<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM RERC'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001042773 <NAME> RELIANT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP. <MULTIPLIER>1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,503,044 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 1,509,331 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 3,997,621 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 2,921,156 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 9,931,152 <COMMON> 1 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 2,463,831 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 229,246 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 2,693,078 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 608 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,393,602 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 350,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 285,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 168,890 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 5,039,974 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 9,931,152 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 14,381,921 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 41,119 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 0 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 14,218,327 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 163,594 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (7,606) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 155,994 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 100,108 <NET-INCOME> 14,761 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 14,761 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 55,614 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 1,875 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0