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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LANDRUM BRIAN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RELIANT ENERGY INC [RRI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Customer Operations & IT (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 MAIN STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/22/2005 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/22/2005   A   3,900 A $ 0 (1) 73,599 (2) D   Common Stock 02/22/2005   F   1,274 D $ 12.49 72,325 D   Common Stock               1,193 I 401(K) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option - Right To Buy

$ 7.1507

(3)

02/24/2010

Common Stock

15,772

15,772

D

Employee Stock Option - Right To Buy

$ 30

(3)

03/05/2011

Common Stock

43,520

43,520

D

Employee Stock Option - Right To Buy

$ 10.9

(4)

02/29/2012

Common Stock

47,600

47,600

D

Employee Stock Option- Right To Buy

$ 3.505

(5)

03/10/2013

Common Stock

39,195

39,195

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LANDRUM BRIAN 1000 MAIN STREET HOUSTON, TX 77002			SVP, Customer Operations & IT

Signatures

Brian Landrum		02/24/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Performance shares granted for the 2002-2004 performance cycle.
(2)	Includes 3,329 shares acquired under the Reliant Energy, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(3)	All such stock options have vested.
(4)	31,733 stock options have vested. The remaining 15,867 stock options will vest on March 1, 2005.
(5)	13,065 stock options have vested. The remaining 26,130 stock options will vest in two equal installments on March 11, 2005 and March 11, 2006.

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