SAN RAMON, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, announced today that Reliant Energy, Inc.

Reliant Energy announced today it has reached an agreement to sell the Northeastern electricity marketing assets of its retail subsidiaries, Reliant Energy Solutions East and Reliant Energy Solutions Northeast, to Hess Corporation.

The Board of Directors of the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets (AReM) is pleased to announce the addition of Reliant Energy to its membership effective October 1st. Reliant will be represented on the AReM Board of Directors by Trent Carlson, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs.

Reliant Energy today completed the previously announced sale of its Bighorn Generating Station for approximately $500 million to Nevada Power Company (DBA NV Energy), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources.

Reliant Energy has been recognized as No.