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EXHIBIT 10.1




AMENDMENT NO. 2




Dated
as of December 19, 2005




TO




SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT




Dated as of December 22, 2004




(amending and restating the Amended and Restated Credit and

Guaranty Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003),




among




RELIANT ENERGY, INC.,

as the Borrower,




The Other Loan Parties Referred To Herein,

as Guarantors,




The Other Lenders Party Thereto,




BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,




BARCLAYS BANK PLC and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

as Syndication Agents,




and




GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P. and

MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL CORPORATION

as Documentation Agents





 









 








AMENDMENT NO. 2




     This
Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 19, 2005 (this “Amendment”) is among RELIANT
ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the other LOAN PARTIES referred to
herein, as Guarantors, and each of the Lenders listed on the signature pages to this Amendment.



INTRODUCTION




     A. The Borrower, the other Loan Parties referred to therein, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
Administrative Agent, BARCLAYS BANK, PLC and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as Syndication Agents
and GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P. and MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Documentation
Agents (collectively, the “Agents”) and certain banks, financial institutions and other
Persons (collectively, the “Lenders”) are parties to the Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2004 (as amended to date, the “Credit Agreement”).



     B. The Borrower, such other Loan Parties and the Lenders wish to amend the Credit Agreement in
certain respects as provided herein.



     THEREFORE, the Borrower, such other Loan Parties and the Lenders hereby agree as follows:



     Section 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, terms used in
this Amendment which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the Credit Agreement.



     Section 2. Amendments to Definitions. (a) The definitions of “Consolidated EBITDAR,”
“Consolidated Interest Charges,” “Debt”, “Excluded Proceeds” and “Release Date” are amended and
restated in their entirety to read as follows:




     “Consolidated EBITDAR” means, for any Person for any period determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, an amount equal to, without any duplication, (a)
net income (before giving effect to the cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles and discontinued operations (including Liberty Electric Power LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company) and before income taxes and franchise taxes to the extent based
on the income of such Person and its Subsidiaries) for such period, plus (b)
Consolidated Interest Charges for such period, plus (c) depreciation, depletion,
impairment, abandonment and amortization expense for such period, plus (d) the book
accounting lease expense under the REMA Lease for such period, plus (e) interest and
fees expensed under any receivables monetization or securitization during such period (other
than interest and fees arising out of a securitization or monetization of the California
Receivables), plus (f) net unrealized losses related to trading or non-trading
energy derivatives, plus (g) cash dividends or distributions actually received
during such period from an entity which is not a consolidated Subsidiary of such Person
other than El Dorado Energy, LLC, plus (h) the Borrower’s pro rata
share of the EBITDAR of El



 









 







Dorado Energy, LLC, and minus (i) net unrealized gains related to trading or
non-trading energy derivatives;




provided, however, for purposes of this definition, (i) gains and losses on
the disposition of assets not in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any other noncash
charge or gain, and (iii) any extraordinary or other non-recurring item or expense,
including severance costs, shall be excluded to the extent incurred or realized during such
period in accordance with GAAP from the calculation of Consolidated EBITDAR.




If during any period for which Consolidated EBITDAR is being determined, the Borrower or any
Subsidiary shall have (a) made or consummated any Acquisition for gross consideration of
$3,000,000 or more (including Indebtedness assumed), then Consolidated EBITDAR shall be
determined on a pro forma basis for such period as if such Acquisition had
been made or consummated as of the beginning of the first day of such period or (b) made or
consummated any Asset Sale that is not fully included in discontinued operations, then
Consolidated EBITDAR shall, to the extent such Asset Sale is not excluded from Consolidated
EBITDAR pursuant to the foregoing proviso, be determined on a pro forma
basis for such period as if such Asset Sale had been made or consummated as of the beginning
of the first day of such period.




