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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE
To the Board of Directors and Shareholder of
Reliant Resources, Inc. and Affiliates
Houston, Texas
We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Reliant Resources,
Inc. on Form S-1 of our report on the combined financial statements of Reliant
Resources, Inc. and Affiliates as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999, our report on the
consolidated balance sheet of Reliant Resources, Inc. and Subsidiary as of
September 30, 2000, our report on the combined financial statements of Reliant
Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC and Related Companies as of December 31,
1999 and for the period from November 24, 1999 to December 31, 1999, and our
report on the combined financial statements of Reliant Energy Services, Inc. and
Related Company for the seven month period ended July 31, 1997, appearing in the
Prospectus, which is a part of this Registration Statement, and to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
Our audit of the combined financial statements of Reliant Resources, Inc.
and Affiliates referred to above also included the financial statement schedule
of Reliant Resources, Inc. and Affiliates, listed in Item 16. This financial
statement schedule is the responsibility of management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion based on our audit. In our opinion, such financial statement
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic combined financial statements
of Reliant Resources, Inc. and Affiliates taken as a whole, presents fairly in
all material respects the information set forth therein.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Houston, Texas
October 16, 2000
