HOUSTON, April 18, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announces the following webcast:

     What:    CenterPoint Energy, Inc. First Quarter 2007 Earnings
              Conference Call Webcast

     When:    Friday, May 4, 2007 @ 10:30 a.m. Central time or
              11:30 a.m. Eastern time

     Where:   http://www.centerpointenergy.com/investors/events
              Click the link, "CenterPoint Energy, Inc. First Quarter 2007
              Earnings Conference Call Webcast"

     How:     Live over the Internet - Simply log on to the web at the address

              above.

    Contact:  Debby Young (713) 207-6500

    Replay:   If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, it
              will be archived at
              http://www.centerpointenergy.com/investors/events  or
              http://www.prnewswire.com for at least one year.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission & 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 http://www.CenterPointEnergy.com .

SOURCE CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

Debby Young of CenterPoint Energy, Inc., +1-713-207-6500

http://www.centerpointenergy.com

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