Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KUPIEC SUZANNE L
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RRI ENERGY INC [RRI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Risk and Structuring
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1000 MAIN STREET, 12TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2007
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77002
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
02/22/2007
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Cash Units $ 0 (1) 02/20/2007   A   11,060     (2) 02/20/2010 Common Stock (1) 11,060 $ 0 11,060 D  
Performance Cash Units $ 0 (1) 06/01/2007   M     11,060   (2) 02/20/2010 Common Stock (1) 11,060 $ 0 0 D  
Performance Cash Units $ 0 (3) 02/19/2008   A   8,804     (4) 02/19/2011 Common Stock (3) 8,804 $ 0 0 (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KUPIEC SUZANNE L
1000 MAIN STREET
12TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TX 77002
      SVP, Risk and Structuring  

Signatures

 /s/ Suzanne L. Kupiec   08/20/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each cash unit, subject to achievement of the performance condition, is the economic equivalent of one share of RRI Energy, Inc. common stock. The cash units were paid in cash on the vesting date based on the vesting date closing stock price, less withholding for taxes.
(2) The cash units were paid in cash on June 1, 2007 upon achievement of a stock price of at least $23 for 20 consecutive trading days prior to the expiration date.
(3) Each cash unit, subject to achievement of the performance condition, is the economic equivalent of one share of RRI Energy, Inc. common stock. The cash units are paid in cash on the vesting date based on the vesting date closing stock price, subject to withholding for taxes.
(4) Each cash unit vests and is paid upon RRI Energy, Inc.'s achievement of a stock price of at least $32 for 20 consecutive trading days at any time during the three-year term ended February 19, 2011.
(5) Each cash unit was forfeited subsequent to the reporting person's resignation as an executive officer of RRI Energy, Inc.

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