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Reportable Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Financial data for reportable segments is as follows:

CenterPoint Energy

			Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
			Electric												Natural Gas						Corporate and Other												Total Reportable Segments						Eliminations						Total
			(in millions)
Revenues from external customers			$	1,066											$	1,852					$	2											$	2,920					$	—					$	2,920
Intersegment revenues			—												1						—												1						(1)						—
Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power			74												933						—												1,007						(1)						1,006
Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas			—												1						—												1						—						1
Operation and maintenance expenses			484												265						(2)												747						—						747
Depreciation and amortization			210												147						6												363						—						363
Taxes other than income taxes			78												74						2												154						—						154
Interest expense			101												59						85												245						(7)						238
Income tax expense (benefit)			25												105						(49)												81						—						81
Interest income (1)			(4)												(2)						(7)												(13)						7						(6)
Other expense (income), net (2)			(10)												43						6												39						—						39
Net income (loss)			$	108											$	228					$	(39)											$	297					$	—					$	297

			Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
			Electric												Natural Gas						Corporate and Other												Total Reportable Segments						Eliminations						Total
			(in millions)
Revenues from external customers			$	1,049											$	1,570					$	1											$	2,620					$	—					$	2,620
Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power			43												744						—												787						—						787
Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas			—												1						—												1						—						1
Operation and maintenance expenses			475												234						—												709						—						709
Depreciation and amortization			226												132						5												363						—						363
Taxes other than income taxes			78												65						1												144						—						144
Interest expense			91												51						69												211						(7)						204
Income tax expense (benefit)			31												63						(16)												78						—						78
Interest income (1)			(5)												—						(2)												(7)						7						—
Other income, net (2)			(11)												(3)						(2)												(16)						—						(16)
Net income (loss)			$	121											$	283					$	(54)											$	350					$	—					$	350

(1) Interest income from Securitization Bonds of less than $1 million and $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, is included in Other income (expense), net on CenterPoint Energy’s Statements of Consolidated Income.

(2) Other income (expense), net primarily includes AFUDC equity, non-service cost for pension and postretirement benefits, Gain (loss) on equity securities, Gain (loss) on indexed debt securities and Loss on sale.

												Expenditures for Long-lived Assets
																								Three Months Ended March 31,
																		2025						2024
																		(in millions)
Electric																								$	971					$	507
Natural Gas																								363						303
Corporate and Other, net of eliminations																								6						1
Consolidated																								$	1,340					$	811

			Total Assets
			March 31, 2025						December 31, 2024
			(in millions)
Electric			$	24,605					$	23,936
Natural Gas			18,299						18,583
Corporate and Other, net of eliminations (1)			1,582						1,249
Consolidated			$	44,486					$	43,768

(1)Total assets included pension and other postemployment-related regulatory assets of $378 million and $384 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Financial data related to interest income and expenditures for long-lived assets is as follows:

			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2025						2024
			(in millions)
Interest income (1)			$	2					$	4
Expenditures for long-lived assets			579						453

(1)Reflected in Other income, net on Houston Electric’s Statements of Consolidated Income.Financial data related to interest income and expenditures for long-lived assets is as follows:

			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2025						2024
			(in millions)
Interest income (1)			$	1					$	—
Expenditures for long-lived assets			291						292

(1)Reflected in Other income, net on CERC’s Statements of Consolidated Income.

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