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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001214659-24-005652
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	PX14A6G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240401
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240329
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20240401

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001130310
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				740694415
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31447
		FILM NUMBER:		24805233

	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:			AS YOU SOW
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001086462
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA

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	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2150 KITTREDGE ST.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 450
		CITY:			BERKELEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94704
		BUSINESS PHONE:		510-735-8155

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		STREET 1:		2150 KITTREDGE ST.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 450
		CITY:			BERKELEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94704
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Notice of Exempt Solicitation Pursuant to Rule 14a-103</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Name of the Registrant: CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Name of persons relying on exemption:&nbsp;As You Sow&reg;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP)</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Vote Yes: Item #4 &ndash; Shareholder Proposal</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Relating to Setting Additional Interim and Long-term Scope
3 Emissions Goals</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Annual Meeting: April 26, 2024</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CONTACT: Kelly Poole | kpoole@asyousow.org</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 13pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 9pt; background-color: #B8CCE4">THE RESOLUTION</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><B>RESOLVED</B>: <FONT STYLE="background-color: #FCFCFC">Shareholders request CenterPoint
adopt interim and long-term reduction targets across its full range of value chain emissions in alignment with the Paris Agreement&rsquo;s
</FONT>1.5&deg;C <FONT STYLE="background-color: #FCFCFC">goal requiring Net Zero emissions by 2050.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 13pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 9pt; background-color: #B8CCE4">SUMMARY</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Energy utilities that generate power and distribute natural gas have a critical role
to play in achieving the Paris Agreement&rsquo;s 1.5&deg;C, net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions goal. In 2022, natural gas accounted
for 40% of the United States&rsquo; power generation, and in 2021 natural gas distributed for use in buildings accounted for approximately
13% of national GHG emissions. <SUP>1,2</SUP> To reduce these emissions, the utilities&rsquo; full range of value chain GHG emissions
&mdash; including methane leaks from the production and transport of natural gas and coal &mdash; must be included in climate transition
plans.<SUP>3,4</SUP></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Many utilities&rsquo; net zero targets address only Scope 1 emissions from electricity
generation and other direct operations, while failing to address the significant Scope 3 emissions associated with their value chains,
including emissions from the production and transport of coal and natural gas, customers&rsquo; combustion of natural gas, and generation
emissions from power purchased from the grid. Utilities must address this full range of value chain emissions when setting Paris-aligned
targets.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">CenterPoint currently discloses emissions only from its customer use of natural gas,
which it estimates accounts for approximately 84% of its total GHG emissions. It fails, however, to account for the upstream emissions
associated with the natural gas it sells to customers or the fossil fuels used in its electric generation business. Further, it has not
included these emissions in its net zero target. This failure to fully measure and disclose, and to set a net zero-aligned target covering
all material emissions core to it<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">s business, exposes CenterPoint to significant transition climate risk.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">_____________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>1</SUP> https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>2</SUP> https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>3</SUP> https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abef33</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>4</SUP> https://www.epa.gov/cmop/about-coal-mine-methane#:~:text=Methane%20(CH4)%20emissions%20from,and%20Sinks%3A%201990%2D2019.</P>

