Section 316(a)   ......................................................................      2.10
    (a)(1)(A)        ......................................................................      6.12
    (a)(1)(B)        ......................................................................      6.13
          (b)        ......................................................................      6.8
Section 317(a)(1)    ......................................................................      6.3
       (a)(2)        ......................................................................      6.4
          (b)        ......................................................................      2.5
    Section 318(a)   ......................................................................      11.1



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Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be
part of the Indenture.

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            Indenture dated as of______________ , 2005 between NRG Energy, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation ("Company"), and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York,
as trustee ("Trustee").

            Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and
for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities issued under
this Indenture.

                                   ARTICLE I.
                   DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

      Section 1.1. Definitions.

            "Additional Amounts" means any additional amounts which are required
hereby or by any Security, under circumstances specified herein or therein, to
be paid by the Company in respect of certain taxes imposed on Holders specified
herein or therein and which are owing to such Holders.

            "Affiliate" of any specified person means any other person directly
or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified person. For purposes of this definition, "control",
as used with respect to any person, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
agreement or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the
Voting Stock of a Person will be deemed to be control. For purposes of this
definition, the terms "controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control
with" have correlative meanings. .

            "Agent" means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Service Agent.

            "Attributable Debt" in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction
means, at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the
lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included
in such sale and leaseback transaction including any period for which such lease
has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such present
value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest
implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided,
however, that if such sale and leaseback transaction results in a Capital Lease
Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in
accordance with the definition of "Capital Lease Obligation."

            "Authorized Newspaper" means a newspaper in an official language of
the country of publication customarily published at least once a day for at
least five days in each calendar week and of general circulation in the place in
connection with which the term is used. If it shall be impractical in the
opinion of the Trustee to make any publication of any notice required hereby in
an Authorized Newspaper, any publication or other notice in lieu thereof that is
made or given by the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient publication of such
notice.

            "Bearer" means anyone in possession from time to time of a Bearer
Security.



            "Bearer Security" means any Security, including any interest coupon
appertaining thereto, that does not provide for the identification of the Holder
thereof.

            "Board of Directors" means:

            (1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the
      corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of
      such board;

            (2) with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the
      general partner of the partnership;

            (3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member
      or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and

            (4) with respect to any other person, the board or committee of such
      person serving a similar function.

            "Board Resolution" means a copy of a resolution certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been adopted by the
Board of Directors or pursuant to authorization by the Board of Directors and to
be in full force and effect on the date of the certificate and delivered to the
Trustee.

            "Business Day" means, unless otherwise provided by Board Resolution,
Officers' Certificate or supplemental indenture hereto for a particular Series,
any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday in The City of New York on
which banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or
executive order to close.

            "Capital Lease Obligation" means, at the time any determination is
to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would
at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with
GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of
rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which
such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.

            "Capital Stock" means:

            (1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;

            (2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all
shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however
designated) of corporate stock;

            (3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company,
partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and

            (4) any other interest or participation that confers on a person the
right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of
assets of, the issuing person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt
securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities
include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

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            "Company" means the party named as such above until a
successor replaces it and thereafter means the successor.

            "Company Order" means a written order signed in the name of the
Company by two Officers, one of whom must be the Company's principal executive
officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer.

            "Company Request" means a written request signed in the name of the
Company by its Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President, and
by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.

            "Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Trustee at which at
any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally
administered.

            "Default" means any event that is, or with the passage of time or
the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

            "Depository" means, with respect to the Securities of any Series
issuable or issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global
Securities, the person designated as Depository for such Series by the Company,
which Depository shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act;
and if at any time there is more than one such person, "Depository" as used with
respect to the Securities of any Series shall mean the Depository with respect
to the Securities of such Series.

            "Discount Security" means any Security that provides for an amount
less than the stated principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon
declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.2.

            "Dollars" and "$"means the currency of The United States of America.

            "ECU" means the European Currency Unit as determined by the
Commission of the European Union.

            "Equity Interests" means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or
other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is
convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

            "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

            "Foreign Currency" means any currency or currency unit issued by a
government other than the government of The United States of America.

            "Foreign Government Obligations" means, with respect to Securities
of any Series that are denominated in a Foreign Currency, (i) direct obligations
of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency for the
payment of which obligations its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii)
obligations of a person controlled or supervised by or acting as an agency or
instrumentality of such government the timely payment of which is
unconditionally

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guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by such government, which, in
either case under clauses (i) or (ii), are not callable or redeemable at the
option of the issuer thereof.

            "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in
the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other
statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment
of the accounting profession, which are in effect from time to time.

            "Global Security" or "Global Securities" means a Security or
Securities, as the case may be, in the form established pursuant to Section 2.2
evidencing all or part of a Series of Securities, issued to the Depository for
such Series or its nominee, and registered in the name of such Depository or
nominee.

            "Government Securities" means direct obligations of, or obligations
guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the payment for which the
United States pledges its full faith and credit.

            "Guarantee" means a guarantee other than by endorsement of
negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct
or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of
assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect
thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of
partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets,
goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement
conditions or otherwise).

            "Hedging Obligations" means, with respect to any specified person,
the obligations of such person under:

            (1)currency exchange, interest rate or commodity swap agreements,
currency exchange, interest rate or commodity cap agreements and currency
exchange, interest rate or commodity collar agreements, and

            (2)(i) agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person
against fluctuations in currency exchange, interest rates, commodity prices or
commodity transportation or transmission pricing or availability; (ii) any
netting arrangements, power purchase and sale agreements, fuel purchase and sale
agreements, swaps, options and other agreements, in each case, that fluctuate in
value with fluctuations in energy, power or gas prices; and (iii) agreements or
arrangements for commercial or trading activities with respect to the purchase,
transmission, distribution, sale, lease or hedge of any energy related commodity
or service.

            "Holder" or "Securityholder" means a person in whose name a Security
is registered or the holder of a Bearer Security.

            "Indebtedness" means, with respect to any specified person, any
indebtedness of such person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables),
whether or not contingent:

            (1)in respect of borrowed money;

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            (2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or
letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

            (3)in respect of banker's acceptances;

            (4)representing Capital Lease Obligations or Attributable Debt in
respect of sale and leaseback transactions;

            (5)representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase
price of any property (including trade payables) or services due more than six
months after such property is acquired or such services are completed; or

            (6)representing the net amount owing under any Hedging Obligations,

if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit,
Attributable Debt and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a
balance sheet of the specified person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In
addition, the term "Indebtedness" includes all Indebtedness of others secured by
a Lien on any asset of the specified person (whether or not such Indebtedness is
assumed by the specified person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the
Guarantee by the specified person of any Indebtedness of any other person;
provided, that the amount of such Indebtedness shall be deemed not to exceed the
lesser of the amount secured by such Lien and the value of the person's property
securing such Lien.

            "Indenture" means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from
time to time and shall include the form and terms of particular Series of
Securities established as contemplated hereunder.

            "interest" with respect to any Discount Security which by its terms
bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.

            "Lien" means, with respect to any asset:

            (1) any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, lien
(statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, restriction,
collateral assignment, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset;

            (2)the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease
having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating
to such asset; and

            (3)in the case of Equity Interests or debt securities, any purchase
option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such Equity
Interests or debt securities.

            "Maturity," when used with respect to any Security or installment of
principal thereof, means the date on which the principal of such Security or
such installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein
provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call
for redemption, notice of option to elect repayment or otherwise.

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            "Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any
Vice-President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, any Assistant Treasurer or any
Assistant Secretary of the Company.

            "Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers,
one of whom must be the Company's principal executive officer, principal
financial officer or principal accounting officer.

            "Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of legal counsel who is
acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the
Company.

            "person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization,
limited liability company or government or other entity.

            "principal" of a Security means the principal of the Security plus,
when appropriate, the premium, if any, on, and any Additional Amounts in respect
of, the Security.

            "Responsible Officer" means any officer of the Trustee in its
Corporate Trust Office (including any managing director, director, vice
president, assistant vice president, trust officer or corporate secretary) and
also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the above
designated officers and also means, any other officer to whom any corporate
trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with
a particular subject.

            "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

            "Securities" means the debentures, notes or other debt instruments
of the Company of any Series authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

            "Series" or "Series of Securities" means each series of debentures,
notes or other debt instruments of the Company created pursuant to Sections 2.1
and 2.2 hereof.

            "Stated Maturity" means, with respect to any installment of interest
or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of
interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing
such Indebtedness as of the date of the indenture, and will not include any
contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or
principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.

            "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any specified person:

            (1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which
      more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock
      entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after
      giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders' agreement that
      effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors,
      managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business
      entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that
      person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that person (or a
      combination thereof); and

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            (2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing
      general partner of which is such person or a Subsidiary of such person or
      (b) the only general partners of which are that person or one or more
      Subsidiaries of that person (or any combination thereof).

            "TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code Sections
77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this Indenture; provided, however,
that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date,
"TIA" means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture
Act as so amended.

            "Trustee" means the person named as the "Trustee" in the first
paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter
"Trustee" shall mean each person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any
time there is more than one such person, "Trustee" as used with respect to the
Securities of any Series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of
that Series.

            "Voting Stock" of any person as of any date means the Capital Stock
of such person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board
of Directors of such person.

      Section 1.2. Other Definitions.



                                  DEFINED IN
              TERM                 SECTION
- --------------------------------  ----------
                               
"Bankruptcy Law"                      6.1
"Custodian"                           6.1
"Event of Default"                    6.1
"Journal"                           11.15
"Judgment Currency"                 11.16
"Legal Holiday"                      11.7
"mandatory sinking fund payment"     12.1
"Market Exchange Rate"              11.15
"New York Banking Day"              11.16
"optional sinking fund payment"      12.1
"Paying Agent"                        2.4
"Payment Default"                     6.1
"Registrar"                           2.4
"Required Currency"                 11.16
"Service Agent"                       2.4


      Section 1.3. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

            Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the
provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The
following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

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            "Commission" means the SEC.

            "indenture securities" means the Securities.

            "indenture security holder" means a Securityholder.

            "indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture.

            "indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee.

            "obligor" on the indenture securities means the Company and any
successor obligor upon the Securities.

            All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA,
defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA
and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as so defined.

      Section 1.4. Rules of Construction.

            Unless the context otherwise requires:

            (a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;

            (b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning
      assigned to it in accordance with generally accepted accounting
      principles;

            (c) references to "generally accepted accounting principles" and
      "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect as of
      the time when and for the period as to which such accounting principles
      are to be applied;

            (d) "or" is not exclusive;

            (e) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural
      include the singular; and

            (f) provisions apply to successive events and transactions.

                                  ARTICLE II.
                                 THE SECURITIES

      Section 2.1. Issuable in Series.

            The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities
may be issued in one or more Series. All Securities of a Series shall be
identical except as may be set forth in a Board Resolution, a supplemental
indenture or an Officers' Certificate detailing the adoption of the terms
thereof pursuant to the authority granted under a Board Resolution. In the case
of Securities of a Series to be issued from time to time, the Board Resolution,
Officers' Certificate or supplemental indenture detailing the adoption of the
terms thereof pursuant to authority granted under a Board

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Resolution may provide for the method by which specified terms (such as interest
rate, maturity date, record date or date from which interest shall accrue) are
to be determined. Securities may differ between Series in respect of any
matters, provided that all Series of Securities shall be equally and ratably
entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

      Section 2.2. Establishment of Terms of Series of Securities.

            At or prior to the issuance of any Securities within a Series, the
following shall be established (as to the Series generally, in the case of
Subsection 2.2.1 and either as to such Securities within the Series or as to the
Series generally in the case of Subsections 2.2.2 through 2.2.21) by or pursuant
to a Board Resolution, and set forth or determined in the manner provided in a
Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or an Officers' Certificate pursuant to
authority granted under a Board Resolution:

            2.2.1. the title of the Series (which shall distinguish the
Securities of that particular Series from the Securities of any other Series);

            2.2.2. the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the
principal amount thereof) at which the Securities of the Series will be issued;

            2.2.3. any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the
Securities of the Series which may be authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration
of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the
Series pursuant to Section 2.7, 2.8, 2.11, 3.6 or 9.6);

            2.2.4. the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of
the Series is payable;

            2.2.5. the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum
or, if applicable, the method used to determine such rate or rates (including,
but not limited to, any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or
financial index) at which the Securities of the Series shall bear interest, if
any, the date or dates from which such interest, if any, shall accrue, the date
or dates on which such interest, if any, shall commence and be payable and any
regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date;

            2.2.6. the place or places where the principal of and interest, if
any, on the Securities of the Series shall be payable, where the Securities of
such Series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and
where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of
such Series and this Indenture may be served, and the method of such payment, if
by wire transfer, mail or other means;

            2.2.7. if applicable, the period or periods within which, the price
or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the Securities of the
Series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;

            2.2.8. the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase
the Securities of the Series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous
provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within
which, the price or prices at which and the terms

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and conditions upon which Securities of the Series shall be redeemed or
purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

            2.2.9. the dates, if any, on which and the price or prices at which
the Securities of the Series will be repurchased by the Company at the option of
the Holders thereof and other detailed terms and provisions of such repurchase
obligations;

            2.2.10. if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral
multiple thereof, the denominations in which the Securities of the Series shall
be issuable;

            2.2.11. the forms of the Securities of the Series in bearer or fully
registered form (and, if in fully registered form, whether the Securities will
be issuable as Global Securities);

            2.2.12. if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of
the principal amount of the Securities of the Series that shall be payable upon
declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.2;

            2.2.13. the currency of denomination of the Securities of the
Series, which may be Dollars or any Foreign Currency, including, but not limited
to, the ECU, and if such currency of denomination is a composite currency other
than the ECU, the agency or organization, if any, responsible for overseeing
such composite currency;

            2.2.14. the designation of the currency, currencies or currency
units in which payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on the
Securities of the Series will be made;

            2.2.15. if payments of principal of or interest, if any, on the
Securities of the Series are to be made in one or more currencies or currency
units other than that or those in which such Securities are denominated, the
manner in which the exchange rate with respect to such payments will be
determined;

            2.2.16. the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of
or interest, if any, on the Securities of the Series will be determined, if such
amounts may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or
currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index
or financial index;

            2.2.17. the provisions, if any, relating to any security or
guarantee provided for the Securities of the Series, and any subordination in
right of payment, if any, of the Securities fo the Series;

            2.2.18. any addition to or change in the Events of Default which
applies to any Securities of the Series and any change in the right of the
Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal
amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 6.2;

            2.2.19. any addition to or change in the covenants set forth in
Articles IV or V which applies to Securities of the Series;

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            2.2.20. any other terms of the Securities of the Series (which may
modify or delete any provision of this Indenture insofar as it applies to such
Series); and

            2.2.21. any depositories, interest rate calculation agents, exchange
rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to Securities of such
Series if other than those appointed herein.

            All Securities of any one Series need not be issued at the same time
and may be issued from time to time, consistent with the terms of this
Indenture, if so provided by or pursuant to the Board Resolution, supplemental
indenture hereto or Officers' Certificate referred to above, and the authorized
principal amount of any Series may not be increased to provide for issuances of
additional Securities of such Series, unless otherwise provided in such Board
Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officers' Certificate.

      Section 2.3. Execution and Authentication.

            Two Officers shall sign the Securities for the Company by manual or
facsimile signature.

            If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that
office at the time the Security is authenticated, the Security shall
nevertheless be valid.

            A Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual
signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent. The signature shall be
conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this
Indenture.

            The Trustee shall at any time, and from time to time, authenticate
Securities for original issue in the principal amount provided in the Board
Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officers' Certificate, upon receipt
by the Trustee of a Company Order. Such Company Order may authorize
authentication and delivery pursuant to oral or electronic instructions from the
Company or its duly authorized agent or agents, which oral instructions shall be
promptly confirmed in writing. Each Security shall be dated the date of its
authentication unless otherwise provided by a Board Resolution, a supplemental
indenture hereto or an Officers' Certificate.

            The aggregate principal amount of Securities of any Series
outstanding at any time may not exceed any limit upon the maximum principal
amount for such Series set forth in the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture
hereto or Officers' Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.2, except as
provided in Section 2.8.

            Prior to the issuance of Securities of any Series, the Trustee shall
have received and (subject to Section 7.2) shall be fully protected in relying
on: (a) the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officers'
Certificate establishing the form of the Securities of that Series or of
Securities within that Series and the terms of the Securities of that Series or
of Securities within that Series, (b) an Officers' Certificate complying with
Section 11.4, and (c) an Opinion of Counsel complying with Section 11.4.

