HOUSTON - (Business Wire) Reliant Energy this week began offering consumers a plan that provides a discount on electricity rates through the end of this summer, when Texans generally use more electricity.
Consumers who sign up for Reliant Energy Secure Savings – 24 before May 29, 2008, can receive an additional 10 percent summer discount through Sept. 22. This discount will be applied to an already low 24-month term rate, even as natural gas prices have increased dramatically since the beginning of the year.
During the summer, Texans use approximately 45 percent of their annual electricity because of air-conditioning needs in the state’s heat and humidity.
“We strive to proactively offer consumers plans and energy efficiency options that help them better manage their electricity bills, particularly in the heat of the Texas summer,” said Reliant Energy Chief Operating Officer Brian Landrum. “Reliant Energy Secure Savings – 24 provides customers with already low pricing during the term of the product, plus an additional 10 percent discount when our customers need it most.”
In addition to Secure Savings - 24, Reliant Energy offers customers a range of options to manage their electricity bills during the summer, from its energy efficiency online tools at reliant.com to its Beat the Heat Centers at Houston-area community centers. Customers also are able to choose from renewable, month-to-month, fixed-priced and pricing plans indexed to gas prices.
Consumers interested in signing up or switching to Secure Savings – 24 can call 1-866-RELIANT or visit reliant.com/summersavings before May 29, 2008. Customers will be able to receive additional savings if they enroll online and sign up for 1) online account management, 2) paperless billing and 3) automatic bill payment.
Reliant Energy, Inc. (NYSE:RRI), based in Houston, Texas, provides electricity and energy services to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. In Texas, the company provides service to about 1.8 million retail electricity customers, including residential and small business customers and commercial, industrial, governmental and institutional customers. Reliant also serves commercial, industrial, governmental and institutional customers in the PJM (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland), Illinois and New York markets.
The company is one of the largest independent power producers in the nation with approximately 16,000 megawatts of power generation capacity across the United States. These strategically located generating assets utilize natural gas, fuel oil and coal. For more information, visit www.reliant.com.
Reliant Energy, Houston
Pat Hammond, 713-497-7723