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Proxy Memo</B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">To fully align its GHG emissions targets with the Paris Agreement&rsquo;s 1.5&deg;C
goal, it is critical that CenterPoint account for and address all Scope 3 emissions in its interim and net zero GHG reduction targets,
and ensure its strategy and investment decisions support the most cost efficient and robust emissions reductions possible. We urge a &ldquo;Yes&rdquo;
vote on this proposal.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 13pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 9pt; background-color: #B8CCE4">RATIONALE FOR A YES VOTE</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><B>1.</B></TD><TD><B>CenterPoint has provided insufficient disclosure and policies to manage climate risk from its material Scope 3 GHG emissions and
is therefore exposed to disruptive risk.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><B>1.</B></TD><TD><B>CenterPoint has provided insufficient disclosure and policies to manage climate risk from its material Scope 3 GHG emissions and
is therefore exposed to disruptive risk. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">CenterPoint, in its Opposition Statement argues that the Company &lsquo;<I>already
discloses certain Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and has set appropriate emission reduction goals</I>&rsquo;.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Emissions Disclosures</U> - CenterPoint has disclosed its Scope 1 and 2 operational
emissions and the Scope 3 emissions from downstream customer use of sold products (natural gas). It has not, however, disclosed its full
range of Scope 3 value chain emissions, particularly from likely material sources such as the production and transportation of coal and
the production and distribution of over 600 billion cubic feet of natural gas sales to over 4.3 million customers.<SUP>5</SUP> Studies
estimate that upstream emissions from natural gas can add 16 to 65% to its combustion carbon dioxide emissions, highlighting the material
deficit in CenterPoint&rsquo;s omission of Scope 3 emissions data.<SUP>6</SUP> Meanwhile, peers such as Southern and Dominion already
estimate and disclose these emissions.<SUP>7,8 </SUP></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Additionally, greater value chain collaboration is leading to sector-wide development
of Scope 3 accounting methodologies. For example, initiatives such as the UN Oil and Gas Methane Partnership and Veritas are working with
utilities and suppliers to advance best practice in direct measurement of the full natural gas value chain.<SUP>9,10</SUP> It is not prudent
for CenterPoint to avoid making headway on calculating and dis<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">closing to investors this material source
of Scope 3 emissions.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">_____________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>5</SUP> <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042773/000113031024000010/cnp-20231231.htm">https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042773/000113031024000010/cnp-20231231.htm</A>
p.54,p.7</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>6</SUP> https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abef33.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>7</SUP> https://www.southerncompany.com/content/dam/southerncompany/sustainability/pdfs/2023-cdp-climate-change-disclosure.pdf,
p.106</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>8</SUP> https://esg.dominionenergy.com/assets/pdf/2023-Climate-CDP.pdf,
p.82</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>9</SUP> https://www.gti.energy/veritas-a-gti-methane-emissions-measurement-and-verification-initiative/</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>10</SUP> https://www.ogmpartnership.com/</P>

