Reliant Energy, Incorporated will provide a live webcast of its second quarter earnings conference call on Thursday, July 25 at 1:30 p.m. Central time or 2:30 p.m. Eastern time.

   What:     Reliant Energy Second Quarter 2002 Earnings Conference Call
             Webcast

   When:     Thursday, July 25, 2002 @ 1:30 p.m. Central time or 2:30 p.m.
             Eastern time

   Where:    http://www.reliantenergy.com/investors/
             Scroll down to Conference Call Webcasts and click on the link.

   How:      Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the
             address above.

   Contact:  Marianne Paulsen  (713) 207-6500

Reliant Energy, based in Houston, Texas, is an international energy services and energy delivery company. The company has nearly 31,000 megawatts of power generation in operation in the U.S. and nearly 3,500 megawatts of power generation in Western Europe. Reliant Energy's retail marketing and distribution operations serve approximately four million electricity and natural gas customers in the U.S. More information on Reliant Energy can be found on its web site at http://www.reliantenergy.com/ .

The webcast will be archived at http://www.reliantenergy.com/ or http://www.prnewswire.com/ for 14 days.

(Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The Windows Media Player software, downloadable free from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/EN/default.asp and at least a 28.8Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to webcastsupport@tfprn.com .)

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SOURCE: Reliant Energy, Incorporated