UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

____________________

CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		1-31447 (Commission File Number)		74-0694415 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1111 Louisiana
Houston, Texas		77002
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 207-1111

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

     On November 2, 2007, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (“CenterPoint Energy”) reported third quarter 2007 earnings. For additional information regarding CenterPoint Energy’s third quarter 2007 earnings, please refer to CenterPoint Energy’s press release attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 (the “Press Release”), which Press Release is incorporated by reference herein. The information in the Press Release is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 2.02. Accordingly, the information in the Press Release will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by CenterPoint Energy under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     The exhibit listed below is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.

		(d)		Exhibits.
		99.1		Press Release issued November 2, 2007 regarding CenterPoint Energy, Inc.’s third quarter 2007 earnings.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER		EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99.1		Press Release issued November 2, 2007 regarding CenterPoint Energy, Inc.’s third quarter 2007 earnings

Exhibit 99.1

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2007 EARNINGS

     Houston, TX — November 2, 2007 - CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today reported net income of $91 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2007 compared to $83 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the same period of 2006.

     “I am pleased with our financial results this quarter,” said David M. McClanahan, president and chief executive officer of CenterPoint Energy. “Our performance is consistent with our overall expectations for this year. We experienced solid earnings growth from our investments in our interstate pipelines and field services segments, and our electric and natural gas utilities also continued to demonstrate significant progress.”

     For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, net income was $291 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, compared to $365 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, for the same period of 2006. Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, were favorably impacted by $126 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, due to the resolution of certain legacy tax issues but were negatively impacted by $21 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, from a settlement related to the company’s 2001 unbundled cost of service order (UCOS) issued by the Texas Public Utility Commission. Excluding the net effect of these items, net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, would have been $260 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, compared to $291 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

OPERATING INCOME BY SEGMENT

Electric Transmission & Distribution

     The electric transmission & distribution segment reported operating income of $196 million in the third quarter of 2007, consisting of $155 million from the regulated electric transmission & distribution utility operations (TDU), $11 million from the competition transition charge (CTC), and $30 million related to transition bonds. Operating income for the third quarter of 2006 was $219 million, consisting of $173 million from the TDU, $14 million from the CTC, and $32 million related to transition bonds.

     Operating income for the TDU for the third quarter of 2007 was negatively impacted by a rate settlement implemented in October of 2006, partially offset by customer growth of over 47,000 metered customers since September 2006.

     Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $457 million, consisting of $335 million from the TDU, $32 million from the CTC, and $90 million related to transition bonds. Operating income for the same period of 2006 was $480 million, consisting of $340 million from the TDU, $44 million from the CTC, and $96 million related to transition bonds.

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Natural Gas Distribution

     The natural gas distribution segment reported an operating loss of $8 million for the third quarter of 2007 compared to an operating loss of $11 million for the same period of 2006. Due to seasonal impacts, the third quarter for this segment is typically the weakest of the year. The third quarter of 2007 benefited from customer growth with the addition of nearly 48,000 customers since September 2006.

     Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $129 million compared to $90 million for the same period of 2006.

Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services

     The competitive natural gas sales and services segment reported operating income of $4 million for the third quarter of 2007 compared to $12 million for the same period of 2006. The decrease in operating income was primarily due to a reduction in locational and seasonal natural gas price differentials. In addition, the third quarter of 2007 included a $2 million gain resulting from mark-to-market accounting for non-trading financial derivatives and a $5 million write-down of natural gas inventory to the lower of average cost or market, compared to a $21 million gain resulting from mark-to-market accounting and a $26 million inventory write-down for the same period of 2006.

     Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $56 million compared to $44 million for the same period of 2006.

Interstate Pipelines

     The interstate pipelines segment reported operating income of $70 million for the third quarter of 2007 compared to $48 million for the same period of 2006. The increase in operating income was driven primarily by the new Carthage to Perryville pipeline, which went into commercial service in May 2007, increased ancillary services, and settlements of certain state tax issues. The third quarter of 2006 included a gain from the sale of excess gas no longer required following improvements to a storage facility.

     Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $166 million compared to $137 million for the same period of 2006.

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Field Services

     The field services segment reported operating income of $26 million for the third quarter of 2007 compared to $21 million for the same period of 2006. Operating income increased from higher throughput and increased ancillary services, partially offset by lower commodity prices. In addition, this business recorded equity income of $2 million in each of the third quarters of 2007 and 2006 from its 50 percent interest in a jointly-owned gas processing plant. These amounts are included in Other — net under the Other Income (Expense) caption.

     Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $75 million compared to $66 million for the same period of 2006. Equity income from the jointly-owned gas processing plant was $6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

DIVIDEND DECLARATION

     On October 25, 2007, CenterPoint Energy’s board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share of common stock payable on December 10, 2007, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 16, 2007.

