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Reliant Energy: deposit not returned

Any credit balance, including a deposit, is applied to the final bill or refunded when the account closes.

CCredibility C · last verified 2026-10-12 · 67% official or government sources
What does this mean?

Grade C (use with care: check the source of each value before relying on it). 67% of 27 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.

All Reliant Energy contactsOpen in the interactive directoryJSON

Collect

Steps

  1. After closing, check the final bill for the credit balance and ask Reliant for the refund if it is missing.

    PhoneCustomer service (phone and chat) +1-866-222-7100

More contacts for this issue

MailReliant mailing address Reliant, P.O. Box 3765, Houston, TX 77253-3765

Facts you can cite

If that fails, escalate

Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.

  1. Customer service

    PhoneCustomer service (phone and chat) +1-866-222-7100

  2. Supervisor

    Ask for a supervisory review; PUCT rules require an answer within 10 business days.

  3. Written complaint

    MailReliant mailing address Reliant, P.O. Box 3765, Houston, TX 77253-3765

  4. State agency

    Your state’s utility commission. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).

    Public Utility Commission of Texas, after Reliant has had the complaint.

  5. State agency

    Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).

    Texas Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division.

Watch out

  • Payment extensions, deferred plans and online cancellation need sign-in to the Reliant account.
  • Reliant's Terms of Service and Your Rights as a Customer documents could not be retrieved; plan-specific fees are in the customer's own EFL.

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