May 24, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) --

                  Approx. 10:00 a.m. Eastern time

HOUSTON, May 24, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:CNP) president and chief executive officer, David M. McClanahan, will present at the Deutsche Bank 2007 Energy and Utilities Conference, in Miami, FL on Thursday, May 31, 2007.

The live webcast of the presentation will begin at approximately 10:00 a.m. Eastern time or 9:00 a.m. Central time. You are invited to access the presentation on the Internet at www.CenterPointEnergy.com, in the Investors section. A replay of the presentation will be available shortly after the live webcast and will be archived for 90 days.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution, competitive natural gas sales and services, interstate pipelines and field services operations. The company serves more than five million metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. Assets total over $17 billion. With about 8,600 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 130 years. For more information, visit the Web site at www.CenterPointEnergy.com.

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