            The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and
deliver any Securities of such Series: (a) if the Trustee, being advised by
counsel, determines that such

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action may not be taken lawfully; or (b) if the Trustee in good faith by its
board of directors or trustees, executive committee or a trust committee of
directors and/or vice-presidents shall determine that such action would expose
the Trustee to personal liability to Holders of any then outstanding Series of
Securities.

            The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to
the Company to authenticate Securities. An authenticating agent may authenticate
Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to
authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An
authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or
an Affiliate of the Company.

      Section 2.4. Registrar and Paying Agent.

            The Company shall maintain, with respect to each Series of
Securities, at the place or places specified with respect to such Series
pursuant to Section 2.2, an office or agency where Securities of such Series may
be presented or surrendered for payment ("Paying Agent"), where Securities of
such Series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange
("Registrar") and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of
the Securities of such Series and this Indenture may be served ("Service
Agent"). The Registrar shall keep a register with respect to each Series of
Securities and to their transfer and exchange. The Company will give prompt
written notice to the Trustee of the name and address, and any change in the
name or address, of each Registrar, Paying Agent or Service Agent. If at any
time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required Registrar, Paying
Agent or Service Agent or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the name and
address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made
or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby
appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders,
notices and demands.

            The Company may also from time to time designate one or more
co-registrars, additional paying agents or additional service agents and may
from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such
designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its
obligations to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent and Service Agent in each
place so specified pursuant to Section 2.2 for Securities of any Series for such
purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such
designation or rescission and of any change in the name or address of any such
co-registrar, additional paying agent or additional service agent. The term
"Registrar" includes any co-registrar; the term "Paying Agent" includes any
additional paying agent; and the term "Service Agent" includes any additional
service agent.

            The Company hereby appoints the Trustee the initial Registrar,
Paying Agent and Service Agent for each Series unless another Registrar, Paying
Agent or Service Agent, as the case may be, is appointed prior to the time
Securities of that Series are first issued.

      Section 2.5. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

            The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee
to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust, for the benefit of
Securityholders of any Series

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of Securities, or the Trustee, all money held by the Paying Agent for the
payment of principal of or interest on the Series of Securities, and will notify
the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any
such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money
held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to
pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the
Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) shall
have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary of the
Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust
fund for the benefit of Securityholders of any Series of Securities all money
held by it as Paying Agent.

      Section 2.6. Securityholder Lists.

            The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably
practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of
Securityholders of each Series of Securities and shall otherwise comply with TIA
Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish
to the Trustee at least ten days before each interest payment date and at such
other times as the Trustee may request in writing a list, in such form and as of
such date as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of
Securityholders of each Series of Securities.

      Section 2.7. Transfer and Exchange.

            Where Securities of a Series are presented to the Registrar or a
co-registrar with a request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an
equal principal amount of Securities of the same Series, the Registrar shall
register the transfer or make the exchange if its requirements for such
transactions are met. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the
Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the Registrar's request. No service
charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange (except as
otherwise expressly permitted herein), but the Company may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable
in connection therewith (other than any such transfer tax or similar
governmental charge payable upon exchanges pursuant to Sections 2.11, 3.6 or
9.6).

            Neither the Company nor the Registrar shall be required (a) to
issue, register the transfer of, or exchange Securities of any Series for the
period beginning at the opening of business fifteen days immediately preceding
the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities of that Series selected for
redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or
(b) to register the transfer of or exchange Securities of any Series selected,
called or being called for redemption as a whole or the portion being redeemed
of any such Securities selected, called or being called for redemption in part.

      Section 2.8. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.

            If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company
shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery
in exchange therefor a new Security of the same Series and of like tenor and
principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

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            If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i)
evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security
and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of
them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to
the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide
purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon its request the Trustee shall
authenticate and make available for delivery, in lieu of any such destroyed,
lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same Series and of like tenor and
principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

            In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has
become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may,
instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.

            Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the
Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other
expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

            Every new Security of any Series issued pursuant to this Section in
lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original
additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed,
lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be
entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with
any and all other Securities of that Series duly issued hereunder.

            The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to
the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement
or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.

      Section 2.9. Outstanding Securities.

            Subject to Section 2.10, the Securities outstanding at any time are
all the Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it,
those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest on a
Global Security effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof
and those described in this Section as not outstanding.

            If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.8, it ceases to be
outstanding until the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the
replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser.

            If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary of the
Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds on the Maturity of Securities of a
Series money sufficient to pay such Securities payable on that date, then on and
after that date such Securities of the Series cease to be outstanding and
interest on them ceases to accrue.

            Notwithstanding Section 2.10, a Security does not cease to be
outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the
Security.

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            In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount
of outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, the principal amount of a
Discount Security that shall be deemed to be outstanding for such purposes shall
be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the
date of such determination upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity
thereof pursuant to Section 6.2.

      Section 2.10. Treasury Securities.

            In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount
of Securities of a Series have concurred in any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver Securities of a Series owned by the Company
or an Affiliate of the Company shall be disregarded, except that for the
purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any
such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver only
Securities of a Series that the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so
disregarded.

      Section 2.11. Temporary Securities.

            Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may
prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities upon a Company
Order. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive
Securities but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for
temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and
the Trustee upon request shall authenticate definitive Securities of the same
Series and date of maturity in exchange for temporary Securities. Until so
exchanged, temporary securities shall have the same rights under this Indenture
as the definitive Securities.

      Section 2.12. Cancellation.

            The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for
cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee
any Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or
payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Securities surrendered for transfer,
exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and deliver such canceled
Securities to the Company, unless the Company otherwise directs; provided that
the Trustee shall not be required to destroy Securities. The Company may not
issue new Securities to replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation.

      Section 2.13. Defaulted Interest.

            If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on a Series of
Securities, it shall pay the defaulted interest, plus, to the extent permitted
by law, any interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the persons who are
Securityholders of the Series on a subsequent special record date. The Company
shall fix the record date and payment date. At least 10 days before the record
date, the Company shall mail to the Trustee and to each Securityholder of the
Series a notice that states the record date, the payment date and the amount of
interest to be paid. The Company may pay defaulted interest in any other lawful
manner.

      Section 2.14. Global Securities.

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            2.14.1. Terms of Securities. A Board Resolution, a supplemental
indenture hereto or an Officers' Certificate shall establish whether the
Securities of a Series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or
more Global Securities and the Depository for such Global Security or
Securities.

            2.14.2. Transfer and Exchange. Notwithstanding any provisions to the
contrary contained in Section 2.7 of the Indenture and in addition thereto, any
Global Security shall be exchangeable pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Indenture
for Securities registered in the names of Holders other than the Depository for
such Security or its nominee only if (i) such Depository notifies the Company
that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for such Global
Security or if at any time such Depository ceases to be a clearing agency
registered under the Exchange Act, and, in either case, the Company fails to
appoint a successor Depository registered as a clearing agency under the
Exchange Act within 90 days of such event, (ii) the Company executes and
delivers to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate to the effect that such Global
Security shall be so exchangeable or (iii) an Event of Default with respect to
the Securities represented by such Global Security shall have happened and be
continuing. Any Global Security that is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding
sentence shall be exchangeable for Securities registered in such names as the
Depository shall direct in writing in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
principal amount of the Global Security with like tenor and terms.

            Except as provided in this Section 2.14.2, a Global Security may not
be transferred except as a whole by the Depository with respect to such Global
Security to a nominee of such Depository, by a nominee of such Depository to
such Depository or another nominee of such Depository or by the Depository or
any such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such a successor
Depository.

            2.14.3. Legend. Any Global Security issued hereunder shall bear a
legend in substantially the following form:

            "This Security is a Global Security within the meaning of the
Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of the
Depository or a nominee of the Depository. This Security is exchangeable for
Securities registered in the name of a person other than the Depository or its
nominee only in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and may
not be transferred except as a whole by the Depository to a nominee of the
Depository, by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another nominee
of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor
Depository or a nominee of such a successor Depository."

            2.14.4. Acts of Holders. The Depository, as a Holder, may appoint
agents and otherwise authorize participants to give or take any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which a Holder
is entitled to give or take under the Indenture.

            2.14.5. Payments. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
Indenture, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.2, payment of
the principal of and interest, if any, on any Global Security shall be made to
the Holder thereof.

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            2.14.6. Consents, Declaration and Directions. Except as provided in
Section 2.14.5, the Company, the Trustee and any Agent shall treat a person as
the Holder of such principal amount of outstanding Securities of such Series
represented by a Global Security as shall be specified in a written statement of
the Depository with respect to such Global Security, for purposes of obtaining
any consents, declarations, waivers or directions required to be given by the
Holders pursuant to this Indenture.

      Section 2.15. CUSIP Numbers.

            The Company in issuing the Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if
then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in
notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice
may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers
either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a
redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other elements of
identification printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be
affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.

                                  ARTICLE III.
                                   REDEMPTION

      Section 3.1. Notice to Trustee.

            The Company may, with respect to any Series of Securities,
reserve the right to redeem and pay the Series of Securities or may covenant to
redeem and pay the Series of Securities or any part thereof prior to the Stated
Maturity thereof at such time and on such terms as provided for in such
Securities. If a Series of Securities is redeemable and the Company wants or is
obligated to redeem prior to the Stated Maturity thereof all or part of the
Series of Securities pursuant to the terms of such Securities, it shall notify
the Trustee of the redemption date and the principal amount of Series of
Securities to be redeemed. The Company shall give the notice at least 45 days
before the redemption date (or such shorter notice as may be acceptable to the
Trustee).

      Section 3.2. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed or Repurchased.

            Unless otherwise indicated for a particular Series by a Board
Resolution, a supplemental indenture or an Officers' Certificate, if less than
all the Securities of a Series are to be redeemed or repurchased, the Trustee
shall select the Securities of the Series to be redeemed or repurchased on a pro
rata basis unless otherwise required by law or applicable stock exchange
requirements.

            In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the Trustee
shall make the selection from Securities of the Series outstanding not
previously called for redemption or repurchase. The Trustee may select for
redemption or repurchase portions of the principal of Securities of the Series
that have denominations larger than $1,000. Securities of the Series and
portions of them it selects shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of
$1,000 or, with respect to Securities of any Series issuable in other
denominations pursuant to Section 2.2.10, the minimum principal denomination for
each Series and integral multiples thereof. Provisions of

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this Indenture that apply to Securities of a Series called for redemption or
repurchase also apply to portions of Securities of that Series called for
redemption or repurchase.

      Section 3.3. Notice of Redemption.

            Unless otherwise indicated for a particular Series by Board
Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officers' Certificate, at
least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company
shall mail a notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder whose
Securities are to be redeemed and if any Bearer Securities are outstanding,
publish on one occasion a notice in an Authorized Newspaper, except that
redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if
the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or 10
hereof.

            The notice shall identify the Securities of the Series to be
redeemed and shall state:

            (a) the redemption date;

            (b) the redemption price;

            (c) the name and address of the Paying Agent;

            (d) that Securities of the Series called for redemption must be
      surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

            (e) that interest on Securities of the Series called for redemption
      ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

            (f) the CUSIP number, if any; and

            (g) any other information as may be required by the terms of the
      particular Series or the Securities of a Series being redeemed.

            At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of
redemption in the Company's name and at its expense.

      Section 3.4. Effect of Notice of Redemption.

            Once notice of redemption is mailed or published as provided in
Section 3.3, Securities of a Series called for redemption become due and payable
on the redemption date and at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may
not be conditional. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be
paid at the redemption price plus accrued interest to the redemption date;
provided that installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to
the redemption date shall be payable to the Holders of such Securities (or one
or more predecessor Securities) registered at the close of business on the
relevant record date therefor according to their terms and the terms of this
Indenture.

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      Section 3.5. Deposit of Redemption Price.

            On or before the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the
Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued
interest, if any, on all Securities to be redeemed on that date.

      Section 3.6. Securities Redeemed in Part.

            Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Trustee
shall authenticate for the Holder a new Security of the same Series and the same
maturity equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security
surrendered.

                                  ARTICLE IV.
                                    COVENANTS

      Section 4.1. Payment of Principal and Interest.

            The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of
each Series of Securities that it will pay or cause to be paid the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on, the Securities of that Series on the dates and
in the manner provided in such Securities. Principal, premium, if any, and
interest on any Series of Securities will be considered paid on the date due if
the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of
10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in
immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all
principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.

      Section 4.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency.

            The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of
each Series of Securities that it will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the
City of New York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee for
such Securities or an affiliate of such Trustee, Registrar for such Securities
or co-registrar) where such Securities may be surrendered for registration of
transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in
respect of such Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company will
give prompt written notice to the Trustee for such Securities of the location,
and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the
Company fails to maintain any such required office or agency or fails to furnish
such Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices
and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of such Trustee.

            The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other
offices or agencies where Holders of a Series of Securities may be presented or
surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such
designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission will in
any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency
in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York for such purposes. The Company
will give prompt written notice to the Trustee for such Series of Securities of
any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such
other office or agency.

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            With respect to each Series of Securities, the Company hereby
designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee for such Securities as one
such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.5 hereof.

      Section 4.3. SEC Reports.

            (a) Whether or not required by the Comission's rules and
regulations, so long as any Series of Securities are outstanding, the Company
will furnish to the Holders of such Securities or cause the Trustee with respect
to such Series of Securities to furnish to the Holders of such Securities,
within the time periods (including any extensions thereof) specified in the
Commission's rules and regulations:

            (1) all quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be
filed with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to
file reports; and

            (2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the
SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports.

            All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in
accordance with all of the rules and regulations applicable to such reports.
Each annual report on Form 10-K will include a report on the Company's
consolidated financial statements by the Company's independent registered public
accounting firm. In addition, the Company will file a copy of each of the
reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above with the Commission for public
availability within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations
applicable to such reports (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing). To
the extent such filings are made, the reports will be deemed to be furnished to
the Trustee and Holders

            If the Company is no longer subject to the periodic reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, the Company will nevertheless
continue filing the reports specified in the preceding paragraph with the
Commission within the time periods specified above unless the Commission will
not accept such a filing. The Company will not take any action for the purpose
of causing the Commission not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Commission will not accept the Company's filings for any
reason, the Company will post the reports referred to in the preceding paragraph
on its website within the time periods that would apply if the Company were
required to file those reports with the Commission.

            (b) For so long as any Series of Securities remain outstanding, if
at any time they are not required to file with the Commission the reports
required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 4.3, the Company and any
guarantors of such Securities will furnish to the Holders of such Securities and
to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the
information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the
Securities Act.

      Section 4.4. Compliance Certificate.

            (a) The Company and each guarantor of any Series of Securities (to
the extent that such guarantor is so required under the TIA) shall deliver to
the Trustee with respect to such Series, within 90 days after the end of each
fiscal year, an Officers' Certificate stating that a

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review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the
preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing
Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed,
performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further
stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of
his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled
each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the
performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this
Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, describing all
such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and
what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and
that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in
existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or
interest, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a
description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to
take with respect thereto.

            (b)So long as any of Series of Securities are outstanding, the
Company will deliver to the Trustee with respect to such Series, forthwith upon
any Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers'
Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the
Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

      Section 4.5. Taxes.

            The Company will pay, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to
pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental
levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings
or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material
respect to the Holders of such Securities.

      Section 4.6. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

            The Company covenants and agrees (to the extent that it may lawfully
do so), that it will not, and each guarantor of such Securities will not, at any
time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit
or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at
any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of
this Indenture; and the Company and each of such guarantors (to the extent that
it may lawfully do so), as applicable, hereby expressly waives all benefit or
advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such
law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the
Trustee for such Securities, but will suffer and permit the execution of every
such power as though no such law has been enacted.

            Section 4.7. Corporate Existence.

            Subject to Article V hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be
done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:

            (1) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other
existence of each of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective
organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the
Company or any such Subsidiary; and

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            (2)the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of
the Company and its Subsidiaries

provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such
right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of
any of its Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors shall determine that the
preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is
not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of such Securities.

                                   ARTICLE V.
                                   SUCCESSORS

      Section 5.1. Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.

