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Houston Lighting & Power Co. (HL&P), later named Reliant Energy HL&P/Entex, was the single power and utility company that served
It began operations in 1882.
In 1999 Houston Industries changed its name to Reliant Energy. Therefore HL&P was renamed ''Reliant Energy HL&P/Entex''.
When the state of Texas deregulated the
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Before the dissolution of the company, its headquarters were shared with Houston Industries in the Houston Industries Plaza, now the Development Downtown Houston
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. CentralHouston. p. 14/17. Retrieved on April 14, 2014. "1999 Bob Lanier Building 611 Walker. City of Houston conversion of the former Houston Lighting & Power office building into offices for the Public Works and Engineering Department, Planning Department and other functions. Includes new tunnel links. Developer: City of Houston. Estimated cost: $43 million."
Houston Lighting & Power Co. (HL&P), later named Reliant Energy HL&P/Entex, was the single power and utility company that served Greater Houston
Greater Houston, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States, encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Co ...
of the U.S. state
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of Texas
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. It was a subsidiary of Houston Industries (HI, NYSE
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: HOU), which later was renamed to Reliant Energy
Reliant Energy is an American energy company based in Houston, Texas.
History
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Reliant Energy, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, is one of the largest Texas electricity providers serving over 1.5 million Texans. Relian ...
(REI). HL&P had a service area of . In 1998 in terms of kilowatt-hour sales it was the tenth-largest energy company in the United States.
History
It began operations in 1882.
In 1999 Houston Industries changed its name to Reliant Energy. Therefore HL&P was renamed ''Reliant Energy HL&P/Entex''.
When the state of Texas deregulated the electricity market
In a broad sense, an electricity market is a system that facilitates the exchange of electricity-related goods and services. During more than a century of evolution of the electric power industry, the economics of the electricity markets had un ...
, HL&P was split into several companies.Exelon bids for major Texas power producer NRG" ''
Houston Chronicle
The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. With it ...
''. October 20, 2008. Retrieved on April 14, 2014. "The plants were originally part of the former Houston Lighting & Power, the integrated utility that served the Houston area until it was broken up into three separate companies as the state deregulated its power markets." In 2003 the company was split into Reliant Energy
Reliant Energy is an American energy company based in Houston, Texas.
History
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Reliant Energy, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, is one of the largest Texas electricity providers serving over 1.5 million Texans. Relian ...
, Texas Genco Texas Genco was a power generation company that came about as part of the deregulated Texas electricity market and owned numerous power plants in the Houston area that serve area power needs. The Company was created in 2001 as part of the Tex ...
, and CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is an American Fortune 500 electric and natural gas utility serving several markets in the American states of Indiana, Ohio, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Texas. It was formerly known as Reliant Energy (from wh ...
.Fowler, Tom.8 Houston power plants to be sold to NRG
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Houston Chronicle
The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. With it ...
''. October 2, 2005. Retrieved on April 14, 2014. Texas Genco assumed control of the area's power plants. CenterPoint assumed control of the poles and power lines. Reliant Energy took over the sales of electricity to businesses and individuals.
Offices
Before the dissolution of the company, its headquarters were shared with Houston Industries in the Houston Industries Plaza, now the CenterPoint Energy Plaza Centerpoint (alternatively spelled centrepoint) may refer to:
* Centerpoint (geometry), a generalization of the median to two or more dimensions
Organizations
* CenterPoint Energy, an electric and natural gas utility in the U.S.A.
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in Downtown Houston
Downtown is the largest central business district in the city of Houston and the largest in the state of Texas, located near the geographic center of the metropolitan area at the confluence of Interstate 10 in Texas, Interstate 10, Interstate 45, ...
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The Bob Lanier Public Works Building in Downtown Houston, formerly the Electric Building, was previously the HL&P office building. In 1999 the City of Houston, which had acquired the building, renovated it for $43 million to house city government offices.Archive
. CentralHouston. p. 14/17. Retrieved on April 14, 2014. "1999 Bob Lanier Building 611 Walker. City of Houston conversion of the former Houston Lighting & Power office building into offices for the Public Works and Engineering Department, Planning Department and other functions. Includes new tunnel links. Developer: City of Houston. Estimated cost: $43 million."
References
Further reading
* "Parent firms of HL&P and Entex to merge." ''Houston Chronicle
The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. With it ...
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* "Houston Industries bid looks to the future." ''Houston Chronicle
The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. With it ...
''.
* "NorAm played it safe to be #3 gas firm." ''Houston Chronicle
The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. With it ...
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External links
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