     “Consolidated Interest Charges” means, without duplication, for any period for
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (a) the total interest expense
for such period, plus (b) the interest expense during such period attributable to
(i) the REMA Lease, (ii) the fees and yield paid in connection with, or interest expense
attributable to, any account receivables securitization or monetization permitted hereunder
(other than with respect to the California Receivables), (iii) the Borrower’s pro
rata share of the net interest expense of El Dorado Energy, LLC, and (iv) any
capitalized interest during such period, plus (c) all cash dividends and
distributions paid on preferred or preference stock, plus (d) to the extent deducted
in determining total interest expense, net unrealized gains of any Hedging Agreements
permitted hereunder and existing on or prior to the Closing Date (excluding any ongoing
settlement payments in connection with permitted interest rate swap agreements),
minus (e) (i) the total interest income of such Person and its Subsidiaries,
including interest income from any escrow or trust account, but excluding any interest
income attributable to the California Receivables, including any settlement and collection
of the California Receivables for such period, (ii) in all cases whether expensed or
amortized, any interest expense attributable to (A) any makewhole or premium paid in
connection with the repayment of any Debt permitted hereunder, (B) any upfront direct or
indirect costs, expenses, or fees incurred in connection with, including those arising out
of the preparation for the maturity of, (1) the Existing Credit Agreement, this Agreement
and other Debt, and the restructuring or payoff of the Debt of OPC and its Subsidiaries or
(2) the incurrence of any Debt after the Closing Date, (C) to the extent added in
determining total interest expense, the upfront cost and net unrealized losses of any
Hedging Agreements permitted hereunder and existing on or prior to the Closing Date
(excluding ongoing settlement payments in connection with permitted interest rate swap
agreements), and (D) any of the RRI Warrants; (iii) any interest expense attributable to the
Liberty Project Financing, (iv) any interest expense attributable to the California
Receivables, including any settlement or



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collection thereof, (v) all non-recurring interest expense with respect to items not
constituting Indebtedness, and (vi) interest expense attributable to Indebtedness repaid or
required to be repaid under this Agreement or otherwise or Indebtedness for which the
Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent in writing that it agrees it will not
designate the Net Asset Sale Proceeds as Excluded Proceeds, in each case in connection with
an Asset Sale.




     “Debt” means, as of any date of determination with respect to the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, without duplication, in accordance with GAAP the following: (a) the total
amount of indebtedness, including any fair value adjustments, and other obligations of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for borrowed money (whether by loan or the issuance of debt
securities), including the unreimbursed amount of any drawings under letters of credit
issued for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, but excluding the amount
of indebtedness for borrowed money that is either (i) required to be repaid under this
Agreement or otherwise or (ii) for which the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent
in writing that it agrees it will not designate the Net Asset Sale Proceeds as Excluded
Proceeds, in each case in connection with an Asset Sale, (b) all Capital Lease Obligations
and, except for the REMA Lease, Attributable Debt in respect of sale and leaseback
transactions, Synthetic Lease Obligations or financing leases, (c) the unpaid balance owed
to the certificate holders under the REMA Lease, (d) obligations under any accounts
securitization or monetization arrangement permitted hereunder and not recorded on the
Borrower balance sheet for that period (other than with respect to any securitization or
monetization of the California Receivables), (e) all guaranties of payment or collection of
any obligations described in clauses (a) through (d) of this definition of
any other Person, and (f) the Borrower’s pro rata share of the net
outstanding bank debt of El Dorado Energy, LLC;




provided, however, that Debt shall not include: (i) any guaranties that may
be incurred by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the
ordinary course of business or similar transactions, (ii) any Obligations or guaranties of
performance of Obligations under performance bonds, (iii) trade accounts payable in the
ordinary course of business, (iv) customer advance payments and customer deposits arising in
the ordinary course of business, (v) the liability of any Person as a general partner of a
partnership for Debt of such partnership, if the partnership is not a Subsidiary of such
Person, and (vi) any completion or performance guarantees (or similar guarantees that a
project or a Subsidiary perform as planned).




In determining the outstanding amount of any Debt: (a) the amount of money borrowed shall
be the outstanding principal amount thereof, (b) the amount of all unreimbursed letters of
credit shall be the unreimbursed amount thereof, (c) the amount of any accounts monetization
or securitization shall be the amount invested by the investor therein, and (d) the amount
of guaranties shall be the amount of the guaranteed obligations determined as provided above
in this sentence.




