Houston Lighting & Power
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| NYSE: HOU (Houston Industries) | |
| Industry | Utilities |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Defunct | 2003 (split into Reliant Energy, Texas Genco, and CenterPoint Energy) |
| Fate | Defunct |
| Successor | Reliant Energy, Texas Genco, CenterPoint Energy |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, U.S., United States |
Area served | Greater Houston, Texas |
| Products | Electricity, utility services |
| Owner | Houston Industries (later Reliant Energy) |
| Parent | Houston Industries (later Reliant Energy) |
Houston Lighting & Power Co. (HL&P), later named Reliant Energy HL&P/Entex, was the single power and utility company that served Greater Houston of the U.S. state of Texas. It was a subsidiary of Houston Industries (HI, NYSE: HOU), which later was renamed to Reliant Energy (REI). HL&P had a service area of 5,000 square miles (13,000 km2). In 1998 in terms of kilowatt-hour sales it was the tenth-largest energy company in the United States.