            The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of
each Series of Securities that it shall not, directly or indirectly: (i)
consolidate or merge with or into another person (whether or not the Company is
the surviving corporation); or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to
another person, unless:

            (1) either:

            (A)the Company is the surviving corporation; or

            (B) the person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or
merger (if other than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer,
conveyance or other disposition has been made is a corporation, partnership or
limited liability company organized or existing under the laws of the United
States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia; provided
that if the Person is a partnership or limited liability company, then a
corporation wholly-owned by such Person organized or existing under the laws of
the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia
that does not and will not have any material assets or operations shall become a
co-issuer of the notes pursuant to a supplemental indenture duly executed by the
trustee;

            (2)the person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or
merger (if other than the Company) or the person to which such sale, assignment,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the
obligations of the Company under such Securities and this Indenture pursuant to
agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee for such Securities; and

            (3)immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of
Default exists.

            In addition, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, lease all
or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related
transactions, to any other person. This Section 5.1 will not apply to:

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            (1)a merger of the Company with an Affiliate solely for the purpose
of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction or forming a direct
holding company of the Company; or

            (2)any sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, lease or other
disposition of assets between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries,
including by way of merger or consolidation.

      Section 5.2. Successor Corporation Substituted.

            Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer,
lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
properties or assets of the Company in a transaction that is subject to, and
that complies with the provisions of, Section 5.01 hereof, the successor person
formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to
which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is
made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date
of such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or
other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the "Company"
shall refer instead to the successor person and not to the Company), and may
exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture with the same
effect as if such successor person had been named as the Company herein;
provided, however, that the predecessor Company shall not be relieved from the
obligation to pay the principal of and interest on any Series of Securities
except in the case of a sale of all of the Company's assets in a transaction
that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 5.1
hereof.

                                  ARTICLE VI.
                              DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

      Section 6.1. Events of Default.

            "Event of Default," wherever used herein with respect to Securities
of any Series, means any one of the following events, unless in the establishing
Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officers' Certificate, it is
provided that such Series shall not have the benefit of said Event of Default:

            (a) default in the payment of any interest on any Security of that
      Series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default
      for a period of 30 days; or

            (b) default in payment when due of the principal of, or premium, if
      any, on any Security of that Series; or

            (c) default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as
      due in respect of any Security of that Series; or

            (d) default in the performance or breach of any covenant or warranty
      of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty that
      has been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of Series of
      Securities other than that Series), which

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default continues uncured for a period of 30 days after written notice given by
the Trustees for such Securities or Holders of such Securities; or

            (e) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which
      there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any
      Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
      (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its
      Subsidiaries) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is
      created after the date of the indenture, if that default:

                  (i) is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or
            premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the
            grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such
            default (a "Payment Default"); or

                  (ii) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to
            its express maturity,

      and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together
      with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there
      has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so
      accelerated, aggregates $100.0 million or more;

            (f) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate
      amount in excess of $100.0 million (excluding therefrom any amount
      reasonably expected to be covered by insurance) shall be rendered against
      the Company any Restricted Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the
      same shall not have been paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60
      days after such judgment became final and nonappealable;

            (g) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy
      Law:

                  (i) commences a voluntary case,

                  (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it
            in an involuntary case,

                  (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for
            all or substantially all of its property,

                  (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its
            creditors, or

                  (v) generally is unable to pay its debts as the same become
            due; or

            (h) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree
      under any Bankruptcy Law that:

                  (i) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case,

                  (ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or
            substantially all of its property, or

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                  (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company, and the order or
            decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days; or

            (i) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities
      of that Series, which is specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental
      indenture hereto or an Officers' Certificate, in accordance with Section
      2.2.18.

            The term "Bankruptcy Law" means title 11, U.S. Code or any similar
Federal or State law for the relief of debtors. The term "Custodian" means any
receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy
Law.

      Section 6.2. Acceleration.

            If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any Series at
the time outstanding occurs and is continuing (other than an Event of Default
referred to in Section 6.1(g) or (h)) then in every such case the Trustee or the
Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
of that Series may declare the principal amount (or, if any Securities of that
Series are Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be
specified in the terms of such Securities) of and accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, on all of the Securities of that Series to be due and payable
immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given
by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified
amount) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall become immediately due
and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(g) or (h) shall
occur, the principal amount (or specified amount) of and accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, on all outstanding Securities shall ipso facto become and be
immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of
the Trustee or any Holder.

            At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to
any Series has been made, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Securities of that Series, by written notice to the Company and the
Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if the
rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing
Events of Default (except nonpayment of principal, interest or premium that has
become due solely because of the acceleration) have been cured or waived.

            No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any
right consequent thereon.

      Section 6.3. Other Remedies.

            If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any Series at
the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any
available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and
interest on such Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of
such Securities or this Indenture.

            The Trustee for such Securities may maintain a proceeding even if it
does not possess any of such Securities or does not produce any of them in the
proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of Securities in
exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not
impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or

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acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent
permitted by law.

      Section 6.4. Waiver of Past Defaults.

            Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the then outstanding Securities of any Series by notice to the Trustee for such
Securities may on behalf of the Holders of all of such Securities waive an
existing Default or Event of Default with respect to such Securities and its
consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the
payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, such Securities
(including in connection with an offer to purchase); provided, however, that the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding
Securities of any Series may rescind an acceleration of such Securities and its
consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such
acceleration. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any
Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every
purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

      Section 6.5. Control by Majority.

            Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Securities of any Series may direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee for
such Securities or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the
Trustee for any Series of Securities may refuse to follow any direction that
conflicts with law or this Indenture that such Trustee determines may be unduly
prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of such Securities or that may
involve the Trustee in personal liability.

      Section 6.6. Limitation on Suits.

            A Holder of any Series of Securities may pursue a remedy with
respect to this Indenture or such Securities only if:

            (1) such Holder gives to the Trustee for such Securities written
notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

            (2) Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the
then outstanding Securities of such Series make a written request to the Trustee
for such Securities to pursue the remedy;

            (3) such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the
Trustee for such Securities security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to
such Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

            (4) such Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days
after receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

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            (5) during such 60-day period, Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of such Series do not give
such Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request.

            A Holder of any Series of Securities may not use this Indenture to
prejudice the rights of another Holder of such Series of Securities or to obtain
a preference or priority over another Holder of a Securities of such Series.

      Section 6.7. Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.

            Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of
any Holder of a Security of any Series to receive payment of principal, premium,
if any, and interest on such Securities, on or after the respective due dates
expressed in such Securities (including, if applicable, in connection with an
offer to purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on
or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the
consent of such Holder.

      Section 6.8. Collection Suit by Trustee.

            If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(a), (b) or (c)
hereof with respect to Securities of any Series occurs and is continuing, the
Trustee for such Securities is authorized to recover judgment in its own name
and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of
principal of, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on, such Securities
and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such
further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of
collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of such Trustee, its agents and counsel.

      Section 6.9. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

            The Trustee for each Series of Securities is authorized to file such
proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable
in order to have the claims of such Trustee (including any claim for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of such Trustee,
its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Securities for which it acts as
trustee allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any
other obligor upon such Securities), its creditors or its property and shall be
entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other
property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such
judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder of such Securities to
make such payments to such Trustee, and in the event that such Trustee shall
consent to the making of such payments directly to such Holders, to pay to such
Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of such Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any
other amounts due such Trustee under the Indenture. To the extent that the
payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of such
Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due such Trustee out of
the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of
the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all
distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that such
Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or
under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein
contained shall

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be deemed to authorize such Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or
adopt on behalf of any Holder for which it acts as trustee any plan of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities
or the rights of such Holder, or to authorize such Trustee to vote in respect of
the claim of any such Holder in any such proceeding.

      Section 6.10. Priorities.

            If the Trustee of any Series of Securities collects any money
pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money in the following order:

            First:to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under
the Indenture, including payment of all reasonable compensation, expenses and
liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and
expenses of collection;

            Second: to Holders of such Securities for amounts due and unpaid on
such Securities for principal, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without
preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on
such Securities for principal, premium, if any and interest, respectively; and

            Third:to the Company or to such party as a court of competent
jurisdiction shall direct.

            The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment
to Holders of Securities pursuant to this Section 6.10.

      Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.

            In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Indenture or in any suit against any Trustee for any action taken or omitted by
it as a trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party
litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the
court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to
the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.
This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of
a Security pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10%
in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of any Series.

                                  ARTICLE VII.
                                     TRUSTEE

      Section 7.1. Duties of Trustee.

            (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
      Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this
      Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a
      prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct
      of his own affairs.

            (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

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                  (i) The Trustee need perform only those duties that are
            specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others.

                  (ii) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may
            conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the
            correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon Officers'
            Certificates or Opinions of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and
            conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; however, in the
            case of any such Officers' Certificates or Opinions of Counsel which
            by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished
            to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine such Officers'
            Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to determine whether or not
            they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.

            (c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own
      negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful
      misconduct, except that:

                  (i) This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b)
            of this Section.

                  (ii) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment
            made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved
            that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

                  (iii) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any
            action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it with respect to
            Securities of any Series in good faith in accordance with the
            direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
            outstanding Securities of such Series relating to the time, method
            and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
            the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
            Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such
            Series.

            (d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the
      Trustee is subject to paragraph (a), (b) and (c) of this Section.

            (e) The Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right
      or power at the request or direction of any Holder unless it receives
      indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

            (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money
      received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the
      Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from
      other funds except to the extent required by law.

            (g) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to risk
      its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
      performance of any of its duties, or in the exercise of any of its rights
      or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that
      repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk is not
      reasonably assured to it.

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            (h) The Paying Agent, the Registrar and any authenticating agent
      shall be entitled to the protections, immunities and standard of care as
      are set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section with respect
      to the Trustee.

      Section 7.2. Rights of Trustee.

            (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely on and shall be fully
      protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any document believed
      by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
      person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the
      document.

            (b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require
      an Officers' Certificate. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action
      it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers'
      Certificate.

            (c) The Trustee may act through agents, attorneys, custodians or
      nominees and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of
      any agent, attorney, custodian or nominee appointed with due care. No
      Depository shall be deemed an agent, attorney, custodian or nominee of the
      Trustee and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any act or omission
      by any Depository.

            (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits
      to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its
      rights or powers, provided that the Trustee's conduct does not constitute
      negligence or bad faith.

            (e) The Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such
      counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization
      and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it
      hereunder without negligence and in good faith and in reliance thereon.

            (f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
      rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or
      direction of any of the Holders of Securities unless such Holders shall
      have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the
      costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in
      compliance with such request or direction.

            (g) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the
      advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and
      complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken,
      suffered or omitted by it hereunder without negligence and in good faith
      and in reliance thereon.

            (h) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into
      the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
      instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order,
      bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or
      document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further
      inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit.

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            (i) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or
      Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual
      knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact
      such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of
      the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities generally or the
      Securities of a particular Series and this Indenture.

            (j) In no event shall the Trustee be liable for the selection of
      investments or for investment losses incurred thereon. The Trustee shall
      have no liability in respect of losses incurred as a result of the
      liquidation of any investment prior to its stated maturity or failure to
      provide timely written direction.

      Section 7.3. Individual Rights of Trustee.

            The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the
owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not
Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee is also subject
to Sections 7.10 and 7.11.

      Section 7.4. Trustee's Disclaimer.

            The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy
of this Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the
Company's use of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be
responsible for any statement in the Securities other than its authentication.

      Section 7.5. Notice of Defaults.

            If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing with
respect to the Securities of any Series and if it is known to a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder of the
Securities of that Series and, if any Bearer Securities are outstanding, publish
on one occasion in an Authorized Newspaper, notice of a Default or Event of
Default within 90 days after it occurs or, if later, after a Responsible Officer
of the Trustee has knowledge of such Default or Event of Default. Except in the
case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of or interest on
any Security of any Series, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long
as its corporate trust committee or a committee of its Responsible Officers in
good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of
Securityholders of that Series.

      Section 7.6. Reports by Trustee to Holders.

            Within 60 days after May 15 in each year, the Trustee shall transmit
by mail to all Securityholders, as their names and addresses appear on the
register kept by the Registrar and, if any Bearer Securities are outstanding,
publish in an Authorized Newspaper, a brief report dated as of such May 15, in
accordance with, and to the extent required under, TIA Section 313.

            A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders
of any Series shall be filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the
Securities of that Series are

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listed. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when Securities of any
Series are listed on any stock exchange.

      Section 7.7. Compensation and Indemnity.

            The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time compensation
for its services as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree
upon in writing. The Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any law on
compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the
Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it.
Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the
Trustee's agents and counsel.

            The Company shall indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor
Trustee (including the cost of defending itself) against any loss, liability or
expense, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined
by the income of the Trustee) incurred by it except as set forth in the next
paragraph in the performance of its duties under this Indenture as Trustee or
Agent. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it
may seek indemnity. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall
cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have one separate counsel and the
Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company
need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld. This indemnification shall apply to officers,
directors, employees, shareholders and agents of the Trustee.

            The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any
loss or liability incurred by the Trustee or by any officer, director, employee,
shareholder or agent of the Trustee through negligence or bad faith.

            To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section, the
Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities of any Series on all money or
property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay
principal of and interest on particular Securities of that Series.

            When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event
of Default specified in Section 6.1(g) or (h) occurs, the expenses and the
compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

            The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this
Indenture.

      Section 7.8. Replacement of Trustee.

            A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a
successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee's
acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section.

            The Trustee may resign with respect to the Securities of one or more
Series by so notifying the Company at least 30 days prior to the date of the
proposed resignation. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Securities of any Series may remove the Trustee

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with respect to that Series by so notifying the Trustee and the Company. The
Company may remove the Trustee with respect to Securities of one or more Series
if:

            (a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

            (b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order
      for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy
      Law;

            (c) a Custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its
      property; or

            (d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

            If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the
office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor
Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may appoint
a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

            If a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any one or
more Series does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee
resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at
least 10% in principal amount of the Securities of the applicable Series may
petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Trustee.

            A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that,
the retiring Trustee shall transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the
successor Trustee subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.7, the
resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the
successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee
with respect to each Series of Securities for which it is acting as Trustee
under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession
to each Securityholder of each such Series and, if any Bearer Securities are
outstanding, publish such notice on one occasion in an Authorized Newspaper.
Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.8, the
Company's obligations under Section 7.7 hereof shall continue for the benefit of
the retiring Trustee with respect to expenses and liabilities incurred by it
prior to such replacement.

      Section 7.9. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

            If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or
transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another
corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the
successor Trustee.

      Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.

            This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the
requirements of TIA Section 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee shall always
have a combined capital and surplus of at least $25,000,000 as set forth in its
most recent published annual report of condition. The Trustee shall comply with
TIA Section 310(b).

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      Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.

            The Trustee is subject to TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been
removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent indicated.

                                  ARTICLE VIII.
                    LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

      Section 8.1. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

            The Company may at any time, at the option of its Board of Directors
evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers' Certificate, elect to have
either Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof be applied to all outstanding Securities of any
Series upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

      Section 8.2. Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

            Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.1 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.2, the Company and each guarantor, if any, of such
Securities will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 8.4 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from its or their
obligations with respect to all outstanding Securities of such Series (including
the related guarantees, if any) on the date the conditions set forth below are
satisfied (hereinafter, "Legal Defeasance"). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance
means that the Company and such guarantors, if any, will be deemed to have paid
and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Securities
of such Series (including the related guarantees, if any), which will thereafter
be deemed to be "outstanding" only for the purposes of Section 8.5 hereof and
the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) and (2) below,
and to have satisfied all its or their other obligations under such Securities,
such guarantees, if any, and this Indenture (and the Trustee for such
Securities, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper
instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which
will survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

            (1)the rights of Holders of outstanding Securities of such Series to
receive payments in respect of the principal of, or interest or premium, if any,
on, such Securities when such payments are due from the trust referred to in
Section 8.4 hereof;

            (2)the Company's obligations with respect to such Securities under
Article 2 and Section 4.2 hereof;

            (3)the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee
for such Securities hereunder and the Company's and the guarantors', if any,
obligations in connection therewith; and

            (4)this Article 8.

            Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise
its option under this Section 8.2 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its
option under Section 8.3 hereof.

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      Section 8.3. Covenant Defeasance.

            Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.1 hereof of the option
applicable to this Section 8.3, the Company and each of the guarantors, if any,
will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.4
hereof, be released from each of their or its obligations under the covenants
specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officers'
Certificate, in accordance with Section 2.2.18, with respect to the outstanding
Securities of the applicable Series on and after the date the conditions set
forth in Section 8.4 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, "Covenant Defeasance"),
and such Securities will thereafter be deemed not "outstanding" for the purposes
of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders of such
Securities (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such
covenants, but will continue to be deemed "outstanding" for all other purposes
hereunder (it being understood that such Securities will not be deemed
outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance
means that, with respect to the outstanding Securities of such Series, the
Company may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any
term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly
or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant
or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein
or in any other document and such omission to comply will not constitute a
Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.1 hereof, but, except as
specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities will be
unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.1
hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.3, subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 8.4 hereof, Sections 6.1(d) through (f)
hereof will not constitute Events of Default.

      Section 8.4. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

            In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
under either Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof with respect to Securities of any Series:

            (1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee for such
Securities, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, cash in
U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in
such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized
investment bank, appraisal firm, or firm of independent public accountants, to
pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the outstanding
Securities of such Series on the stated date for payment thereof or on the
applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify
whether such Securities are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to
a particular redemption date;

            (2)in the case of an election under Section 8.2 hereof, the Company
must deliver to the Trustee for such Securities an Opinion of Counsel confirming
that:

            (A)the Company has received from, or there has been published by,
the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or

            (B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the
applicable federal income tax law,

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in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel
shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Securities of such Series
will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a
result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the
same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the
case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

            (3) in the case of an election under Section 8.3 hereof, the Company
must deliver to the Trustee for such Securities an Opinion of Counsel confirming
that the Holders of such Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for
federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be
subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the
same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not
occurred;

            (4) no Default or Event of Default with respect to such Securities
shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a
Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied
to such deposit);

            (5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in
a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement
or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
bound;

            (6) the Company must deliver to the Trustee for such Securities an
Officers' Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with
the intent of preferring the Holders of such Securities over the other creditors
of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding
any creditors of the Company or others; and

            (7) the Company must deliver to the Trustee for such Securities an
Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance
have been complied with.

      Section 8.5. Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in
Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

            Subject to Section 8.6 hereof, all money and non-callable Government
Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with a Trustee (or other
qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.5, the
"Trustee") pursuant to Section 8.4 hereof in respect of the outstanding
Securities of any Series will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in
accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the
payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company
acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such
Securities of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal,
premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other
funds except to the extent required by law.

            The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee
or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable
Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.4 hereof or the principal
and interest received in respect thereof other than

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any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders
of the outstanding Securities of the applicable Series.

            Notwithstanding anything in this Article 8 to the contrary, the
Trustee will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of
the Company any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as
provided in Section 8.4 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized
firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification
thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under
Section 8.4(1) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be
required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance.

      Section 8.6. Repayment to Company.

            Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then
held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if
any, or interest on, any Series of Securities and remaining unclaimed for two
years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest has become due and
payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the
Company) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holders of such Securities
will thereafter be permitted to look only to the Company for payment thereof,
and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust
money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, will thereupon
cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being
required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to
be published once, in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national
edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date
specified therein, which will not be less than 30 days from the date of such
notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining
will be repaid to the Company.

      Section 8.7. Reinstatement.

            If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars
or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.2 or 8.3
hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or
governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such
application, then the Company's and any applicable guarantors' obligations under
this Indenture and the applicable Securities and the guarantees will be revived
and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.2 or 8.3
hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all
such money in accordance with Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as the case may be;
provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on, any such Securities following the reinstatement
of its obligations, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of the Holders
of such Securities to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or
Paying Agent.

                                  ARTICLE IX.
                             AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS

      Section 9.1. Without Consent of Holders.

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            Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities of one or more
Series without the consent of any Securityholder:

            (a) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;

            (b) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in
      place of certificated Securities;

            (c) to provide for the assumption of the Company's obligations to
      the Holders of the Securities by a successor to the Company pursuant to
      Article 5 hereof;

            (d) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or
      benefits to the Holders of Securities or that does not adversely affect
      the legal rights hereunder of any Securityholder;

            (e) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or
      maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA

            (f) to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms
      and conditions of Securities of any Series as permitted by this Indenture;
      or

            (g) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment
      hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or
      more Series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this
      Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
      administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee.

            Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its
Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental
indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section
7.2 hereof, the Trustee will join with the Company in the execution of any
amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this
Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that
may be therein contained, but the Trustee will not be obligated to enter into
such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or
immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

      Section 9.2. With Consent of Holders.

            The Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture
with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding Securities of each Series affected by such
supplemental indenture (including consents obtained in connection with a tender
offer or exchange offer for the Securities of such Series), for the purpose of
adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of this Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in
any manner the rights of the Securityholders of each such Series. Except as
provided in Section 6.13, the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding Securities of each Series by notice to the Trustee (including
consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange

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offer for the Securities of such Series) may waive compliance by the Company
with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities with respect to such
Series.

            It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of
Securities under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed
supplemental indenture or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent
approves the substance thereof. Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a
resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such
amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of
evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Securities
as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in
Section 7.2 hereof, the Trustee will join with the Company in the execution of
such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental
indenture directly affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under
this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion,
but will not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture.

            After a supplemental indenture or waiver under this section becomes
effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Securities affected thereby
and, if any Bearer Securities affected thereby are outstanding, publish on one
occasion in an Authorized Newspaper, a notice briefly describing the
supplemental indenture or waiver. Any failure by the Company to mail or publish
such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or
affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver.

      Section 9.3. Limitations.

            Without the consent of each Securityholder affected, an amendment or
waiver may not (with respect to any Securities held by a non-consenting Holder):

            (a) change the amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an
      amendment, supplement or waiver;

            (b) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest
      (including default interest) on any Security;

            (c) reduce the principal or change the Stated Maturity of any
      Security or reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the
      payment of any sinking fund or analogous obligation;

            (d) reduce the principal amount of Discount Securities payable upon
      acceleration of the maturity thereof;

            (e) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the
      principal of or interest, if any, on any Security (except a rescission of
      acceleration of the Securities of any Series by the Holders of at least a
      majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such Series
      and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

            (f) make the principal of or interest, if any, on any Security
      payable in any currency other than that stated in the Security;

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            (g) make any change in Sections 6.8, 6.13, 9.3 (this sentence),
      10.15, or 10.16; or

            (h) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Security or
      change any of the provisions with respect to the redemption of any
      Securities, except as specifically set forth in the Board Resolution,
      supplemental indenture hereto or Officers' Certificate delivered pursuant
      to Section 2.2.

      Section 9.4. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.

            Every amendment to this Indenture or the Securities of one or more
Series shall be set forth in a supplemental indenture hereto that complies with
the TIA as then in effect.

      Section 9.5. Revocation and Effect of Consents.

            Until an amendment or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a
Holder of a Security is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent
Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as
the consenting Holder's Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on
any Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the
consent as to his Security or portion of a Security if the Trustee receives the
notice of revocation before the date the amendment or waiver becomes effective.

            Any amendment or waiver once effective shall bind every
Securityholder of each Series affected by such amendment or waiver unless it is
of the type described in any of clauses (a) through (h) of Section 9.3. In that
case, the amendment or waiver shall bind each Holder of a Security who has
consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a
Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's Security.

      Section 9.6. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.

            The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment or
waiver on any Security of any Series thereafter authenticated. The Company in
exchange for Securities of that Series may issue and the Trustee shall
authenticate upon request new Securities of that Series that reflect the
amendment or waiver.

      Section 9.7. Trustee Protected.

            In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any
supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of
the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive,
and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an
Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is
authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee shall sign all
supplemental indentures, except that the Trustee need not sign any supplemental
indenture that adversely affects its rights.

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                                   ARTICLE X.
                           SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

      Section 10.1. Satisfaction and Discharge.

            This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further
effect as to a Series of Securities issued hereunder, when:

            (a) either:

                  (i) all such Securities that have been authenticated, except
      lost, stolen or destroyed Securities that have been replaced or paid and
      Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust
      and thereafter repaid to the Company, have been delivered to the Trustee
      for cancellation; or

                  (ii) all such Securities that have not been delivered to the
      Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the
      mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and
      payable within one year and the Company has irrevocably deposited or
      caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for
      the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, cash in U.S. dollars,
      non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such
      amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment
      of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on such
      Securities not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal,
      premium, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or
      redemption;

            (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on
      the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default
      resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and
      the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a
      default under, any other instrument to which the Company or any guarantor,
      as applicable, of such Securities is a party or by which the Company or
      any such guarantor, as applicable, is bound;

            (c) the Company or any guarantor of such Securities has paid or
      caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture; and

            (d) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the
      Trustee for such Securities under this Indenture to apply the deposited
      money toward the payment of such Securities at maturity or on the
      redemption date, as the case may be.

In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel to the Trustee for such Securities stating that all conditions precedent
to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

            Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if
money has been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of this
Section 10.1, the provisions of Sections 10.2 and 8.6 hereof will survive. In
addition, nothing in this Section 10.1 will be deemed to discharge those
provisions of Section 7.7 hereof, that, by their terms, survive the satisfaction
and discharge of this Indenture.

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      Section 10.2. Application of Trust Money.

            Subject to the provisions of Section 8.6 hereof, all money deposited
with a Trustee pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof shall be held in trust and
applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities with respect
to which such deposit was made and this Indenture, to the payment, either
directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own
Paying Agent) as such Trustee may determine, to the persons entitled thereto, of
the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money
has been deposited with such Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from
other funds except to the extent required by law.

            If such Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or
Government Securities in accordance with Section 10.1 hereof by reason of any
legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or
governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such
application, the Company's and any applicable guarantor's obligations under this
Indenture and the applicable Securities shall be revived and reinstated as
though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof; provided that if
the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest
on, any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company
shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive
such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or
Paying Agent.

                                   ARTICLE XI.
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

      Section 11.1. Trust Indenture Act Controls.

            If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts
with another provision which is required or deemed to be included in this
Indenture by the TIA, such required or deemed provision shall control.

      Section 11.2. Notices.

            Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the
other, or by a Holder to the Company or the Trustee, is duly given if in writing
and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail:

if to the Company:

NRG Energy, Inc.
211 Carnegie Center
Princeton, NJ 08540
Attention: General Counsel
Telephone: (609) 524-4500
Facsimile: (609) 524-4589

if to the Trustee:

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Law Debenture Trust Company of New York
767 Third Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Telephone: (212) 750-6474
Facsimile: (212) 750-1361

            The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate
additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

            Any notice or communication to a Securityholder shall be mailed by
first-class mail to his address shown on the register kept by the Registrar and,
if any Bearer Securities are outstanding, published in an Authorized Newspaper.
Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder of any Series or
any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other
Securityholders of that or any other Series.

            If a notice or communication is mailed or published in the manner
provided above, within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the
Securityholder receives it.

            If the Company mails a notice or communication to Securityholders,
it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

      Section 11.3. Communication by Holders with Other Holders.

            Securityholders of any Series may communicate pursuant to TIA
Section 312(b) with other Securityholders of that Series or any other Series
with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities of that
Series or all Series. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else
shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).

      Section 11.4. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

            Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to
take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

            (a) an Officers' Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the
      signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture
      relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

            (b) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such
      counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.

      Section 11.5. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

            Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a
condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate
provided pursuant to TIA Section 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of
TIA Section 314(e) and shall include:

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            (a) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion
      has read such covenant or condition;

            (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination
      or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such
      certificate or opinion are based;

            (c) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he has made
      such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express
      an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has
      been complied with; and

            (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person,
      such condition or covenant has been complied with.

      Section 11.6. Rules by Trustee and Agents.

            The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of
Securityholders of one or more Series. Any Agent may make reasonable rules and
set reasonable requirements for its functions.

      Section 11.7. Legal Holidays.

            Unless otherwise provided by Board Resolution, Officers' Certificate
or supplemental indenture hereto for a particular Series, a "Legal Holiday" is
any day that is not a Business Day. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a
place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day
that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening
period.

      Section 11.8. No Recourse Against Others.

            A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the
Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under
the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by
reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Securityholder by accepting a
Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part
of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.

      Section 11.9. Counterparts.

            This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed
shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement.

      Section 11.10. Governing Laws.

            THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO
CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES AND ANY GUARANTEES OF THE SECURITIES
WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT
THAT THE

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APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

      Section 11.11. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

            This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan
or debt agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. Any such
indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

      Section 11.12. Successors.

            All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities
shall bind its successor. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall
bind its successor.

      Section 11.13. Severability.

            In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.

      Section 11.14. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.

            The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table, and headings of the
Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of
reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way
modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

      Section 11.15. Securities in a Foreign Currency or in ECU.

            Unless otherwise specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental
indenture hereto or an Officers' Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.2
of this Indenture with respect to a particular Series of Securities, whenever
for purposes of this Indenture any action may be taken by the Holders of a
specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of Securities of all Series
or all Series affected by a particular action at the time outstanding and, at
such time, there are outstanding Securities of any Series which are denominated
in a coin or currency other than Dollars (including ECUs), then the principal
amount of Securities of such Series which shall be deemed to be outstanding for
the purpose of taking such action shall be that amount of Dollars that could be
obtained for such amount at the Market Exchange Rate at such time. For purposes
of this Section 10.15, "Market Exchange Rate" shall mean the noon Dollar buying
rate in New York City for cable transfers of that currency as published by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York; provided, however, in the case of ECUs, Market
Exchange Rate shall mean the rate of exchange determined by the Commission of
the European Union (or any successor thereto) as published in the Official
Journal of the European Union (such publication or any successor publication,
the "Journal"). If such Market Exchange Rate is not available for any reason
with respect to such currency, the Trustee shall use, in its sole discretion and
without liability on its part, such quotation of the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York or, in the case of ECUs, the rate of exchange as published in the Journal,
as of the most recent available date, or quotations or, in the case of ECUs,
rates of exchange from one or more major banks in The City of New York or

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in the country of issue of the currency in question or, in the case of ECUs, in
Luxembourg or such other quotations or, in the case of ECUs, rates of exchange
as the Trustee, upon consultation with the Company, shall deem appropriate. The
provisions of this paragraph shall apply in determining the equivalent principal
amount in respect of Securities of a Series denominated in currency other than
Dollars in connection with any action taken by Holders of Securities pursuant to
the terms of this Indenture.

            All decisions and determinations of the Trustee regarding the Market
Exchange Rate or any alternative determination provided for in the preceding
paragraph shall be in its sole discretion and shall, in the absence of manifest
error, to the extent permitted by law, be conclusive for all purposes and
irrevocably binding upon the Company and all Holders.

      Section 11.16. Judgment Currency.

            The Company agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do
so under applicable law, that (a) if for the purpose of obtaining judgment in
any court it is necessary to convert the sum due in respect of the principal of
or interest or other amount on the Securities of any Series (the "Required
Currency") into a currency in which a judgment will be rendered (the "Judgment
Currency"), the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance
with normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase in The City of New
York the Required Currency with the Judgment Currency on the day on which final
unappealable judgment is entered, unless such day is not a New York Banking Day,
then, the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with
normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase in The City of New York the
Required Currency with the Judgment Currency on the New York Banking Day
preceding the day on which final unappealable judgment is entered and (b) its
obligations under this Indenture to make payments in the Required Currency (i)
shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender, any recovery pursuant to any
judgment (whether or not entered in accordance with subsection (a)), in any
currency other than the Required Currency, except to the extent that such tender
or recovery shall result in the actual receipt, by the payee, of the full amount
of the Required Currency expressed to be payable in respect of such payments,
(ii) shall be enforceable as an alternative or additional cause of action for
the purpose of recovering in the Required Currency the amount, if any, by which
such actual receipt shall fall short of the full amount of the Required Currency
so expressed to be payable, and (iii) shall not be affected by judgment being
obtained for any other sum due under this Indenture. For purposes of the
foregoing, "New York Banking Day" means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a
legal holiday in The City of New York on which banking institutions are
authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.

                                  ARTICLE XII.
                                  SINKING FUNDS

      Section 12.1. Applicability of Article.

            The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking
fund for the retirement of the Securities of a Series, except as otherwise
permitted or required by any form of Security of such Series issued pursuant to
this Indenture.

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            The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the
terms of the Securities of any Series is herein referred to as a "mandatory
sinking fund payment" and any other amount provided for by the terms of
Securities of such Series is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund
payment." If provided for by the terms of Securities of any Series, the cash
amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in
Section 12.2. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of
Securities of any Series as provided for by the terms of the Securities of such
Series.