     “Excluded Proceeds” means any Net Asset Sale Proceeds that are designated by
the Borrower as Excluded Proceeds; provided, that (a) not more than $300,000,000 of
such Net Asset Sale Proceeds may be designated as Excluded Proceeds during any



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single calendar year, (b) not more than $750,000,000 of such Net Asset Sale Proceeds may be
designated as Excluded Proceeds on or after the Closing Date, (c) Net Asset Sale Proceeds
from Asset Sales of generation assets or other businesses, in each case acquired by the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date pursuant to an Acquisition may
not be designated as Excluded Proceeds and (d) OPH Net Asset Sale Proceeds from the OPH
Ceredo/NYC Sale may not be designated as Excluded Proceeds.




     “Release Date” means the date on which both (a) as of the last day of two
consecutive Fiscal Quarters, both (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the applicable
immediately preceding four Fiscal Quarters was 2:75:1 or less and (ii) the Consolidated
Interest Coverage Ratio for the applicable immediately preceding four Fiscal Quarters was
3.25:1 or more, and (b) both (i) the Term Loans have been repaid in full in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement and (ii) all loans and other amounts owing under the DB Credit
Agreement have been repaid in full and the DB Credit Agreement has terminated.



     (b) The following definitions of “DB Credit Agreement” and “OPH Ceredo/NYC
Sale” are added to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in alphabetical order:



     “DB Credit Agreement” means the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of October 7,
2005, among the Borrower, certain of its Subsidiaries party thereto (as guarantors), certain banks,
financial institutions and other Persons from time to time party thereto (as lenders) and Deutsche
Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated
or otherwise modified from time to time, and any direct or indirect “syndicated bank” style
refinancings, replacements or renewals thereof which do not provide for a suspension of any or all
of the covenants that are described Section 7.16 of this Agreement.



     “OPH Ceredo/NYC Sale” means the Asset Sales to be consummated under (1) that certain
Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of August 10, 2005 by and between Twelvepole Creek, LLC, as
Seller, and Appalachian Power Company, as Buyer, resulting in the transfer of the Ceredo plant and
(2) that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of September 30, 2005 by and among Orion
Power Holdings, Inc., as Seller, Reliant Energy, Inc., as Guarantor, and Astoria Generating Company
Acquisitions, L.L.C., as Buyer, resulting in the transfer of the Astoria, Gowanus and Narrows
plants.



     Section 3. Amendment to Section 7.11. Section 7.11 is amended by amending and
restating the table in subsection (a) thereof in its entirety as follows:



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	 	 	Minimum
	 	 	Consolidated
	 	 	Interest Coverage
	Four Fiscal Quarters Ending	 	Ratio
	 
	Closing Date through December 31, 2005

	 	1.8:1.0
	March 31, 2006 through December 31, 2006

	 	1.5:1.0
	March 31, 2007 through September 30, 2007

	 	1.8:1.0
	December 31, 2007 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter

	 	2.0:1.0






     Section 4. Amendment to Section 7.17. Section 7.17 is amended by adding a new
subsection (d) thereto as follows:



          (d) The Borrower shall designate as “Excluded Proceeds” under and as defined in the Secured
Notes indentures any OPH Asset Sale Proceeds resulting from the OPH Ceredo/NYC Sale which would
otherwise be required to be prepaid pursuant to the Secured Notes.



     Section 5. Amendment to Compliance Certificate. The Borrower, the Loan Parties and
the Lenders agree that the Compliance Certificate is hereby amended to include a new item 6, which
shall include a description of Asset Sales consummated since the Closing Date including reference
to the assets sold, the date of such Asset Sale, the aggregate Net Asset Sale Proceeds and the
amount of Excluded Proceeds elected by the Borrower from such Net Asset Sale Proceeds (both singly
and in the aggregate for the current fiscal year and since the Closing Date).



