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                                                                    NEWS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                        CogenAmerica Issues Information
                        on Proxy Opposition Solicitation

Minneapolis, MN, October 26, 1998 - Cogeneration Corporation of America
(CogenAmerica) (Nasdaq: CGCA) announced today that it had recently issued
several news releases wherein spokespersons for CogenAmerica were cited
discussing the circumstances surrounding a solicitation in opposition to a proxy
statement and consent statement of NRG Energy, Inc. in connection with a
proposal by NRG to remove Robert T. Sherman, Jr., the Company's Chief Executive
Officer, from his position as a director of CogenAmerica. CogenAmerica believes
that the following information about the Participants in the opposition
solicitation was inadvertently omitted from such news releases.

CogenAmerica and certain other persons named below may be deemed to be
participants in (a) the solicitation of stockholder proxies in opposition to
NRG's proxy and consent solicitation, and (b) the solicitation of revocation of
prior proxies and consents granted by stockholders to NRG. The Participants in
this opposition solicitation include the following directors of CogenAmerica:
Lawrence I. Littman, Spyros S. Skouras, Jr., Charles J. Thayer and Robert T.
Sherman, Jr. Mr. Sherman is also the Chief Executive Officer of CogenAmerica.
CogenAmerica believes that David H. Peterson, Julie A. Jorgensen, Craig A.
Mataczynski and Ronald J. Will, directors of CogenAmerica who are employees of
NRG, are not Participants in this opposition solicitation. As of the date of
this communication, Mr. Sherman is the beneficial owner of 40,500 shares of
common stock of CogenAmerica, Mr. Littman is the beneficial owner of 10,070
shares of common stock of CogenAmerica, Mr. Skouras is the beneficial owner of
10,000 shares of common stock of CogenAmerica, and Mr. Thayer is the beneficial
owner of 30,000 shares of common stock of CogenAmerica. Except as disclosed
herein, none of the Participants has any interest, direct or indirect, by
security holding or otherwise, in CogenAmerica.

In addition, certain of such news releases contained quotations taken from
filings that CogenAmerica had made with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Such quotations constitute the beliefs of
CogenAmerica and, in connection with statements taken from filings with the
Court, are allegations to be decided by the Court.

CogenAmerica and its subsidiaries develop and own cogeneration projects that
produce electricity and thermal energy for sale to industrial and commercial
users and public utilities. Approximately 45% of the outstanding common shares
of CogenAmerica are owned by NRG Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northern
States Power Company (NYSE: NSP).

For additional information contact Robert Sherman, CogenAmerica at (612)
745-7900 or Frank N. Hawkins, Jr. or Julie Marshall at Hawk Associates, Inc.
(305) 852-2383. Copies of CGCA press releases, SEC filings, current price quotes
and other valuable information for investors may be found on the website
htt://www.hawkassociates.com.