      Section 12.2. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.

            The Company may, in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking
fund payment with respect to the Securities of any Series to be made pursuant to
the terms of such Securities (1) deliver outstanding Securities of such Series
to which such sinking fund payment is applicable (other than any of such
Securities previously called for mandatory sinking fund redemption) and (2)
apply as credit Securities of such Series to which such sinking fund payment is
applicable and which have been repurchased by the Company or redeemed either at
the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Series of Securities
(except pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund) or through the application of
permitted optional sinking fund payments or other optional redemptions pursuant
to the terms of such Securities, provided that such Securities have not been
previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received by the Trustee,
together with an Officers' Certificate with respect thereto, not later than 15
days prior to the date on which the Trustee begins the process of selecting
Securities for redemption, and shall be credited for such purpose by the Trustee
at the price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of
the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced
accordingly. If as a result of the delivery or credit of Securities in lieu of
cash payments pursuant to this Section 12.2, the principal amount of Securities
of such Series to be redeemed in order to exhaust the aforesaid cash payment
shall be less than $100,000, the Trustee need not call Securities of such Series
for redemption, except upon receipt of a Company Order that such action be
taken, and such cash payment shall be held by the Trustee or a Paying Agent and
applied to the next succeeding sinking fund payment, provided, however, that the
Trustee or such Paying Agent shall from time to time upon receipt of a Company
Order pay over and deliver to the Company any cash payment so being held by the
Trustee or such Paying Agent upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of
Securities of that Series purchased by the Company having an unpaid principal
amount equal to the cash payment required to be released to the Company.

      Section 12.3. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.

            Not less than 45 days (unless otherwise indicated in the Board
Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officers' Certificate in respect of a
particular Series of Securities) prior to each sinking fund payment date for any
Series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund
payment for that Series pursuant to the terms of that Series, the portion
thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion
thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting of
Securities of that Series pursuant to Section 12.2, and the optional amount, if
any, to be added in cash to the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment, and
the Company shall thereupon be obligated to pay the amount therein specified.

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Not less than 30 days (unless otherwise indicated in the Board Resolution,
Officers' Certificate or supplemental indenture in respect of a particular
Series of Securities) before each such sinking fund payment date the Trustee
shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date
in the manner specified in Section 3.2 and cause notice of the redemption
thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the
manner provided in Section 3.3. Such notice having been duly given, the
redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner
stated in Sections 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6.

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to
be duly executed and attested, all as of the day and year first above written.

                                         NRG Energy, Inc.

                                         By: ___________________________________
                                              Name:
                                              Its:

                                         Law Debenture Trust Company of New York

                                         By: ___________________________________
                                               Name:
                                               Its:

EX-5.1

                                                                     EXHIBIT 5.1

                                                               December 21, 2005

NRG Energy, Inc.
211 Carnegie Center
Princeton, NJ 08540

            Re: NRG Energy, Inc.
                Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      We have acted as special counsel to NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement"), to be filed on the date hereof by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The Registration Statement
relates to the issuance and sale from time to time by the Company, pursuant to
Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Act, of the
following securities of the Company: (i) senior or subordinated debt securities,
which may be secured or unsecured, in one or more series (the "Debt
Securities"), to be issued under the Indenture (the "Indenture") proposed to be
entered into between the Company and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as
trustee (the "Trustee"); (ii) shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per
share, of the Company (the "Preferred Stock"), in one or more series; (iii)
shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company ("Common
Stock"); and (iv) such indeterminate amount of Debt Securities and number of
shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock as may be issued upon conversion,
exchange or exercise of any Debt Securities or Preferred Stock, including such
shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock as may be issued pursuant to
anti-dilution adjustments, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined
at the time of offering. The Debt Securities, the Preferred Stock and the Common
Stock are collectively referred to herein as the "Offered Securities."

      This opinion is being delivered in accordance with the requirements of
Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act.

      In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies,
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of:

      (i)   the Registration Statement relating to the Offered Securities;



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      (ii)  the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
            Company, as amended to the date hereof and as certified by the
            Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Certificate of
            Incorporation");

      (iii) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as currently in
            effect and as certified by the Secretary of the Company (the
            "Bylaws");

      (iv)  the form of the Indenture, filed as an exhibit to the Registration
            Statement;

      (v)   [drafts of certain resolutions (the "Resolutions") to be adopted on
            by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors")
            relating to the registration of the Offered Securities and related
            matters;] and

      (vi)  a specimen certificate evidencing the Common Stock.

      We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise
identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company and such
agreements, certificates of public officials, certificates of officers or other
representatives of the Company and others, and such other documents as we have
deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth below.

      In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural
persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all
documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photostatic
copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. As to any facts
material to the opinions expressed herein that we did not independently
establish or verify, we have relied upon statements and representations of
officers and other representatives of the Company and others and of public
officials. In making our examination of executed documents or documents to be
executed, we have assumed that the parties thereto, other than the Company, had
or will have the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all
obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all
requisite action, corporate or other, and the execution and delivery by such
parties of such documents, and, as to parties other than the Company, the
validity and binding effect thereof on such parties. We have assumed that the
Indenture will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto
in substantially the form reviewed by us, and that any Debt Securities that may
be issued will be issued in a form that complies with the Indenture and will be
manually signed or countersigned, as the case may be, by duly authorized
officers of the Trustee. In addition, we have also assumed that the terms of the
Offered Securities will have been established so as not to, and that the
execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance of its obligations
under, the Indenture and the Offered Securities, will not, violate, conflict
with or constitute a default under (i) any agreement or instrument to which the
Company is



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subject, (ii) any law, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject, (iii)
any judicial or regulatory order or decree of any governmental authority or (iv)
any consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing,
recording or registration with any governmental authority. We have also assumed
that (i) the stock certificates evidencing the Offered Preferred Stock (as
defined below) to be issued will be in a form that complies with, and the terms
of such Preferred Stock will be duly established in accordance with, the
Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), and (ii) the stock certificate
evidencing any Offered Common Stock (as defined below) issued will conform to
the specimen certificate examined by us and will be duly executed and delivered.

      Our opinions set forth below are limited to the DGCL and those laws of the
State of New York that, in our experience, are normally applicable to
transactions of the type contemplated by the Registration Statement and to the
extent that judicial or regulatory orders or decrees or consents, approvals,
licenses, authorizations, validations, filings, recordings or registrations with
governmental authorities are relevant, to those required under such laws (all of
the foregoing being referred to as "Opined on Law"). We do not express any
opinion with respect to the law of any jurisdiction other than Opined on Law or
as to the effect of any such non-Opined on Law on the opinions herein stated.
The Offered Securities may be issued from time to time on a delayed or
continuous basis, and this opinion is limited to the laws, including the rules
and regulations, as in effect on the date hereof, which laws are subject to
change with possible retroactive effect.

      Based upon and subject to the foregoing and to the other qualifications
and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

1.    With respect to any series of Debt Securities (the "Offered Debt
      Securities"), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended
      (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective
      under the Act and the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust
      Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; [(ii) the Resolutions have been adopted
      by the Board of Directors,] (iii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or
      term sheet with respect to the Offered Debt Securities has been prepared,
      delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules
      and regulations thereunder; (iv) if the Offered Debt Securities are to be
      sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting
      agreement with respect to the Offered Debt Securities has been duly
      authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties
      thereto; (v) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee
      appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all
      necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the
      Offered Debt Securities and related matters; (vi) the Indenture and a
      supplemental indenture in respect of such Debt Securities has been duly
      executed and delivered by each party thereto; (vii) the terms of the
      Offered Debt Securities and of their issuance and sale have been duly
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      indenture to be entered into in connection with the issuance of such Debt
      Securities so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of
      Incorporation or the Bylaws or result in a default under or breach of any
      agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with
      any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body
      having jurisdiction over the Company; and (viii) the Offered Debt
      Securities have been issued in a form that complies with the Indenture and
      have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the
      provisions of the Indenture and any supplemental indenture to be entered
      into in connection with the issuance of such Debt Securities and duly
      delivered to the purchasers thereof upon payment of the agreed-upon
      consideration therefor, the Offered Debt Securities (including any Debt
      Securities duly issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Debt
      Securities or Preferred Stock), when issued and sold in accordance with
      the Indenture, any supplemental indenture to be entered into in connection
      with the issuance of such Debt Securities and the applicable underwriting
      agreement, if any, or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered
      valid and binding purchase or agency agreement, will be valid and binding
      obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
      with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof
      may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent
      conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
      relating to creditors' rights generally, (b) general principles of equity
      (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law
      or in equity), (c) public policy considerations which may limit the rights
      of parties to obtain remedies, (d) the waivers of any usury defense
      contained in the Indenture or Offered Debt Securities that may be
      unenforceable, (e) requirements that a claim with respect to any Offered
      Debt Securities denominated in a currency, currency unit or composite
      currency other than United States dollars (or a judgment denominated other
      than in United States dollars in respect of such claim) be converted into
      United States dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date
      determined pursuant to applicable law, and (f) governmental authority to
      limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside the United States
      or in foreign currencies, currency units or composite currencies.

2.    With respect to the shares of any series of Preferred Stock (the "Offered
      Preferred Stock"), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended
      (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective
      under the Act; [(ii) the Resolutions have been adopted by the Board of
      Directors,] (iii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with
      respect to the shares of the Offered Preferred Stock has been prepared,
      delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules
      and regulations thereunder; (iv) if the Offered Preferred Stock is to be
      sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting
      agreement with respect to the shares of the Offered Preferred Stock has
      been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other



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      parties thereto; (v) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate
      committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have
      taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of
      the shares of the Offered Preferred Stock, the consideration to be
      received therefor and related matters, including the adoption of a
      Certificate of Designations to the Certificate of Incorporation for the
      Offered Preferred Stock (the "Certificate of Designation") in accordance
      with the applicable provisions of the DGCL; (vi) the filing of the
      Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of
      Delaware has duly occurred; (vii) the terms of the Offered Preferred Stock
      and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity
      with the Certificate of Incorporation, including the Certificate of
      Designation relating to the Offered Preferred Stock, and the Bylaws of the
      Company so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of
      Incorporation or the Bylaws or result in a default under or breach of any
      agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with
      any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body
      having jurisdiction over the Company; and (viii) certificates in the form
      required under the DGCL representing the shares of the Offered Preferred
      Stock are duly executed, countersigned, registered and delivered upon
      payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, the shares of the
      Offered Preferred Stock (including any Preferred Stock duly issued upon
      conversion, exchange or exercise of any Debt Securities or Preferred
      Stock), when issued or sold in accordance with the applicable underwriting
      agreement or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered valid and
      binding purchase or agency agreement, will be duly authorized, validly
      issued, fully paid and nonassessable, provided that the consideration
      therefor is not less than $0.01 per share of Preferred Stock.

3.    With respect to any offering of Common Stock by the Company (the "Offered
      Common Stock"), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended
      (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective
      under the Act; [(ii) the Resolutions have been adopted by the Board of
      Directors,] (iii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with
      respect to the Offered Common Stock has been prepared, delivered and filed
      in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations
      thereunder; (iv) if the Offered Common Stock is to be sold pursuant to a
      firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with
      respect to the Offered Common Stock has been duly authorized, executed and
      delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (v) the Board of
      Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and
      appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate
      action to approve the issuance of the Offered Common Stock, the
      consideration to be received therefor and related matters; (vi) the terms
      of the issuance and sale of the Offered Common Stock have been duly
      established in conformity with the Certificate of Incorporation and the
      Bylaws so as not to



NRG Energy, Inc.
December 21, 2005
Page 6

      violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws
      or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument
      binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or
      restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction
      over the Company; and (vii) certificates in the form required under the
      DGCL representing the shares of Offered Common Stock are duly executed,
      countersigned, registered and delivered upon payment of the agreed upon
      consideration therefor, the shares of Offered Common Stock (including any
      Common Stock duly issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Debt
      Securities or Preferred Stock), when issued and sold in accordance with
      the applicable underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Common
      Stock or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered valid and
      binding purchase or agency agreement, will be duly authorized, validly
      issued, fully paid and nonassessable, provided that the consideration
      therefor is not less than $0.01 per share of Common Stock.

      We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to the use of our
name under the heading "Legal Matters" in the prospectus which forms a part of
the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that
we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7
of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise
expressly stated, and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any
subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or of any subsequent
changes in applicable laws.

                                    Very truly yours,

                                    /s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

EX-12.1

                                                                               .
                                                                               .
                                                                               .

                                                                    Exhibit 12.1

                                NRG ENERGY, INC.
                       RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES



                                                                       For the Period  For the Period                For the Nine
                             For the Year  For the Year  For the Year    January 1,      December 6,   For the Year     Months
                                Ended         Ended         Ended       2003 Through    2003 Through     Ended           Ended
                             December 31,  December 31,  December 31,   December 5,     December 31,   December 31,  September 30,
                             ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------  --------------  ------------  -------------
                                 2000          2001          2002           2003            2003           2004           2005
                             ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------  --------------  ------------  -------------
                                                                                                
EARNINGS:
Income/(loss) before taxes
  from continuing operations   $ 251,034     $ 250,723   $ (2,955,319)   $2,987,007      $ 10,744        $ 224,508     $  28,192
Minority interest in
  earnings                           840                                                      134               16            36
LESS:
Undistributed equity in
  earnings of
  unconsolidated affiliates      (43,258)     (119,002)       (22,252)      (41,472)        2,229           (1,062)        1,100
Capitalized interest              (2,667)      (27,175)       (45,896)          (16)           (2)            (113)            -
ADD:
Fixed charges                    253,110       394,616        502,474       333,868        19,137          269,898       153,048
                               ---------     ---------   ------------    ----------      --------        ---------     ---------
     TOTAL EARNINGS:           $ 459,059     $ 499,162   $ (2,520,993)   $3,279,387      $ 32,242        $ 493,247     $ 182,376
                               =========     =========   ============    ==========      ========        =========     =========

FIXED CHARGES:
Interest expense               $ 241,999     $ 353,443   $    423,815    $  312,249      $ 16,660        $ 238,486     $ 142,947
Interest capitalized               2,667        27,175         45,896            16             2              113             -
Amortization of debt
  issuance costs                   7,678        10,668         28,367        17,640           517            9,432         4,286
Amortization of debt

  discount/(premiums)                  -             -              -             -         1,725           18,227         3,365
Approximation of interest
  in rental expense                  766         3,330          4,396         3,963           233            3,640         2,450
                               ---------     ---------   ------------    ----------      --------        ---------     ---------
     TOTAL FIXED CHARGES:      $ 253,110     $ 394,616   $    502,474     $ 333,868      $ 19,137        $ 269,898     $ 153,048
                               =========     =========   ============    ==========      ========        =========     =========

     RATIO OF EARNINGS TO
     FIXED CHARGES                  1.81          1.26          (5.02)         9.82          1.68             1.83          1.19
                               =========     =========   ============    ==========      ========        =========     =========

(EARNINGS DID NOT COVER
FIXED CHARGES)                 $       -     $       -   $ (3,023,467)   $        -      $      -        $       -     $       -





                                                                    Exhibit 12.1

                                NRG ENERGY, INC.
   RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS



                                                                      For the Year For the Year For the Year
                                                                         Ended         Ended       Ended
                                                                      December 31, December 31, December 31,
                                                                      ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                                          2000         2001         2002
                                                                      ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                                                       
EARNINGS:
Income/(loss) before taxes from continuing operations                  $ 251,034    $ 250,723   $ (2,955,319)
Minority interest in earnings                                                840
LESS:
 Undistributed equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates           (43,258)    (119,002)       (22,252)
 Capitalized interest                                                     (2,667)     (27,175)       (45,896)
 Preference dividends - tax effected                                           -            -              -
ADD:
 Fixed charges                                                           253,110      394,616        502,474
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ------------
  TOTAL EARNINGS:                                                      $ 459,059    $ 499,162   $ (2,520,993)
                                                                       =========    =========   ============

FIXED CHARGES:
Interest expense                                                       $ 241,999    $ 353,443   $    423,815
Interest capitalized                                                       2,667       27,175         45,896
Amortization of debt issuance costs                                        7,678       10,668         28,367
Amortization of debt discount/(premiums)                                       -            -              -
Approximation of interest in rental expense                                  766        3,330          4,396
Tax effected preference dividends                                              -            -              -
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ------------
  TOTAL FIXED CHARGES:                                                 $ 253,110    $ 394,616   $    502,474
                                                                       =========    =========   ============

