Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
JINES MICHAEL L
   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, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1000 MAIN STREET, 12TH FLOOR		 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   10,508 A $ 0 59,312 (1) D  
Common Stock               772 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 $ 30               (3) 03/05/2011 Common Stock 52,520   52,520 D  
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy $ 8.135               (3) 02/12/2014 Common Stock 217,600   217,600 D  
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy $ 16.26               (4) 02/19/2017 Common Stock 26,707   26,707 D  
Employee Stock Option-Right To Buy $ 23.375 02/19/2008   A   22,517     (5) 02/19/2018 Common Stock 22,517 $ 0 22,517 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
JINES MICHAEL L
1000 MAIN STREET
12TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TX 77002		       SVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec.  

Signatures

 Michael L. Jines   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) This figure includes 3,629 shares that were inadvertently omitted from the reporting person's original Form 3 and also inadvertently omitted from all Forms 4 subsequently filed by the reporting person through the date of this filing. A Form 3/A was filed on December 21, 2007 to reflect the amount of securities beneficially owned upon the reporting person's being named a Section 16 insider.
(2) Based on a plan statement as of December 31, 2007.
(3) All such stock options have vested.
(4) 8,902 of such stock options have vested. The remaining 17,805 become exercisable in two equal annual installments beginning February 20, 2009.
(5) These stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning February 19, 2009.

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