Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
JACOBS MARK M
   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)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1000 MAIN STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/19/2008
(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 02/19/2008   A   55,851 A $ 0 669,355 (1) D  
Common Stock               534 I By 401(K) Plan (2)

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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 $ 4.79               (3) 07/28/2012 Common Stock 179,334   179,334 D  
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy $ 4.79               (3) 07/28/2012 Common Stock 139,333   139,333 D  
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy $ 3.505               (3) 03/10/2013 Common Stock 212,000   212,000 D  
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy $ 8.135               (3) 02/12/2014 Common Stock 489,600   489,600 D  
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy $ 16.26               (4) 02/19/2017 Common Stock 58,026   58,026 D  
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy $ 26.365               (5) 05/15/2017 Common Stock 80,663   80,663 D  
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy $ 23.375 02/19/2008   A   119,680     (6) 02/18/2018 Common Stock 119,680 $ 0 119,680 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
JACOBS MARK M
1000 MAIN STREET
HOUSTON, TX 77002		       President and CEO  

Signatures

 Mark M. Jacobs   02/21/2008
**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) Includes 1,757 shares acquired under the Reliant Energy, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2) Based on a plan statement as of December 31, 2007.
(3) All such stock options have vested.
(4) 19,342 of such stock options have vested. The remaining 38,684 become exercisable in two equal annual installments beginning February 20, 2009.
(5) These stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning May 16, 2008.
(6) These stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning February 19, 2009.

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