  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERENCE
  DIVIDENDS                                                                 1.81         1.26          (5.02)
                                                                       =========    =========   ============

(EARNINGS DID NOT COVER FIXED CHARGES)                                 $       -    $       -   $ (3,023,467)





                                                                      For the Period For the Period
                                                                         January 1,    December 6,  For the Year
                                                                       2003 Through   2003 Through     Ended
                                                                        December 5,    December 31, December 31,
                                                                      -------------- -------------- ------------
                                                                           2003           2003          2004
                                                                      -------------- -------------- ------------
                                                                                            
EARNINGS:
Income/(loss) before taxes from continuing operations                  $ 2,987,007      $ 10,744     $ 224,508
Minority interest in earnings                                                                134            16
LESS:
 Undistributed equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates             (41,472)        2,229        (1,062)
 Capitalized interest                                                          (16)           (2)         (113)
 Preference dividends - tax effected                                             -             -          (915)
ADD:
 Fixed charges                                                             333,868        19,137       270,813
                                                                       -----------      --------     ---------
  TOTAL EARNINGS:                                                      $ 3,279,387      $ 32,242     $ 493,247
                                                                       ===========      ========     =========

FIXED CHARGES:
Interest expense                                                       $   312,249      $ 16,660     $ 238,486
Interest capitalized                                                            16             2           113
Amortization of debt issuance costs                                         17,640           517         9,432
Amortization of debt discount/(premiums)                                         -         1,725        18,227
Approximation of interest in rental expense                                  3,963           233         3,640
Tax effected preference dividends                                                -             -           915
                                                                       -----------      --------     ---------
  TOTAL FIXED CHARGES:                                                 $   333,868      $ 19,137     $ 270,813
                                                                       ===========      ========     =========

  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERENCE
  DIVIDENDS                                                                   9.82          1.68          1.82
                                                                       ===========      ========     =========

(EARNINGS DID NOT COVER FIXED CHARGES)                                 $         -      $      -     $       -



                                                                      For the Nine
                                                                         Months
                                                                         Ended
                                                                      September 30,
                                                                      -------------
                                                                          2005
                                                                      -------------
                                                                   
EARNINGS:
Income/(loss) before taxes from continuing operations                  $  28,192
Minority interest in earnings                                                 36
LESS:
 Undistributed equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates             1,100
 Capitalized interest                                                          -
 Preference dividends - tax effected                                    (23,098)
ADD:
 Fixed charges                                                          176,146
                                                                      ---------
  TOTAL EARNINGS:                                                     $ 182,376
                                                                      =========

FIXED CHARGES:
Interest expense                                                      $ 142,947
Interest capitalized                                                          -
Amortization of debt issuance costs                                       4,286
Amortization of debt discount/(premiums)                                  3,365
Approximation of interest in rental expense                               2,450
Tax effected preference dividends                                        23,098
                                                                      ---------
  TOTAL FIXED CHARGES:                                                $ 176,146
                                                                      =========

  RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERENCE
  DIVIDENDS                                                                1.04
                                                                      =========

(EARNINGS DID NOT COVER FIXED CHARGES)                                $       -

EX-23.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 10, 2004, except as to Notes 6,
23 and 33 which are as of December 6, 2004, relating to the financial statements
and financial statement schedules, which appear in NRG Energy, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, as amended on Form 8-K
dated December 20, 2005, which is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our reports
dated March 10, 2004 relating to the financial statements of NRG Northeast
Generating LLC, NRG Mid-Atlantic Generating LLC, and Indian River Power LLC,
which appear in NRG Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 14,
2005. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our reports dated
March 10, 2004 relating to the financial statements and financial statement
schedules of NRG South Central Generating LLC and Louisiana Generating LLC,
which appear in NRG Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 14,
2005. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our reports dated
October 29, 2004 relating to the financial statements of NRG International LLC,
which appear in NRG Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 14,
2005. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 20, 2005

EX-23.2

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

            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 to
be filed on Form S-3 of NRG Energy, Inc. (the Company) of our report dated March
29, 2005, except as to notes 6, 23 and 33, which are as of December 20, 2005,
with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of NRG Energy, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity (deficit) and comprehensive income (loss) and
cash flows for the year then ended, and the related financial statement
schedule, and also our report dated March 29, 2005, with respect to management's
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as
of December 31, 2004 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2004, which reports are included in the Company's
report on Form 10-K, as amended on Form 8-K dated December 20, 2005, which is
incorporated by reference in this registration statement. We also consent to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in this registration
statement.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 20, 2005

EX-23.3

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 11, 2005, relating to the
consolidated financial statements of West Coast Power LLC, which appears in NRG
Energy's Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
as amended on Form 8-K dated December 20, 2005, which is incorporated by
reference in this registration statement. We also consent to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
December 20, 2005

EX-23.4

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4

            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 to
be filed on Form S-3 of NRG Energy, Inc. (the Company) of our report dated May
27, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of NRG Northeast
Generating LLC as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements
of operations, member's equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for the
year then ended, and the related financial statement schedule, which report is
included on Form 8-K dated June 15, 2005, which is incorporated by reference in
this registration statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under
the heading "Experts" in this registration statement.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 20, 2005

EX-23.5

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5

            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 to
be filed on Form S-3 of NRG Energy, Inc. (the Company) of our report dated May
27, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of NRG Mid Atlantic
Generating LLC as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements
of operations, member's equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for the
year then ended, which report is included on Form 8-K dated June 15, 2005, which
is incorporated by reference in this registration statement. We also consent to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in this registration
statement.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 20, 2005

EX-23.6

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6

            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 to
be filed on Form S-3 of NRG Energy, Inc. (the Company) of our report dated May
27, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of NRG International
LLC as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, member's equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for the
year then ended, which report is included on Form 8-K dated June 15, 2005,
which is incorporated by reference in this registration statement. We also
consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in this
registration statement.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 20, 2005

EX-23.7

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.7

            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 to
be filed on Form S-3 of NRG Energy, Inc. (the Company) of our report dated May
27, 2005, with respect to the balance sheet of Indian River Power LLC as of
December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
member's equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, which report is
included on Form 8-K dated June 15, 2005, which is incorporated by reference
in this registration statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm
under the heading "Experts" in this registration statement.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 20, 2005

EX-23.8

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.8

            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 to
be filed on Form S-3 of NRG Energy, Inc. (the Company) of our report dated May
27, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Oswego Harbor Power
LLC as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, member's equity (deficit) and comprehensive income, and cash flows
for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the period from December 6, 2003 to
December 31, 2003, and also our report dated May 27, 2005, with respect to the
statements of operations, member's equity (deficit) and cash flows of Oswego
Harbor Power LLC for the period from January 1, 2003 to December 5, 2003 and for
the year ended December 31, 2002, which reports are included on Form 8-K dated
June 15, 2005, which is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading
"Experts" in this registration statement.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 20, 2005

EX-23.9

                                                                    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 to
be filed on Form S-3 of NRG Energy, Inc. (the Company) 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 is included on Form 8-K dated
June 15, 2005, which is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading
"Experts" in this registration statement.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 20, 2005

EX-23.10

                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.10

            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 to
be filed on Form S-3 of NRG Energy, Inc. (the Company) of our report dated May
27, 2005, with respect to the balance sheet of Louisiana 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, which report is
included on Form 8-K dated June 15, 2005, which is incorporated by reference
in this registration statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm
under the heading "Experts" in this registration statement.

/s/  KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 20, 2005

EX-23.11

                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.11

Consent Of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of our reports dated June 3, 2005 related to the Financial Statements
of Texas Genco LLC as of December 31, 2004 and for the period from July 19, 2004
(inception) to December 31, 2004 and Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. as of and for
the three years ended December 31, 2004, appearing in NRG Energy, Inc.'s current
report on Form 8-K dated December 21, 2005. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" is the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.

/S/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Houston, Texas
December 21, 2005

EX-25.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 25.1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM T-1

       STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

              CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A
                    TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) [ ]

                     LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

                   NEW YORK                                01-0622605
    (Jurisdiction of incorporation or           (I.R.S. Employer Identification
organization if not a U.S. national bank)                    Number)

767 THIRD AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK                     10017
   (Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)

      LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, 767 THIRD AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR
         NEW YORK, NY 10017, ADAM BERMAN, VICE PRESIDENT, (212) 750-7464
           (Name, address and telephone number of agent for services)

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

           DELAWARE                                                   41-1724239

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
                              Identification No.)

      211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY              08540
       (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

                     SENIOR OR SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES
                       (Title of the indenture securities)



ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.

FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE-

      a.    NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH
            IT IS SUBJECT.

            Name                                   Address

Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York   2 Rector Street, New York, NY
                                                   10006, and Albany, NY 12203

      b.    WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

            Yes

ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR.

IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH AFFILIATION.

None.

ITEMS 3-14.

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is
not in default as provide under Item 13.

ITEM 15. FOREIGN TRUSTEE.

Not applicable.

ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.

LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS A PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY.

      1.    A copy of the articles of association of the trustee as now in
            effect.

      2.    A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence
            business, if not contained in the articles of association.

      3.    A copy of the existing bylaws of the trustee, or instruments
            corresponding thereto.

      4.    The consents of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

      5.    A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published
            pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
            authority.




                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the trustee, Law
Debenture Trust Company of New York, a trust company organized and existing
under the laws of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the
City of New York, and State of New York, on the 8th day of December 2005.

                                         Law Debenture Trust Company of New York
                                                      (Trustee)

                                         By: /s/ Adam Berman
                                             -------------------------------
                                             Adam Berman
                                             Vice President




                                                                       EXHIBIT 1

                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                     LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

FIRST. The registered office of the Corporation in the State of New York shall
be located in the City and State designated in its Organization Certificate.

SECOND. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held
on the date fixed by the Directors, and each successive annual meeting shall be
held within thirteen months after the date of the preceding annual meeting, for
the purpose of electing Directors and transacting such other business as may
properly come before the meeting. Special meetings of the shareholders may be
called by the Board of Directors. Such meetings shall be held within or without
the State of New York. Meetings of shareholders shall be held at the registered
office of the Corporation in this State, or at such other places, within or
without the State of New York as the Directors may from time to time fix. If no
designation is made, the meeting shall be held at the Corporation's registered
office in the State of New York. Except as otherwise provided herein, or by law
or in its Organization Certificate (such Certificate and any amendments thereof
being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Certificate"), a quorum shall
be present at all meetings of shareholders of the Corporation if the holders of
a majority of the shares entitled to vote on that matter are represented at the
meeting in person or by proxy. Except as otherwise provided by law or the
By-Laws, at each meeting of shareholders, each shareholder of the Corporation
entitled to vote thereat shall be entitled to one vote for each share registered
in its name on the books of the Corporation.

THIRD. The first Board of Directors and all subsequent Boards of the Corporation
shall consist of not less than five or more than eight Directors and shall
comply with all regulations pertaining thereto of the Banking Department of the
State of New York. The Board of Directors or shareholders all have the power, in
the interim between annual and special meetings of the shareholders, to increase
or decrease the number of Directors of the Corporation. No decrease shall
shorten the term of the incumbent Directors. At all meetings of the Board of
Directors, or any committee thereof, the presence of a majority of the entire
Board, or such committee thereof, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate or these
By-Laws.

FOURTH. The Corporation's officers shall have such titles and duties as shall be
stated in these By-Laws or in a resolution of the Board of Directors which is
not inconsistent with these By-Laws. The officers of the Corporation may consist
of a president, one or more vice-presidents, a secretary and a treasurer, and
such other officers as the Board of Directors may determine from time to time.
Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except for the offices
of president and secretary which must be held by separate people, unless all of
the issued and outstanding stock of the Corporation is owned by one person or
entity.

FIFTH. The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates or
shall be uncertificated shares. The Board of Directors may fix, in advance,
which shall not be more than fifty, nor less than ten days before the meeting or
action requiring a determination of




shareholders, as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled
to receive notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of shareholders, or to consent
to any proposal without a meeting, or for the purpose of determining
shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividends, or allotment of any
rights, or for the purpose of any other action. If no record date is fixed, the
record date for shareholders entitled to a notice of meeting shall be at the
close of business on the day preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if
no notice is given, the day on which the meeting is held; the record date for
determining shareholders of record for any other purpose shall be at the close
of business on the date on which the resolution of the Directors relating
thereto is adopted.

SIXTH. Subject to applicable law and the Certificate, dividends may be declared
and paid out of earned surplus only, in such amounts, and at such time or times
as the Board of Directors may determine, so long as the Corporation is not
insolvent when such dividend is paid or rendered insolvent by the payment of
such dividend.

SEVENTH. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed and shall be subject
to change by the Board of Directors from time to time, subject to applicable
law.

EIGHTH. The corporate seal, if any, shall be in such form as shall be prescribed
and altered, from time to time, by the Board of Directors.

NINTH. The initial By-Laws of the Corporation shall be adopted by the
Incorporators at its organizational meeting. All By-Laws of the Corporation
shall be subject to alteration or repeal, and new By-Laws may be made, by a
majority vote of the shareholders at the time entitled to vote in the election
of Directors even though these By-Laws may also be altered, amended or repealed
by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have power to make,
adopt, alter, amend and repeal, from time to time, By-Laws of the Corporation.




                                                                       EXHIBIT 2

                      STATE OF NEW YORK BANKING DEPARTMENT

WHEREAS, the organization certificate of Law Debenture Trust Company of New
York, New York, New York has heretofore been duly approved and said LAW
DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK has complied with the provisions of Chapter
2 of the Consolidated Laws,

NOW THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL J. LESSER as Deputy Superintendent of Banks of the
State of New York do hereby authorize the said Law Debenture Trust Company of
New York to transact business of a LIMITED PURPOSE TRUST COMPANY at 767 Third
Avenue, Borough of Manhattan, City of New York within this State.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
the Banking Department, this 8th day of MAY in the year TWO THOUSAND AND TWO.

                                                  /s/ Michael Lesser
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Deputy Superintendent of Banks




                                     BY-LAWS

                                       OF

                     LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                              ARTICLE I - OFFICES

The registered office of the Corporation in the State of New York shall be
located in the City and State designated in its Organization Certificate. The
Corporation may also maintain offices at such other places within or without the
State of New York as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, determine,
subject to regulatory agency approval.

                     ARTICLE II - MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Section 1. Annual Meetings:

The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on the
date fixed by the Directors, and each successive annual meeting shall be held
within thirteen months after the date of the preceding annual meeting, for the
purpose of electing Directors and transacting such other business as may
properly come before the meeting. Annual and special meetings may be conducted
via telephone or tele-conferencing .

Section 2. Special Meetings:

(a) Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the Board of
Directors. Such meetings shall be held within or without the State of New York.

(b) If, for a period of thirteen months after the formation of the Corporation
or the last annual meeting, there is a failure to elect a sufficient number of
Directors to conduct the business of the Corporation, the Board of Directors
shall call a special meeting for the election of Directors.

(c) If such special meeting as referred to in subsection (b) of this Section of
these By-Laws is not called by the Board of Directors within two weeks after the
expiration of such period or if it is called but there is a failure to elect
such Directors for a period of two months after the expiration of such period,
holders of the shares entitled to vote in an election of Directors may make a
written demand to the Corporation to call a special meeting for the election of
Directors specifying the date and month of such meeting, which shall not be less
than sixty nor more than ninety days from the date of such written demand.

Section 3. Place of Meetings:

Meetings of shareholders shall be held at the registered office of the
Corporation in this Sate, or at such other places, within or without the State
of New York as the Directors may from time to time fix. If no such designation
is made, the meeting shall be held at the Corporation's registered office the
State of New York.

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Section 4. Notice of Meetings:

(a) Written or printed notice of each meeting of shareholders, whether annual or
special, stating the time when and place where it is to be held shall be served
either personally, by facsimile or by first class mail, by or at the direction
of the president, the secretary, or the officer or the person calling the
meeting, not less than ten or more than sixty days before the date of the
meeting, unless the lapse of the prescribed time shall have been waived before
or after the taking of such action, upon each shareholder of record entitled to
vote at such meeting, and to any other shareholder to whom the giving of notice
may be required by law. Notice of a special meeting shall also state the
business to be transacted or the purpose of purposes for which the meeting is
called and shall indicate that it is being issued by, or at the direction of,
the person or persons calling the meeting. If, at any meeting, action is
proposed to be taken that would, if taken, entitle shareholders to dissent and
receive payment for their share pursuant to the New York Business Corporation
Law, the notice of such meeting shall include a statement of that purpose and to
that effect. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited
in the United States mail addressed to the shareholder as it appears on the
share transfer records of the Corporation.