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                                                <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: #00813B"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: #00813D"><B></B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">CenterPoint Energy Inc
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Scope 3 Net Zero Targets</U> - Currently, CenterPoint&rsquo;s 2035 net zero target
includes only Scope 1 and 2 emissions. With regard to its Scope 3 emissions, CenterPoint has set a 20-30% by 2035 reduction target for
emissions from customer use of products sold. This falls short of adequately addressing the disruptive risk it faces as pressure to decarbonize
the building sector rapidly accelerates.<SUP>11</SUP> According to IEA&rsquo;s Net Zero Scenario, direct building sector emissions need
to fall 45% by 2035 and 98% by 2050.<SUP>12</SUP></P>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">CenterPoint serves electric and natural gas customers in six states. Its gas segment
represents over 45% of CenterPoint&rsquo;s 2023 net income.<SUP>13</SUP> These sales put CenterPoint in the top 10 utilities for sales
volume of natural gas in the U.S.<SUP>14</SUP> Even with partial disclosure, CenterPoint&rsquo;s currently reported Scope 3 emissions
accounted for a massive 84% of CenterPoint&rsquo;s total 2022 emissions.<SUP>15</SUP> CenterPoint has failed to set short- and long-term
net zero science-aligned Scope 3 targets for these emissions &ndash; leaving a core part of its business model exposed to climate risk.
Lack of such targets leaves CenterPoint out of calibration with the pace of likely disruption facing the industry and creates a risk of
misinforming strategy, innovation, and capital expenditure on technologies that cannot scale at the pace or level needed to achieve net
zero emissions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">The power generation sector has already experienced disruption from the innovation
and improved economics of zero emission technologies such as solar, wind, and battery storage. The building sector is facing a similar
disruptive paradigm shift. Zero emission technologies to provide heat for residential, commercial, and industrial uses -- such as building
electrification through the use of induction stoves, air source heat pumps, and advanced geothermal -- are increasingly seen as the most
robust and cost-effective means to decarbonize buildings. In the U.S. residential and commercial building sectors, emissions from natural
gas accounted for approximately 13% of total emissions.<SUP>16</SUP> According to the IEA, to reach building decarbonization goals, technologies
like heat pumps will be a &ldquo;central technology&rdquo;.<SUP>17,18</SUP> Heat pump technology is experiencing a surge in popularity
with U.S. sales outpacing gas furnaces for a second consecutive year in 2023.<SUP>19</SUP></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Supportive regulations and policy are also being rolled out in support of zero emission
technologies. Across the U.S., 135 cities and counties, across 12 states, have adopted policies that require or encourage the move from
fossil fuels to all-electric homes and buildings.<SUP>20</SUP> CenterPoint is already seeing this disruption spread to some of its own
business service areas. A recent report discussing an electrification roadmap for the City of Minneapolis cites to CenterPoint&rsquo;s
participation as being necessary to achieve goals and that such a strategy would be far more cost-effective than alternatives.<SUP>21</SUP>
Additionally, Minnesota&rsquo;s Climate Action Framework includes improving building codes and standards so that all new commercial and
l<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">arge multi-family buildings produce net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, which requires near elimination
of natural gas, by 2036.<SUP>22</SUP></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">_____________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>11</SUP> https://sustainability.centerpointenergy.com/net-zero/</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>12</SUP> https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/830fe099-5530-48f2-a7c1-11f35d510983/WorldEnergyOutlook2022.pdf</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>13</SUP> <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042773/000113031024000010/cnp-20231231.htm">https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042773/000113031024000010/cnp-20231231.htm</A></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>14</SUP> https://www.aga.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1002TOTCUST.pdf</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>15</SUP> https://sustainability.centerpointenergy.com/esg-data-center/</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>16</SUP> https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>17</SUP> https://www.carbonbrief.org/heat-pumps-are-the-central-technology-for-low-carbon-heating-concludes-iea/</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>18</SUP> https://www.iea.org/reports/heat-pumps</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>19</SUP> https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/heat-pumps/heat-pumps-outsold-gas-furnaces-again-last-year-and-the-gap-is-growing#:~:text=According%20to%20data%20from%20the,heating%20appliance%2C%20fossil%20gas%20furnaces.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>20</SUP> https://buildingdecarb.org/zeb-ordinances</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>21</SUP> https://www.mncee.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/Minneapolis%201-4%20Unit%20Residential%20Weatherization%20and%20Electrification%20Roadmap_Final%20%281%29.pdf,
p.3</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>22</SUP> https://climate.state.mn.us/next-step-our-clean-energy-transition</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">In CenterPoint&rsquo;s Opposition Statement it argues that it &lsquo;<I>recognizes
the importance of reducing GHG emissions.&rsquo;</I> It cites to the formation of a Board Governance, an Environmental and Sustainability
Committee, and the inclusion of a carbon emissions reduction performance goal in senior executives&rsquo; long term incentive awards.
Investors support actions such as these to improve governance, but such actions cannot solve CenterPoint&rsquo;s exposure to climate risk
if approximately 84% of CenterPoint&rsquo;s emissions are not included in the Company&rsquo;s net zero target or if the Company&rsquo;s
current Scope 3 target omits upstream emissions and is not aligned with at 1.5&deg;C trajectory.</P>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Governance measures pertaining to climate risk should be calibrated to adequate ambition
and full coverage of CenterPoint&rsquo;s risk exposure. Investors are concerned that if CenterPoint does not incorporate all material
Scope 3 emissions into interim and long-term emission reduction goals and consider the total value chain climate impacts of the fossil
fuels it procures and sells, then critical strategic and investment decisions will not reflect its total climate risk. This will lead
to business decisions that could lock in large sources of emissions for decades, limiting our Company&rsquo;s progress in reducing emissions
while also resulting in uninformed oversight of company-level transition risk.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">To mitigate this risk, investors seek clear and consistent disclosures and robust
