Webcast Alert: RRI Energy Announces Investor Conference - Tuesday, July 28, 2009

HOUSTON--(Business Wire)--
You are invited to listen to a webcast of RRI Energy`s (NYSE:RRI) Investor
Conference that will be broadcast live on the Internet at 1:30 p.m. Eastern on
Tuesday, July 28, 2009.

What: RRI Energy`s Investor Conference

When: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 1:30 p.m. Eastern

Where: http://www.rrienergy.com

How: Live over the Internet - simply log on to the web address above

Contact: Marie McArdle @ 713-497-7727

About RRI Energy

RRI Energy, Inc. (NYSE:RRI) based in Houston, provides electricity to wholesale
customers in the United States. The company is one of the largest independent
power producers in the nation with more than 14,000 megawatts of power
generation capacity across the United States. These strategically located
generating assets use natural gas, fuel oil and coal. For more information,
visit http://www.rrienergy.com. RRI routinely posts all important information on
its Web site.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are
statements that contain projections, assumptions or estimates about our plans
and objectives for future operations and governance or about our future economic
performance.In many cases you can identify forward-looking statements by
terminology such as "intention," "intend," "continue," "may," "plan(s),"
"should," "will," "expect" and other similar words. However, the absence of
these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking.

Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by
forward-looking statements as a result of many factors or events, including, but
not limited to, legislative, regulatory and/or market developments, the outcome
of pending lawsuits, governmental proceedings and investigations, the effects of
competition, financial market conditions, access to capital, the timing and
extent of changes in commodity prices and interest rates, weather conditions and
other factors we discuss or refer to in the "Risk Factors" section of our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular
statement and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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charge at
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RRI Energy Inc.
Marie McArdle, +1-713-497-7727

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