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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-206289
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230808
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230808

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001130310
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				740694415
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-272025
		FILM NUMBER:		231152074

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1111 LOUISIANA ST.
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7132073000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1111 LOUISIANA ST.
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RELIANT ENERGY REGCO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20001220

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001130310
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				740694415
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1111 LOUISIANA ST.
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7132073000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1111 LOUISIANA ST.
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RELIANT ENERGY REGCO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20001220
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-272025</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>August&nbsp;8, 2023 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PRICING TERM SHEET </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(to
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated August&nbsp;8, 2023) </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Issuer:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (the &#147;Issuer&#148;)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Legal Format:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">SEC Registered</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Anticipated Ratings*:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Baa2 (stable) / BBB (stable) / BBB (stable) (Moody&#146;s / S&amp;P / Fitch)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Security:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">5.25% Senior Notes due 2026</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Principal Amount:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$400,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">August&nbsp;10, 2026</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">February&nbsp;10 and August&nbsp;10 of each year, commencing February&nbsp;10, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">5.25%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.500% due July&nbsp;15, 2026</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury Yield:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.417%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">+90 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Re-offer</FONT> Yield:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">5.317%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Price to Public:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">99.816% of the principal amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Optional Redemption:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Greater of: (1)(a) make-whole at treasury rate<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">[1]</SUP> plus 15 basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the date of redemption and (2) 100%, plus, in either case, accrued and
unpaid interest.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">CUSIP/ISIN:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">15189T BF3 / US15189TBF30</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Denominations:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Trade Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">August&nbsp;8, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Expected Settlement Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">August&nbsp;10, 2023 (T+2)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Joint Book-Running Managers:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Manager:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">C.L. King&nbsp;&amp; Associates, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The term &#147;treasury rate&#148; shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Issuer&#146;s Preliminary
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to
revision or withdrawal at any time. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings assigned in the Issuer&#146;s
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated August&nbsp;8, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the
offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering.
You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling
Barclays Capital Inc. toll-free at (888) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">603-5847,</FONT> Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at (800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">831-9146</FONT> or Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC toll-free at (866) <FONT
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