(b) It shall not be necessary to give notice of an adjourned meeting to the
shareholders of record if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned
is announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and at the
adjourned meeting any business may be transacted that might have been transacted
on the original date of the meeting. However, if after the adjournment the Board
of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the
adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record to the new record
date.

Section 5. Shareholders' List:

(a) After fixing a record date for a meeting, the officer who has charge of the
stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names
of all its shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting, arranged by voting
group with the address of, and the number, class and series, if any, of shares
held by each shareholder. The shareholders' list must be produced at any
shareholders' meeting upon the request of any shareholder.

Section 6. Quorum:

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, or by law or in its Organization
Certificate (such Certificate and any amendments thereof being hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Certificate"), a quorum shall be present at all
meetings of shareholders of the Corporation if the holders of a majority of the
shares entitled to vote on that matter are represented at the meeting in person
or by proxy.

(b) The subsequent withdrawal of any shareholder from the meeting, after the
commencement of a meeting, or the refusal of any shareholder represented in
person or by proxy to vote, shall have no effect on the existence of a quorum,
after a quorum has been established at such meeting.

(c) Despite the absence of a quorum at any meeting of shareholders, the
shareholders present may adjourn the meeting.

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Section 7.  Voting:

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate or these By-Laws, any
corporate action (excluding the election of Directors which requires the
affirmative vote of a plurality of shares entitled to vote) receiving the
affirmative vote of a majority of shares entitled to vote on that matter,
represented either in person or by proxy at a meeting of shareholders at which a
quorum is present, shall be the act of the shareholders of the Corporation.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by law or these By-Laws, at each meeting of
shareholders, each shareholder of the Corporation entitled to vote thereat shall
be entitled to one vote for each share registered in its name on the books of
the Corporation.

Section 8. Proxies:

(a) Each shareholder entitled to vote or to express consent or dissent without a
meeting may do so either in person or by proxy, so long as such proxy is
executed in writing by the shareholder, by his attorney-in-fact thereunto duly
authorized in writing by the shareholder, by another person or persons duly
authorized by the shareholder or by the shareholder's authorized officer,
director, employee or agent, signing such writing or causing the shareholder's
signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means, including, but
not limited to facsimile signature, to act as the shareholder's proxy.

(b) The writing necessary for a valid proxy may be a written document, or a
telegram, cablegram, or other means of electronic transmission in favor of the
person who will be the holder of the proxy or in a proxy solicitation firm,
proxy support service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person
who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided that
any such telegram, cablegram or other means of electronic transmission must
either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be
reasonably determined that the telegram, cablegram or other electronic
transmission was authorized by the shareholder.

(c) Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the
writing or transmission created pursuant to subsection (b), above, may be
substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and
all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used,
provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall
be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

Section 9. Action Without a Meeting:

Unless otherwise provided for in the Certificate, any action to be taken at any
annual or special shareholders' meeting may be taken without a meeting on the
written and signed consent of all the shareholders of the Corporation entitled
to vote at such meeting, setting forth the action so taken.

Section 10. Inspectors:

There shall be one or more inspectors at any shareholders' meeting, appointed by
the Board of Directors, to act at any such meetings or any adjournment and make
writing report thereof. The

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Board of Directors may appoint an alternate inspector or inspectors to replace
any inspector who fails to perform his job in a satisfactory way. If no
alternate inspector has been appointed and the person or persons appointed as
inspector is unable to act at a shareholders' meeting, the person presiding at
the meeting shall appoint one or more other inspectors to act at the meeting.

                        ARTICLE III - BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. Number, Term, Election and Qualification:

(a) The first Board of Directors and all subsequent Boards of the Corporation
shall consist of not less than five or more than eight Directors and shall
comply with all regulations pertaining thereto of the Banking Department of the
State of New York. The Board of Directors or shareholders all have the power, in
the interim between annual and special meetings of the shareholders, to increase
or decrease the number of Directors of the Corporation. No decrease shall
shorten the term of the incumbent Directors. A Director must be at least
eighteen years of age, but need not be a shareholder of the Corporation unless
the Certificate of the Corporation or these By-Laws so require.

(b) Except as may otherwise be provided herein or in the Certificate, the
members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be elected at the
first annual shareholders' meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter by a
majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares
entitled to vote in the election.

(c) The first Board of Directors shall hold office until the first annual
meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and
qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of Directors. Thereafter,
Directors will be elected in the annual meeting of shareholders and shall hold
office until the annual meeting of shareholders next succeeding their election
or until his/her prior death, resignation or removal.

Section 2. Duties and Powers:

The Board of Directors shall be responsible for the control and management of
the business and affairs, property, and interests of the Corporation, and may
exercise all powers of the Corporation, except such as those which under New
York State law or under the Certificate or by these By-Laws are expressly
conferred upon or reserved to the shareholders or any other person or persons
named therein.

Section 3. Regular Meetings; Notice:

(a) A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held either within or
without the State of New York at such time and at such place as the Board of
Directors shall fix.

(b) No notice shall be required of any regular meeting of the Board of Directors
and, if given, need not specify the purpose of the meeting; provided, however,
that in case the Board of Directors shall fix or change the time or place of any
regular meeting when such time and place was fixed before such change, notice of
such action shall be given to each Director who shall not have been present at
the meeting at which such action was taken in the manner set forth in these

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By-Laws with respect to special meetings, unless such notice shall be waived in
the manner set forth in these By-Laws.

Section 4. Special Meetings Notice:

(a) Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such time and
place as may be specified in the respective notices or waivers of notice
thereof.

(b) Except as otherwise required by law, written notice of special meetings
shall be mailed or sent by facsimile directly to each Director, addressed to
him/her at his/her residence or usual place of business, or delivered orally, at
least two days before the day on which the meeting is to be held.

(c) Notice of any special meeting shall not be required to be given to any
Director who shall attend such meeting without protesting prior thereto or at
its commencement the lack of notice to him/her, or who submits a signed waiver
of notice, whether before or after the meeting. Notice of any adjourned meeting
shall not be required to be given.

Section 5. Chairperson:

The Chairperson of the Board, if any and if present, shall preside at all
meetings of the Board of Directors. If there shall be no Chairperson, or he or
she shall be absent, then the president shall preside and, in his or her
absence, any other Director chosen by the Board of Directors shall preside.

Section 6. Quorum:

(a) At all meetings of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, the
presence of a majority of the entire Board, or such committee thereof, shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except as otherwise
provided by law, by the Certificate or these By-Laws.

(b) A majority of the Directors present at the time and place of any regular or
special meeting may adjourn the same from time to time without notice, whether
or not a quorum exists.

Section 7. Manner of Acting:

(a) At all meetings of the Board of Directors, each Director present shall have
one vote, irrespective of the number of shares of stock, if any, which he or she
may hold.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate or these By-Laws,
action approved by a majority of the votes of the Directors present at any
meeting of the Board or any committee thereof, at which a quorum is present,
shall be the act of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof.

(c) Any action authorized in writing made prior or subsequent to such action, by
all of the Directors entitled to vote thereon and filed with the minutes of the
Corporation shall be the act of the Board of Directors, or any committee
thereof, and have the same force and effect as if the

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same had been passed by unanimous vote at a duly called meeting of the Board or
committee for all purposes and may be stated as such in any document filed with
the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors or any committee
thereof.

(d) Where appropriate communications facilities are reasonably available, any or
all directors shall have the right to participate in any Board of Directors
meeting, or a committee of the Board of Directors meeting, by means of
conference telephone or any means of communications by which all persons
participating in the meeting are able do hear each other.

Section 8. Vacancies:

(a) Any vacancy in the Board of Directors occurring by reason of an increase in
the number of Directors, or by reason of the death, resignation,
disqualification, removal or inability to act of any Director, or other cause,
shall be filled by an affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors,
though less than a quorum of the Board or by a sole remaining Director, at any
regular meeting or special meeting of the Board of Directors called for that
purpose.

(b) The shareholders, not the Board of Directors, may fill vacancies in the
Board of Directors occurring in the Board by reason of removal of the Director
without cause, unless the Certificate provides that Directors of the Corporation
may also fill such vacancies resulting from removal without cause.

(c) Unless otherwise provided for by law, the Certificate or these By-Laws, when
one or more Directors shall resign from the Board and such resignation is
effective at a future date, a majority of the Directors, then is office,
including those who have so resigned, shall have the power to fill such vacancy
or vacancies, the vote otherwise to take effect when such resignation or
resignations shall become effective.

Section 9.  Resignation:

A Director may resign at any time upon his or her written resignation being
submitted to the Corporation. Such resignation need not be accepted by the
Corporation to be effective, unless otherwise stated in the resignation.

Section 10. Removal:

One or more or all the Directors of the Corporation may be removed with or
without cause at any time by the shareholders, at a special meeting of the
shareholders called for that purpose.

Section 11. Compensation:

The Board of Directors may authorise and establish reasonable compensation of
the Directors for services to the Corporation as Directors, which may include,
but not be limited to, attendance at any annual or special meeting of the Board.

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Section 12. Committees:

The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board,
may from time to time designate from among its members one or more committees,
and alternate members thereof, as they deem desirable, each consisting of two or
more members, with such powers and authority (to the extent permitted by law and
these By-Laws) as may be provided in such resolution. Each such committee shall
serve at the pleasure of the Board and, unless otherwise stated by law, the
Certificate or these By-Laws, shall be governed by the rules and regulations
stated herein regarding the Board of Directors.

                              ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS

Section 1. Number, Qualifications, Election and Term of Office:

(a) The Corporation's officers shall have such titles and duties as shall be
stated in these By-Laws or in a resolution of the Board of Directors which is
not inconsistent with these By-Laws. The officers of the Corporation may consist
of a president, one or more vice-presidents, a secretary and a treasurer, and
such other officers as the Board of Directors may determine from time to time.
Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except for the offices
of president and secretary which must be held by separate people, unless all of
the issued and outstanding stock of the Corporation is owned by one person or
entity.

(b) The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors
at the regular annual meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of
shareholders.

(c) Each officer shall hold office until the annual meeting of the Board of
Directors next succeeding his or her election, and until his or her successor
shall have been duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier termination by
his or her death, resignation or removal.

SECTION 2. Resignation:

Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation
to the Corporation. The validity of such resignation is effective when given to
the Corporation; regardless of whether or not the Board of Directors has
accepted such resignation or if a successor has been appointed.

Section 3. Removal:

Any officer elected by the Board of Directors may be removed, either with or
without cause, and a successor elected by the Board at any time.

Section 4. Compensation:

The compensation of the officers of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to
time by the Board of Directors.

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                          ARTICLE V - SHARES OF STOCK

Section 1. Certificate of Stock:

(a) The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates or shall
be uncertificated shares.

(b) Certificates shall state upon the face thereof:

      (i)   that the Corporation is formed under the laws of the State of New
            York;

      (ii)  the name of the person or persons to whom such shares are issued;

      (iii) the number and class of shares, and the designation, if any of the
            series which such certificate represents; and

      (iv)  that such shares are transferable in the manner provided by law and
            in these By-Laws.

(c) Certificates shall be signed, (either manually or by facsimile), by the
Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, President or Vice-President and Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, and may be sealed
with the corporate seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof.

(d) In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been
placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such
certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect
as if he/she were such officer at the date of its issue.

(e) Certificates shall be issued in such form not inconsistent with the
Certificate and as shall be approved by the Board of Directors. Such
certificates shall be numbered and registered on the books of the Corporation in
the order in which they were issued.

(f) Except as otherwise provided by law, the rights and obligations of the
holders of uncertificated shares and the rights and obligations of the holders
of certificates representing shares of the same class and series shall be
identical.

Section 2. Lost or Destroyed Certificates:

The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued
in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the
Corporation alleged to have been lost. The Board of Directors may require the
owner of such lost or destroyed certificate, or his or her legal representative,
to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against
any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss or
destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate
before issuing a new certificate or certificates in place of any certificate or
certificates issued by the Corporation allegedly lost or destroyed.

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Section 3. Transfers of Shares:

(a) Transfers or registration of transfers of shares of the Corporation shall be
made on the stock transfer books of the Corporation by the registered holder
thereof, or by his or her attorney duly authorized by a written power of
attorney; and at the case of shares represented by certificates, only after the
surrender to the Corporation of the certificates representing such shares with
such shares properly endorsed, with such evidence of the authenticity of such
endorsement, transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may
reasonably require, and the payment of all stock transfer taxes due thereon.

(b) The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share
or shares as the absolute owner thereof for all proposes and, accordingly, shall
not be bound to recognize any legal, equitable or other claim to, or interest
in, such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it
shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly
provided by law.

Section 4. Record Data:

(a) The Board of Directors may fix, in advance, which shall not be more than
fifty, nor less than ten days before the meeting or action requiring a
determination of shareholders, as the record date for the determination of
shareholders entitled to receive notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of
shareholders, or to consent to any proposal without a meeting, or for the
purpose of determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of any
dividends, or allotment of any rights, or for the purpose of any other action.
If no record date is fixed, the record date for shareholders entitled to a
notice of meeting shall be at the close of business on the day preceding the day
on which notice is given, or, if no notice is given, the day on which the
meeting is held; the record date for determining shareholders of record for any
other purpose shall be at the close of business on the date on which the
resolution of the Directors relating thereto is adopted.

(b) A determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a
shareholders' meeting is effective for any adjournment of the meeting unless the
Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

                             ARTICLE VI - DIVIDENDS

Subject to applicable law and the Certificate, dividends may be declared and
paid out of earned surplus only, in such amounts, and at such time or times as
the Board of Directors may determine, so long as the Corporation is not
insolvent when such dividend is paid or rendered insolvent by the payment of
such dividend.

                            ARTICLE VII - FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed and shall be subject to change
by the Board of Directors from time to time, subject to applicable law.

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                          ARTICLE VIII - CORPORATE SEAL

The corporate seal, if any, shall be in such form as shall be prescribed and
altered, from time to time, by the board of Directors.

                            ARTICLE IX - AMENDMENTS

Section 1. Initial By-Laws:

The initial By-Laws of the Corporation shall be adopted by the Incorporation at
its organizational meeting.

Section 2. By Shareholders:

All By-Laws of the Corporation shall be subject to alteration or repeal, and new
By-Laws may be made, by a majority vote of the shareholders at the time entitled
to vote is the election of Directors even though these By-Laws may also be
altered, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors.

Section 3. By Shareholders:

The Board of Directors shall have power to make, adopt, alter, amend and repeal,
from time to time, By-Laws of the Corporation.

                          ARTICLE X - INDEMNIFICATION

The Corporation shall indemnify every person who was or is a party or is or was
threatened to be made party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she
is or was a Director, officer, employee, agent or controlling shareholder of the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
Director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise,
against expenses (including counsel fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding, to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
Such indemnification may, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, include
advances of his or her expenses in advance of final disposition of such action,
suit or proceeding, subject to the provisions of any applicable statute. The
Directors shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance for or for the
benefit of any persons who are or were at any time Directors, officers or
employees of any Relevant Company (as defined below) including (without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) insurance against any liability
incurred by such persons in respect of any act or omission in the actual or
purported execution and/or discharge of their duties and/or in the exercise or
purported exercise of their powers and/or otherwise in relation to their duties,
powers or offices is relation to any Relevant Company.

For the purposes hereof "Relevant Company" shall mean the Corporation, any
holding company of the Corporation or any other body, whether or not
incorporated, in which the Corporation or such holding company or any other
body, whether or not incorporated, has or had any interest

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whether direct or indirect or which is in any way allied to or associated with
the Corporation, or any subsidiary of the Corporation or of any such other body.

                          ARTICLE XI - WAIVER OF NOTICE

(a)   Shareholders:

Whenever any notice is required be given by law, the Certificate or these
By-Laws to the shareholders of the Corporation of a meeting of shareholders, a
written waiver of notice submitted to the Corporation before or after the
meeting or the attendance at the meeting by any shareholder, shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends the meeting for
the express purpose of objecting to the lack of notice thereof, prior to the
conclusion of the meeting.

(b)   Directors:

Whenever any notice is required to be given by law, the Certificate or these
By-Laws to the Directors of the Corporation of a special meeting of the Board of
Directors, a written waiver of notice submitted to the Corporation before or
after the meeting or the attendance at the meeting by any Director, shall
constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends
the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the lack of notice thereof
prior to the commencement of the meeting.

