NRG Energy acquires Conn. generation:
NRG Energy Inc., a wholly owned, nonregulated subsidiary of Northern States Power Co., acquired electric steam generating stations and remote gas turbines totaling 2,235 MW of generating capacity from Connecticut Light & Power Co. The principal assets are the Middletown, Montville, Devon and Norwalk Harbor gas- and oil-fired steam generating stations. NRG now owns more than 7,000 MW of generating capacity in the northeast United States.
