EXHIBIT 12.1

RELIANT ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RATIO OF EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Unaudited)

|                                                              |                                                                    | For the Year Ended December 31,        |         
|------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | --------
|
|
|Fixed charges:                                                |                                                                    |                                        |         
|                                                              | Interest expense                                                   |                                        | $       
|                                                              | Capitalized interest                                               |                                        |         
|                                                              | Interest within rent expense                                       |                                        |         
|                                                              |                                                                    |                                        |         
|                                                              |                                                                    | Total fixed charges                    |         
|                                                              |                                                                    |                                        |         
|Earnings from continuing operations:                          |                                                                    |                                        |         
|                                                              | Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes       |                                        | $       
|                                                              | (Income) loss of equity investments of unconsolidated subsidiaries |                                        |         
|                                                              |                                                                    |                                        |         
|                                                              |                                                                    | Subtotal                               |         
|                                                              |                                                                    |                                        |         
|                                                              | Plus                                                              |                                        |         
|                                                              |                                                                    | Fixed charges from above               |         
|                                                              |                                                                    | Amortization of capitalized interest   |         
|                                                              |                                                                    | Distributed income of equity investees |         
|                                                              | Less                                                              |                                        |         
|                                                              |                                                                    | Capitalized interest                   |         
|                                                              |                                                                    |                                        |         
|                                                              |                                                                    | $                                      | (249,584
|                                                              |                                                                    |                                        |         
|Ratio of earnings from continuing operations to fixed charges |                                                                    |                                        |        
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