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Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract]

Schedule of Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

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, 2025						December 31, 2024
	CenterPoint Energy (3)		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	1,254	$	17	$	1	$	24	$	14	$	2
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets (2)	5		—		—		6		—		—

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows	$	1,259	$	17	$	1	$	30	$	14	$	2

(1)Cash and cash equivalents related to VIEs as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 included $29 million and $21 million, respectively, at CenterPoint Energy and $14 million and $14 million, respectively, at Houston Electric.

(2)Restricted cash primarily related to accounts established by CenterPoint Energy 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.

(3)Cash and cash equivalents at CenterPoint Energy as of March 31, 2025 primarily related to proceeds from the sale of CERC Corp.’s Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas LDC businesses, which proceeds were invested in the CenterPoint Energy money pool. See Note 3 and Note 14 for additional detail.