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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
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,
| 2024 |  | 2023
| CenterPoint Energy |  | Houston Electric |  | CERC |  | CenterPoint Energy |  | Houston Electric |  | CERC
| (in millions)
Cash Payments/Receipts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest, net of capitalized interest | $ | 228 |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | 191 |  |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 58 |
Income tax refunds, net | (12) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Non-cash transactions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures | 195 |  |  | 149 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 270 |  |  | 178 |  |  | 85 |
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, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
| CenterPoint Energy |  | Houston Electric |  | CERC |  | CenterPoint Energy |  | Houston Electric |  | CERC
| (in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents (1) | $ | 161 |  |  | $ | 109 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 90 |  |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets (2) | 18 |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows | $ | 179 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 109 |  |  | $ | 89 |  |  | $ | 1 |
(1)Cash and cash equivalents related to VIEs as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 included $132 million and $90 million, respectively, at CenterPoint Energy and $109 million and $76 million, respectively, at Houston Electric. (2)Restricted cash primarily related to accounts established by CenterPoint Energy and Houston Electric in connection with the issuance of the Securitization Bonds to collateralize the Securitization Bonds that were issued in these financing transactions. These restricted cash accounts are not available for withdrawal until the maturity of the Securitization Bonds. Supplemental Disclosure of Balance Sheet Information Included in other current liabilities on CERC’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $65 million and $118 million, respectively, of credits related to customers on budget billing programs. Included in other current liabilities on Houston Electric’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $50 million and $47 million, respectively, of accrued contributions in aid of construction.

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