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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Long-term Purchase Commitment | As of December 31, 2023, other than discussed below, undiscounted minimum purchase obligations are approximately:
| CenterPoint Energy |  | CERC
| Natural Gas Supply |  | Electric Supply (1) |  | Other (2) |  | Natural Gas Supply
| (in millions)
2024 | $ | 684 |  |  | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | 679 |
2025 | 589 |  |  | 478 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 585 |
2026 | 502 |  |  | 342 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 498 |
2027 | 425 |  |  | 105 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 422 |
2028 | 380 |  |  | 68 |  |  | — |  |  | 377 |
2029 and beyond | 1,707 |  |  | 737 |  |  | 328 |  |  | 1,684 |
(1)CenterPoint Energy’s undiscounted minimum payment obligations related to PPAs with commitments ranging from 15 years to 25 years and its purchase commitment under its BTA in Posey County, Indiana at the original contracted amount, prior to any renegotiation, and its BTA in Pike County, Indiana, are included above. (2)The undiscounted payment obligations relate primarily to technology hardware and software agreements.
Schedule of Environmental Loss Contingencies by Site | Total costs that may be incurred in connection with addressing these sites cannot be determined at this time. The estimated accrued costs are limited to CenterPoint Energy’s and CERC’s share of the remediation efforts and are therefore net of exposures of other PRPs. The estimated range of possible remediation costs for the sites for which CenterPoint Energy and CERC believe they may have responsibility was based on remediation continuing for the minimum time frame given in the table below.
| December 31, 2023
| CenterPoint Energy |  | CERC
| (in millions, except years)
Amount accrued for remediation | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 11 |
Minimum estimated remediation costs | 8 |  |  | 7 |
Maximum estimated remediation costs | 51 |  |  | 44 |
Minimum years of remediation | 5 |  | 5
Maximum years of remediation | 50 |  | 50

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