# LS Power to acquire 4.9 GW of natural gas plants from NRG Energy

LS Power has entered a definitive agreement to acquire six natural gas-fired power generation facilities totaling 4.9 GW from NRG Energy. The facilities are located in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Texas. The acquisition is expected to close in 2027.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-11-09
- Where: Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, United States
- Value: $4.00B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 4.9 GW
- Products: natural gas-fired power generation
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [NRG Energy](https://endata.com/companies/23555.md) (target)
- [LS Power](https://endata.com/companies/36363.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ls-power-to-acquire-six-natural-gas-power-generation-assets-from-nrg-energy-302933303.html), 2026-11-09: "LS Power today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with NRG Energy Inc. to acquire six natural gas-fired power generation facilities across Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Texas, totaling 4.9 GW."
- [powermag.com](https://www.powermag.com/ls-power-buying-nearly-5-gw-of-gas-fired-generation-from-nrg-in-4-billion-deal/), 2026-11-09: "Significant investment in firm, dispatchable power remains essential to grid reliability, and facilities that are already built, permitted, and interconnected deliver that power today."
- [finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/ls-power-buying-nearly-5-150547114.html), 2026-11-09: "Significant investment in firm, dispatchable power remains essential to grid reliability, and facilities that are already built, permitted, and interconnected deliver that power today."

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