<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM RESOURCE'S
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

<CIK>  0001042773
<NAME>  RELIANT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    1,485,025
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                  1,506,160
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                       2,443,479
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                     2,920,175
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               8,354,839
<COMMON>                                             1
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                    2,463,831
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            255,330
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>               2,719,162
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                              640
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                         1,099,542
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                             350,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                 216,679
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                  339,863
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>               3,628,953
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                8,354,839
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    7,109,064
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            46,696
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                           0
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   6,946,429
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        162,635
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                            (13,143)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 149,492
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        61,157
<NET-INCOME>                                    41,639
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   41,639
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                             0
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       46,689
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         103,036
<EPS-BASIC>                                       0.00
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.00

<F1>TOTAL ANNUAL INTEREST CHARGES ON ALL BONDS IS AS OF YEAR-TO-DATE 6/30/00.