These By-Laws have been adopted as the By-Laws of the Corporation.

                                                    ____________________________
                                                    Secretary

Dated: March _________, 2002

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                                                                       EXHIBIT 4

                                  LAW DEBENTURE

                     LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                767 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10017
                  Telephone: (212) 750-6474 Fax: (212) 750-1361
                           Email: new.york@lawdeb.com


                                 August 9, 2005

To Whom It May Concern:

            Pursuant to the provisions of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, Law Debenture Trust Company of New York ("Law Debenture") hereby
consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District
authorities pertaining to Law Debenture may be furnished by such authorities to
the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor.

            If you have any questions, please contact Daniel Fisher, Senior Vice
President, Law Debenture Trust Company of New York at (212) 750-6474.

                                                   LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY
                                                    OF NEW YORK

                                                   By: /s/  Daniel R. Fisher
                                                       -------------------------
                                                         Daniel R. Fisher
                                                   Its: Senior Vice President

                                Exhibit 4 - 1



                                                                       EXHIBIT 5

T-1 Item 16

       CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION (ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A HERETO) OF

                     LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                    of 767 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017,

a limited purpose trust company ("LDTC-NY") and U.S. subsidiary of Law Debenture
Corporation plc, London, England ("Law Debenture"), at the close of business
December 31, 2004, published with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination
Council/Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and in accordance with
Chapter 2 of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York Banking Department
license granted on May 8, 2002.

Subsequent to this Consolidated Report of Condition dated December 31, 2004, a
Guarantee and Keep Well Agreement (attached as Exhibit B hereto) was executed by
subsidiaries of Law Debenture, to effect capitalization of LDTC-NY in the total
aggregate amount of $50,000,000, on July 12, 2002.

            I, Nancy Jo Kuenstner, President and Director of Law Debenture Trust
Company of New York do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been
prepared in conformance with instructions issued by the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this certificate the 31st day of
March, 2005.

                                    /s/  Nancy Jo Kuenstner
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Nancy Jo Kuenstner
                                    President and Director
                                    Law Debenture Trust Company of New York

I, Daniel R. Fisher, Senior Vice President of Law Debenture Trust Company of New
York, do hereby attest that the signature set forth above is the true and
genuine signature of Nancy Jo Kuenstner, President of Law Debenture Trust
Company of New York.

Attested by: /s/ [Illegible]
             -------------------------
Its: Senior Vice President

                                Exhibit 5 - 1


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                       EXHIBIT A

Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial and State-Chartered
Savings Banks for December 31, 2004

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise
indicated, report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the
quarter.

Schedule RC -- Balance Sheet



                                              Dollar Amounts in Thousands                                RCON  Bil  Mil  Thou
          -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    ----  ---  ---  ----
                                                                                                             
ASSETS
      1.  Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):
          a.  Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1)..................................    0081              49  1.a.
          b.  Interest-bearing balances(2)...........................................................    0071        1    670  1.b.
      2.  Securities:
          a.  Hold-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A).............................    1754                  2.a.
          b.  Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)...........................    1773                  2.b.
      3.  Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
          a.  Federal funds sold.....................................................................    8987                  3.a
          b.  Securities purchased under agreements to resell(3).....................................    8989                  3.b.
      4.  Loans and lease financing receivables (from Schedule RC-C):
          a.  Loans and leases held for sale.........................................................    5389                  4.a.
          b.  Loans and leases, net of unearned income..............  8528                                                     4.b.
          c.  LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses.............  3123                                                     4.c.
          d.  Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance (item 4.b minus 4.c)                5529                  4.d.
      5.  Trading assets (from Schedule RC-D) .......................................................    3545                  5.
      6.  Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized losses) ..................................    2145              33  6.
      7.  Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M)...............................................    2150                  7.
      8.  Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from Schedule RC-M)...    2130                  8.
      9.  Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding...............................    2155                  9.
     10.  Intangible assets:

          a.  Goodwill...............................................................................    3153                  10.a.
          b.  Other intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M)...........................................    0426                  10.b.
     11.  Other assets (from Schedule RC-F)..........................................................    2180             212  11.
     12.  Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11)...................................................    2170        2    954  12.


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1. Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.

2. Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.

3. Includes all securities resale agreements, regardless of maturity.

                                  Exhibit A - 1


Schedule RC -- Continued



                                              Dollar Amounts in Thousands                            RCON  Bil  Mil  Thou
          -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----  ---  ---  ----
                                                                                                         
LIABILITIES
     13.  Deposits:
          a.  In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E)............  2200                  13.a.
             (1)  Noninterest-bearing(1).....................       6831                                                   13.a.(1)
             (2)  Interest-bearing...........................       6836                                                   13.a.(2)
          b.  Not applicable
     14.  Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:..............
          a.  Federal funds purchased(2)...........................................................  8993                  14.a.
          b.  Securities sold under agreements to repurchase(3)....................................  8995                  14.b.
     15.  Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D).................................................  3648                  15.
     16.  Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under
          capitalized leases)(from Schedule RC-M)..................................................  3190                  16.
     17.  Not applicable...........................................................................
     18.  Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.................................  2820                  18.
     19.  Subordinated notes and debentures(4).....................................................  3200                  19.
     20.  Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G)...................................................  2930             431  20.
     21.  Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)...........................................  2948                  21.
     22.  Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries...........................................  3000                  22.
     EQUITY CAPITAL
     23.  Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus............................................  3838                  23.
     24.  Common stock.............................................................................  3230               1  24.
     25.  Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).................................  3839        3    377  25.
     26.  a.  Retained earnings....................................................................  3632            (855) 26.a.
          b.  Accumulated other comprehensive income(5)............................................  B530                  26.b.
     27.  Other equity capital components(6).......................................................  A130                  27.
     28.  Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27)........................................  3210        2    523  28.
     29.  Total liabilities, minority interest, and equity capital (sum of items 21,22, and 28)      3300        2    954  29.


Memorandum
To be reported with the March Report of Condition.

                                                                                             
1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best
   describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the          RCON   Number
   bank by independent external auditors as of any date during 2003................   6724            M.1



1.    Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally
      accepted auditing standards by a certified pubic accounting firm which
      submits a report on the bank

2.    Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company conducted in
      accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified
      public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding
      company (but not on the bank separately)

3.    Attention on bank management's assertion on the effectiveness of the
      bank's internal control over financial reporting by a certified public
      accounting firm

4.    Director's examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally
      accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be
      required by state chartering authority)

5.    Director's examination of the bank performed by other external auditors
      (may be required by state chartering authority)

6.    Review of the bank's financial statements by external auditors

7.    Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external auditors

8.    Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)

9.  No external audit work

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(1)   Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and
      savings deposits.

(2)   Report overnight Federal Home Loan Bank advances in Schedule RC, Item 16,
      "Other borrowed money."

(3)   Includes all securities repurchase agreements, regardless of maturity.

(4)   Includes limited-life preferred stock and related surplus.

(5)   Includes net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale
      securities, accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, and
      minimum pension liability adjustments.

(6)   Includes treasury stock unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares.

                                  Exhibit A-2



                                                                       EXHIBIT B

                        GUARANTEE AND KEEP WELL AGREEMENT

This Guarantee and Keep Well Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of July ____,
2002 is entered into by and among Law Debenture Guarantee Limited (the
"Guarantor"), LDC Trust Management Limited (the "Parent"), and Law Debenture
Trust Company of New York (the "Trust Company").

WHEREAS, the Guarantor and the Trust Company are wholly-owned subsidiaries of
the Parent;

WHEREAS, in order to enable the Trust Company to conduct its corporate trust
business and meet qualification requirements of documents pertaining to its
acceptance of trust appointments, the Trust Company requires combined capital
and surplus of U.S. $50,000,000; and

WHEREAS, the Parent and the Guarantor have determined that the execution and
delivery by them of this Agreement is necessary in order for the Trust Company
to conduct, promote and attain corporate trust business in the United States.

Now, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein and intending to be
legally bound by this Agreement, each of the Guarantor, the Trust Company and
the Parent hereby agree as follows:

      1.    Stock Ownership.

            During the term of this Agreement, the Parent will own, indirectly
      or directly, all of the capital stock of the Trust Company and the
      Guarantor; provided, however, that, upon sixty (60) days' prior written
      notice to and the consent of the Trust Company (which consent shall not be
      unreasonably withheld), the Guarantor may sell, transfer or otherwise
      assign any such capital stock (or any interest therein) that it now owns
      or may hereafter acquire.

      2.    Covenants of the Parent.

            It is understood and agreed by all parties hereto that the
      obligations under Section 3(a) are solely those of the Guarantor and no
      recourse can be had in connection therewith against the Parent.

                  (a) The Parent agrees that during the term of this Agreement,
            it shall not, without the prior written consent of the Trust Company
            and the Guarantor, unless it has already contributed the Maximum
            Aggregate Capitalization Amount (as defined below), cause the
            Guarantor to consolidate with or merge into any other corporation,
            or liquidate, wind up or dissolve the Guarantor (or otherwise cause
            the Guarantor to suffer any liquidation, winding up or dissolution),
            or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or
            substantially all of its assets, whether now owned or hereafter
            acquired, to any person, except (i) the merger or consolidation of
            the Guarantor and any person, provided, that the surviving
            corporation is the Guarantor, and (ii) sales, transfers, leases and
            other dispositions of assets in the ordinary course of the
            Guarantor's business, provided, that such



            sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets does not
            materially adversely affect the Guarantor's ability to perform its
            obligations hereunder.

                  (b) If, during the term of this Agreement, the Guarantor is
            unable or refuses to perform its obligations under Section 3(a) of
            this Agreement, the Parent may, at its option or at the request of
            the Trust Company, cause such obligations to be performed. During
            the term of this Agreement, the Parent agrees to monitor the
            financial condition and management of the Guarantor and the Trust
            Company.

      3.    The Guarantee.

                  (a) The Guarantor hereby guarantees a combined capital and
            surplus to the Trust Company in the amount of U.S. $50 million;
            provided, however, that the maximum amount of capitalization shall
            not at any time exceed U.S. $50,000,000 in the aggregate (the
            "Maximum Aggregate Capitalization Amount"). Under no circumstances
            shall the Guarantor be required to pay or contribute any amounts in
            excess of the Maximum Aggregate Capitalization Amount hereunder.

                  (b) If, during the terms of this Agreement, the Trust Company
            is unable to make timely payment of any debt, liability or other
            obligation as the same shall become due (the "Guaranteed
            Obligations"), the Trust Company shall request from the Guarantor,
            and the Guarantor promptly shall provide the Trust Company, pursuant
            to its obligations under (a) above, such funds (in the form of cash
            or liquid assets in an amount sufficient to permit the Trust Company
            to make timely payment in respect of such debt, liability or other
            obligation) as equity, provided, however, that such Guaranteed
            Obligations shall not in the aggregate exceed the Maximum Aggregate
            Capitalization Amount. Any request for payment pursuant to this
            section shall specifically identify the debt, liability or other
            obligation in respect of which the Trust Company is unable to make
            timely payment and with respect to which the Trust Company seeks
            funds not to exceed the Maximum Aggregate Capitalization Amount.
            Each of the Trust Company and the Guarantor hereby acknowledges that
            any funds provided by the Guarantor pursuant thereto shall be used
            solely to make payment with respect to such identified Guaranteed
            Obligation and not for any other purposes. Notwithstanding any
            termination of this Agreement as provided hereunder or otherwise,
            this Agreement shall continue in effect or be reinstated with
            respect to the payment of a debt, liability or an obligation which
            is rescinded or must otherwise be returned upon the insolvency,
            bankruptcy, reorganization, dissolution or liquidation of the Trust
            Company, all as though such payment had not been made, provided,
            however, that such Guaranteed Obligations shall not in the aggregate
            exceed the Maximum Aggregate Capitalization Amount.

                  (c) Any payments made hereunder by the Guarantor to the Trust
            Company within thirty (30) days' after the end of a quarterly period
            shall be deemed to have been made as of the end of such period.

                  (d) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by mutual
            written consent of duly authorized officers of each of the
            Guarantor, the Parent and the Trust Company.



                  (e) This Agreement may be terminated only upon written
            notification to the Trust Company by the Guarantor and the Parent,
            and in no event shall termination occur earlier than ninety (90)
            days' following such written notification. Unless so terminated,
            this Agreement shall remain in effect for the duration of the Trust
            Company's conducting of trust business in the United States.

                  (f) The Guarantor hereby waives any failure or delay on the
            part of the Trust Company in asserting or enforcing any of its
            rights or in making any claims or demands hereunder. The Trust
            Company may at any time, without the Guarantor's consent, without
            notice to the Guarantor and without affecting or impairing the Trust
            Company's rights, or impairing the Guarantor's obligations
            hereunder, do any of the following with respect to any obligation:
            (a) grant renewals and extensions of time, for payment or otherwise,
            (b) accept new or additional documents, instruments or agreements
            relating to or in substitution of said obligation, or (c) otherwise
            handle the enforcement of its respective rights and remedies in
            accordance with its business judgment.

                  (g) Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall give
            to any person, other than the parties hereto and their successors
            and assigns hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right,
            remedy or claim under this Agreement.

                  (h) The covenants herein set forth shall be mutually binding
            upon, and inure to the mutual benefit of the Guarantor and its
            successors and assignees, the Trust Company and its respective
            successors and assignees, and to the Parent and its respective
            successors and assignees.

                  (i) The obligations of the Guarantor under this Agreement are
            absolute and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect
            without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged,
            terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or occurrence
            whatsoever, including, without limitation:

                              (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this
                        Agreement or any other document or instrument relating
                        hereto;

                              (ii) any extension or renewal for one or more
                        periods (whether or not longer than the original period)
                        or change in the time, manner, or place or payment of,
                        or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed
                        Obligations;

                              (iii) any change in the ownership of capital stock
                        of the Trust Company or any change in the identity or
                        structure of the Trust Company, whether by
                        consolidation, merger or otherwise;

                              (iv) any release or amendment or waiver of or
                        consent to departure from the terms of this Agreement;
                        or

                              (v) any other circumstance which might otherwise
                        constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of,
                        the Guarantor



                        in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations in respect of
                        this Agreement.

      4.    Representations and Warranties.

                  (a) The Guarantor hereby represents that:

                              (i) the Guarantor is a corporation duly organized,
                        validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of
                        the jurisdiction of its incorporation; and

                              (ii) the Guarantor has the requisite power and
                        authority to execute, deliver, and perform its
                        obligations under this Agreement, and has taken all
                        necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery
                        and performance by it of this Agreement.

                  (b) The Parent hereby represents that the Parent owns directly
            or indirectly 100% of the issued and outstanding voting common stock
            of the Trust Company and the Guarantor.

      5.    Governing Law and Submission to Jurisdiction.

                  (a) Governing Law - This Agreement shall be governed by and
            construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York,
            without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

                  (b) The Parent and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably consent to
            and hereby submit themselves to the jurisdiction of the United
            States District Court of the Southern District of New York (the "New
            York Court") solely in connection with any proceeding relating
            hereto.

                  (c) The Parent and the Guarantor hereby severally represent
            and warrant each in respect of itself alone that it has no right to
            immunity from the service of process or jurisdiction or any judicial
            proceedings of any competent court located pursuant to section (b)
            above or from execution of any judgment in the United States or from
            the execution or enforcement therein of any arbitration decision in
            respect of any suit, action, proceeding or any other matter solely
            arising out of or relating to its obligations under this Agreement
            or the transactions contemplated hereby, and to the extent that the
            Parent or the Guarantor is or becomes entitled to any such immunity
            with respect to the service of process or jurisdiction or any
            judicial proceedings of any competent court located pursuant to
            section (b) above, and to the extent permitted by law, it does
            hereby and will irrevocably and unconditionally agree not to plead
            or claim any such immunity solely with respect to its' obligations
            hereunder or any other matter under or arising out of or in
            connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
            hereby.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Guarantor, the Trust Company and the Parent have
caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized
officers as of this 12th day of July 2002.



LAW DEBENTURE GUARANTEE LIMITED

By: /s/
    ----------------------------------------
Name: Caroline J. Banszky
Title: Director

LDC TRUST MANAGEMENT LIMITED

By: /s/
    ----------------------------------------
Name: Julian Mason-Jebb
Title: Director

LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

By: /s/
    ----------------------------------------
Name: N.J. Kuenstner
Title: President