science-aligned target setting. The Climate Action 100+ initiative (CA100+), a network of 700 global investors representing $54 trillion
in assets, launched the Net Zero Company Benchmark in 2020 setting forth investor expectations for 1.5&deg;C aligned reduction targets
inclusive of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. The CA100+ supports reducing company emissions at the rate necessary to achieve Paris goals
and avoid risk associated with the transition to net zero.<SUP>23</SUP></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">CenterPoint&rsquo;s current Scope 3 target does not align with the expectations of
the CA100+ Benchmark. To align with both the investor and scientific communities&rsquo; expectations regarding climate progress, CenterPoint
needs to include the full range of its Scope 3 emissions into 1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C -aligned interim and long-term targets.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Pertaining to CenterPoint&rsquo;s comments on the SEC rules, it is critical for management
to understand that shareholders are now seeking, and will continue to seek, comprehensive and accurate Scope 3 emissions disclosures and
targets whether the SEC compels it now or in the future. Investors seek full transparency of emission sources to properly identify and
reduce climate risk. Further, there is risk from setting low Scope 3 reduction goals that do not match the pace of reductions necessary
to align with 1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C global goals or the regulatory changes likely to occur to meet g<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">lobal emission
reduction goals. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">_____________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>23</SUP> https://www.climateaction100.org/progress/net-zero-company-benchmark/</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">While there are challenges in measuring Scope 3 emissions from fossil fuel value
chains, this does not exempt CenterPoint from committing to science-aligned mitigation of emissions that adequately address its exposure
to climate risk. The Company already discloses large exposure to disruptive climate risk from the sale and customer use of natural gas.
It is not prudent for management to avoid planning a net zero transition for its core business. Each year that CenterPoint delays setting
comprehensive Scope 3 targets presents an accelerated timeline for reaching net zero and exposes it to further disruptive risk and reduced
resilience. By not applying an adequate lens to capture the speed at which science, technology, and policy are advancing in the face of
a rapidly progressing climate threat, the Company is not likely to have adopted sufficiently responsive strategic and investment actions
that take advantage of opportunities and avoid growing risk. By setting a comprehensive Scope 3 net zero target, aligned with the rate
at which change is required to occur, CenterPoint will provide shareholders with assurance that the Company is committed to take responsibility
for its role in decarbonizing the U.S. energy sector and managing its large exposure to material climate risk.</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">In CenterPoint&rsquo;s Opposition Statement, the Company states that expanding its
Scope 3 emission reduction goal necessitates expansive data gathering, a review of updated modeling, and the development of identifiable
pathways to goal achievement. This is precisely the work and transparency that shareholders are asking CenterPoint to do. Until the Company
completes the collection and analyses of its upstream emissions data, CenterPoint faces unmitigated climate risks.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">The refinement of Scope 3 disclosure and target setting methodologies can occur simultaneously
with CenterPoint&rsquo;s efforts to reduce such emissions. As seen in commitments by CenterPoint&rsquo;s peers, other utilities are proceeding
with Scope 3 measurement and target setting despite the ongoing refinement of methodologies. Sempra Energy has set a net zero emissions
by 2050 target that covers its Scope 1, 2, and its full range of Scope 3 GHG emissions; this includes Southern California Gas, the largest
natural gas utility in the U.S. with 21.8 million customers.<SUP>24</SUP> Xcel Energy announced expansion of its net zero by 2050 target
to include Scope 3 emissions from customer use of product emissions for its natural gas business.<SUP>25</SUP> PSEG has recently joined
Science Based Targets initiative and will therefore be required to incorporate Scope 3 emissions into its net zero goals to be validated.<SUP>26</SUP></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">CenterPoint&rsquo;s failure to disclose all Scope 3 emissions sources puts CenterPoint
behind its peers in setting Paris-aligned climate goals. Following productive investor engagement in 2022, Duke Energy and Dominion Energy
have expanded their net zero by 2050 targets to include all material Scope 3 emissions sources &ndash; setting a new best practice for
the industry.<SUP>27,28</SUP> These companies&rsquo; net zero targets have expanded to include GHG emissions from purchased power, the
GHG emissions associated with fossil fuels production and transportation, and downstream emissions from customers&rsquo; consumption of
natural gas.<SUP>29,30</SUP> The energy utility industry is advancing to better account for its climate impacts and incorporate them into
clean transition strategies. CenterPoint must follow peers in taking account of and setting 1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C-aligned targets for all material
Scope 3 emission<FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">s. Failure to do so puts CenterPoint behind its peers in reduction of climate-related risks.
</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>24</SUP> https://www.sempra.com/sites/default/files/content/files/node-report/2020/SempraEnergy_2020_Corporate-Sustainability-Report.pdf,
p.22</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>25</SUP> https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/about/newsroom/press-release/xcel-energy-commits-to-net-zero-carbon-goal-by-2050-MCZE7IKJSPUBEI5K3MZ5D3AZ74UQ</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>26</SUP> https://nj.pseg.com/NewsRoom/NewsRelease254</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>27</SUP> https://www.asyousow.org/resolutions/2021/11/22-duke-climate-disclosures-or-other-measures-to-reduce-ghg-emissions</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>28</SUP> https://www.asyousow.org/resolutions/2021/11/22-dominion-climate-disclosures-or-other-measures-to-reduce-ghg-emissions-w5sjh</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>29</SUP> https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/duke-energy-expands-clean-energy-action-plan</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>30</SUP> https://news.dominionenergy.com/2022-02-11-Dominion-Energy-Broadens-Net-Zero-Commitments</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>Vote &ldquo;YES&rdquo; on this Shareholder Proposal to
</B><FONT STYLE="background-color: #FCFCFC">adopt interim and long-term reduction targets across CenterPoint&rsquo;s full range of value
chain emissions in alignment with the Paris Agreement&rsquo;s </FONT>1.5&deg;C <FONT STYLE="background-color: #FCFCFC">goal requiring
Net Zero emissions by 2050.</FONT></P>

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