HOUSTON, Jan 30, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announces the following webcast:

     What:     CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006
               Earnings Conference Call Webcast

     When:     Wednesday, February 28, 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. Fourth Quarter and
               Full Year 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, and pipeline and field services operations. The company serves more than five million metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. Assets total approximately $17 billion. With about 9,000 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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