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~~FORM~~SECURITIES ~~8-K~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~CURRENT~~Washington, ~~REPORT~~ D.C. 20549

~~Pursuant~~FORM ~~to Section 13 or 15(d) of~~8-K ~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~CURRENT ~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 18, 2002~~REPORT

~~NRG~~Pursuant ~~Northeast~~to ~~Generating~~Section 13 ~~LLC~~ or 15(~~Exact~~d) ~~name~~ of the ~~registrant~~Securities asExchange ~~specified~~Act inof ~~its charter)~~1934

~~Delaware (State~~Date orof ~~other~~Report ~~jurisdiction~~(Date of ~~incorporation~~earliest event reported) November 22, 2002

~~333-42638~~ NRG ~~(Commission~~Northeast ~~File~~Generating ~~Number) 41-1937472 (IRS Employer Identification No.)~~LLC

901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2300		Minneapolis, MN		55402
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

~~Registrant’s telephone number, including area code~~ Delaware ~~612-373-5300~~

(~~Former~~State ~~name~~ or ~~former~~other ~~address,~~jurisdiction ifof ~~changed since last report~~incorporation)

Item 5. Other Events


333-42638		41-1937472

(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2300		Minneapolis, MN 55402

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

	A.		On October 18, 2002, NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG), parent company of the registrant and a wholly owned subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc. (“Xcel”), announced that it had reached an agreement with certain of its bank lenders to extend until November 15, the deadline by which it must post approximately $1 billion of cash collateral in connection with certain bank loan agreements. The extension agreement calls for NRG to submit a comprehensive restructuring plan to its lenders and bondholders by late October. The extension agreement does not waive other events of default, including failure to make principal and/or interest payments when due or failure to comply with financial covenants. Nor does the extension agreement waive the rights of the bank groups or bondholders to pursue any rights and remedies in respect of such other defaults. Since the extension agreement does not contemplate NRG making any principal or interest payments on its corporate-level debt during the extension period, NRG will be in default under various debt instruments. The lenders will be able, if they so choose, to accelerate the payment of indebtedness owed to them which would likely lead to a bankruptcy filing by NRG.
	B.		On October 18, 2002 NRG also announced the filing by The Shaw Group Inc. (“Shaw”) of an involuntary petition for liquidation of LSP-Pike Energy, LLC (“Pike”) under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Shaw, the contractor for NRG’s Pike power plant construction project in Holmesville, Mississippi, also filed suit against NRG and Xcel alleging claims connected with the Pike project. Previously, NRG announced that Pike and NRG had reached an agreement with Shaw to transfer the Pike project’s assets to Shaw in exchange for forgiveness of sums owed to Shaw and a cash payment of $43 million by Shaw to Pike and NRG. To date, Pike, NRG and its lenders have not approved this agreement.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 612-373-5300

~~This~~(Former ~~Current~~name ~~Report~~or onformer ~~Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks~~address, ~~uncertainties~~if ~~and~~changed ~~assumptions.~~since ~~Such~~last forward-looking statements are intended to be identified in this document by the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “guidance,” “projected,” “objective,” “outlook,” “possible,” “potential” and similar expressions. Actual results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: general economic conditions; business conditions in the energy industry; competitive factors; unusual weather; changes in federal or state legislation; the unwillingness of the banks and other creditors to continue to work with NRG regarding its restructuring; the failure of NRG’s challenges to Shaw’s involuntary bankruptcy filing for LSP-Pike LLC and the associated claims against NRG and Xcel; and the other risk factors listed from time to time by NRG Energy in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SECreport).

~~Item 7. Exhibits.~~ TABLE OF CONTENTS

~~The~~Item ~~following~~5. ~~exhibit~~Other isEvents ~~filed with this report on Form 8-K:~~ SIGNATURES

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Second Collateral Call Extension Letter dated as of September 13, 2002 between NRG and certain of its banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders.

~~SIGNATURES~~Item 5. Other Events

~~Pursuant~~On toNovember 24, ~~the~~2002, ~~requirements~~NRG ofEnergy, Inc. (“NRG” or the ~~Securities~~“Company”), ~~Exchange~~a ~~Act~~wholly owned subsidiary of ~~1934,~~Xcel Energy (“Xcel”) and the indirect parent company of the registrant, ~~has~~said ~~duly~~that ~~caused~~it ~~this~~intends ~~report~~to continue to beconduct business ~~signed~~as usual despite the late afternoon filing on ~~its~~November ~~behalf~~22, 2002 byof ~~the~~an involuntary ~~undersigned~~Chapter 11 ~~hereunto~~petition ~~duly~~against ~~authorized~~the Company by five former NRG executives. NRG also said the filing of the involuntary petition does not put the Company into bankruptcy nor is the Company subject to restrictions imposed on debtors under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Under provisions of federal law, NRG ~~Northeast~~has ~~Generating~~the ~~LLC~~full authority to continue to operate its business as if the involuntary petition had not been filed unless and until a court hearing on the validity of the involuntary petition is resolved adversely to NRG. ~~(Registrant)~~NRG Byhas ~~/s/~~20 Ccalendar days to respond to the allegations contained in the involuntary petition, during which time it can choose to seek to have the petition dismissed, or converted to a voluntary bankruptcy under Chapter 11. ~~ADAM~~Should ~~CARTE~~NRG Cseek to have the petition dismissed, the court would then set a hearing to determine the merits of the petition — a process that could take several weeks or more. ~~Adam~~NRG ~~Carte~~would ~~Treasurer~~have the opportunity to present evidence and the court would have to judge whether the petition had any merit. NRG is currently considering its options.

~~Dated:~~In ~~October 24~~the meantime, ~~2002~~NRG’s employees will receive their wages, salaries and benefits as usual, and NRG will continue to purchase goods and services and pay for all purchases on normal business terms. The involuntary petition, filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota, was filed against NRG Energy, Inc. and not against any of its subsidiaries, which actually own and operate NRG’s power generating facilities.

During the last few months, NRG has been engaged in negotiations with its bank lenders and bondholders to develop a plan for restructuring the Company’s debt. NRG said that it expects those discussions to continue and stressed that none of the bank lenders or bondholders had joined the former NRG executives in signing the involuntary petition.

Certain statements included in this Form 8-K are 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. Forward-looking statements above include, but are not limited to, plans for operation of the Company while an involuntary Chapter 11 petition is pending, the status of negotiations with lenders and progress of asset sales and restructuring efforts. Although NRG believes its expectations are reasonable, it can give no assurance these expectations will prove to have been correct. Factors that could cause NRG’s actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements above include, among others, court proceedings, the actions of NRG’s lenders and other creditors, and the satisfaction of conditions to completion of the asset sales NRG has announced.

NRG undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The foregoing review of factors that could cause NRG’s actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements included in this Form 8-K should not be construed as exhaustive. For more information regarding risks and uncertainties that may affect the registrant’s and NRG’s future results, review the registrant’s and NRG’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		NRG Northeast Generating LLC (Registrant)

		By		/s/ C. Adam Carte

				C. Adam Carte Treasurer

Dated: November 27, 2002

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