     Section 6. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants to
the Agents and the Lenders that:



     (a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in
Article V of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any
document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, are true and correct
in all material respects on and as of the date of this Amendment, except to the extent that such
representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they were true
and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date (provided, that
representations and warranties which have Material Adverse Effect qualifiers shall be true and
correct in all respects to the extent such Material Adverse Effect qualifier is applicable
thereto), and except that for purposes of this clause, the representations and warranties contained
in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 5.5 of the Credit Agreement shall be
deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and
(b), respectively, of Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement;



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     (b) (i) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party
thereto, (ii) this Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party,
enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and by general principles of equity, whether such enforceability is considered in
a proceeding at law or in equity, and (iii) the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan
Party of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other
organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s
Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the
creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation
to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of
its Subsidiaries, where such Contractual Obligation (x) evidences Indebtedness of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries or (y) is identified in the exhibit list from time to time in filings made
by the Borrower with the SEC as material to the Borrower, or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or
decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is
subject that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (c) violate any Law
that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (d) result in the creation
of any Lien other than a Permitted Lien; and



     (c) as of the date of this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.



     Section 7. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date set
forth above, and the Credit Agreement shall be amended as provided in this Amendment, when each of
the following conditions are met:



     (a) the Borrower and each other Loan Party shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent
originals of this Amendment, duly and validly executed by the Borrower and each such Loan Party,



     (b) the Required Lenders shall have executed and delivered this Amendment to the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower; and



     (c) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the Borrower certifying
that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of an amendment (in form and substance identical
to this Amendment except for changes resulting from the difference in the two agreements) to the DB
Credit Agreement which has (or contemporaneously with the effectiveness of this Amendment, will)
become effective pursuant to the requirements of the DB Credit Agreement.



     The Administrative Agent agrees to promptly notify the Borrower when it has received copies of
this Amendment executed by the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the Required Lenders, and such
other documents and instruments required to be delivered pursuant to this Section.



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     Section 8. Effect on Loan Documents.




     (a) Except as amended herein, the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents remain in full
force and effect as originally executed. Nothing herein shall act as a waiver of any of the
Agents’ or Lenders’ rights under the Loan Documents, as amended.




     (b) This Amendment is a Loan Document for the purposes of the provisions of the other Loan
Documents.



     Section 9. Choice of Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.



     Section 10. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one
and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment
by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.



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     EXECUTED to be effective as of the date first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 


	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 


	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY BROADBAND, INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY CALIFORNIA HOLDINGS, LLC
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY COOLWATER, INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY CORPORATE SERVICES, LLC
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY ELLWOOD, INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY ETIWANDA, INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY FLORIDA HOLDINGS, LLC
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY KEY/CON FUELS, LLC
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY MANDALAY, INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY NET VENTURES, INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY NORTHEAST GENERATION, INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY NORTHEAST HOLDINGS, INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY ORMOND BEACH, INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY POWER GENERATION, INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY RETAIL HOLDINGS, LLC
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY SABINE (TEXAS), INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY SERVICES DESERT BASIN, LLC
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY SERVICES MID-STREAM, LLC
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY SEWARD, LLC
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY TRADING EXCHANGE, INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY VENTURES, INC.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY WHOLESALE GENERATION, LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 


	 

	 	Name:
	 	Andrew Johannesen
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Assistant Treasurer of the corporations and limited

liability companies, and of the general partners of

the limited partnerships, listed above






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	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 


	 

	 	Name:
	 	Andrew C. Johannesen
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Vice President and Treasurer
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY RETAIL SERVICES, LLC
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY ELECTRIC SOLUTIONS, LLC
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY SOLUTIONS EAST, LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 



	 

	 	Name:

	 	Lloyd A. Whittington

	 

	 	Title:
	 	
Vice President and Treasurer of the limited

liability companies listed above
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY CAPTRADES HOLDING CORP.
	 	 	RELIANT ENERGY SABINE (DELAWARE), INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 



	 

	 	Name:
	 	Patricia F. Genzel
	 

	 	Title:
	 	President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	[INSERT
	 	 NAME OF LENDER]
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 



	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 







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