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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures | The table below provides supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022
| CenterPoint Energy |  | Houston Electric |  | CERC |  | CenterPoint Energy |  | Houston Electric |  | CERC
| (in millions)
Cash Payments/Receipts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest, net of capitalized interest | $ | 191 |  |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | 134 |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 33 |
Income tax refunds, net | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (15) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Non-cash transactions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures | 270 |  |  | 178 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 307 |  |  | 232 |  |  | 92 |
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities (1) | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
(1) Excludes ROU assets obtained through prepayment of the lease liabilities. See Note 19. The table below provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to the amount reported in the Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows:
| March 31, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
| CenterPoint Energy |  | Houston Electric |  | CERC |  | CenterPoint Energy |  | Houston Electric |  | CERC
| (in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents (1) | $ | 114 |  |  | $ | 112 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | — |
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 16 |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows | $ | 130 |  |  | $ | 124 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 91 |  |  | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | — |
(1)Houston Electric’s Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 included $110 million and $75 million, respectively, of cash related to the Bond Companies.

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