OUTLOOK FOR 2007

     CenterPoint Energy expects diluted earnings per share for 2007 to be at the high end of its previously provided range of $1.02 to $1.12. This guidance takes into consideration various economic and operational assumptions related to the business segments in which the company operates. The company has made certain assumptions regarding the impact to earnings of various regulatory proceedings but cannot predict the ultimate outcome of any of those proceedings. In providing this guidance, the company has not projected the impact of any changes in accounting standards, any impact from acquisitions or divestitures, or the outcome of the TDU’s true-up appeal.

FILING OF FORM 10-Q FOR CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.

     Today, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2007. A copy of that report is available on the company’s web site, www.CenterPointEnergy.com, under the “Investors” section. Other filings the company makes at the SEC and other documents relating to its corporate governance can also be found on that site.

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WEBCAST OF EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

     CenterPoint Energy’s management will host an earnings conference call on Friday, November 2, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. Central time or 11:30 a.m. Eastern time. Interested parties may listen to a live audio broadcast of the conference call at www.CenterPointEnergy.com/investors/events. A replay of the call can be accessed approximately two hours after the completion of the call and will be archived on the Web site 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 www.CenterPointEnergy.com.

     This news release includes forward-looking statements. Actual events and results may differ materially from those projected. The statements in this news release regarding future financial performance and results of operations and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect actual results include the timing and outcome of appeals from the true-up proceedings, the timing and impact of future regulatory, legislative and IRS decisions, effects of competition, weather variations, changes in CenterPoint Energy’s or its subsidiaries’ business plans, financial market conditions, the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices, particularly natural gas, the impact of unplanned facility outages, and other factors discussed in CenterPoint Energy’s and its subsidiaries’ Form 10-Ks for the period ended December 31, 2006, CenterPoint Energy’s and its subsidiaries’ Form 10-Qs for the periods ended March 31, 2007, and June 30, 2007, CenterPoint Energy’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2007, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Statements of Consolidated Income
(Millions of Dollars)
(Unaudited)

		Quarter Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2006				2007				2006				2007
Revenues:
Electric Transmission & Distribution		$	533			$	528			$	1,374			$	1,399
Natural Gas Distribution			485				458				2,514				2,601
Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services			830				770				2,743				2,715
Interstate Pipelines			106				137				299				348
Field Services			39				44				114				125
Other Operations			3				3				12				8
Eliminations			(61	)			(58	)			(201	)			(175	)
Total			1,935				1,882				6,855				7,021
Expenses:
Natural gas			1,058				991				4,286				4,349
Operation and maintenance			347				349				1,018				1,031
Depreciation and amortization			159				170				452				475
Taxes other than income taxes			87				85				289				284
Total			1,651				1,595				6,045				6,139
Operating Income			284				287				810				882
Other Income (Expense) :
Gain (Loss) on Time Warner investment			20				(58	)			17				(74	)
Gain (Loss) on indexed debt securities			(12	)			56				(13	)			70
Interest and other finance charges			(120	)			(126	)			(353	)			(368	)
Interest on transition bonds			(32	)			(30	)			(98	)			(93	)
Distribution from AOL Time Warner litigation settlement			—				32				—				32
Additional distribution to ZENS holders			—				(27	)			—				(27	)
Other — net			12				11				27				23
Total			(132	)			(142	)			(420	)			(437	)
Income from Before Income Taxes			152				145				390				445
Income Tax Expense			(69	)			(54	)			(25	)			(154	)
Net Income		$	83			$	91			$	365			$	291

Reference is made to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Selected Data From Statements of Consolidated Income
(Millions of Dollars, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)

		Quarter Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2006				2007				2006				2007
Basic Earnings Per Common Share:
Net Income		$	0.27			$	0.29			$	1.17			$	0.91
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share:
Net Income		$	0.26			$	0.27			$	1.14			$	0.85
Dividends Declared per Common Share		$	0.15			$	0.17			$	0.45			$	0.51
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (000):
- Basic			311,945				321,192				311,414				320,071
- Diluted			324,716				340,974				319,974				342,222
Operating Income (Loss) by Segment
Electric Transmission & Distribution:
Electric Transmission and Distribution Operations		$	173			$	155			$	340			$	335
Competition Transition Charge			14				11				44				32
Total Electric Transmission and Distribution Utility			187				166				384				367
Transition Bond Companies			32				30				96				90
Total Electric Transmission & Distribution			219				196				480				457
Natural Gas Distribution			(11	)			(8	)			90				129
Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services			12				4				44				56
Interstate Pipelines			48				70				137				166
Field Services			21				26				66				75
Other Operations			(5	)			(1	)			(7	)			(1	)
Total		$	284			$	287			$	810			$	882

Reference is made to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Results of Operations by Segment
(Millions of Dollars)
(Unaudited)

		Electric Transmission & Distribution
		Quarter Ended												Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								% Diff				September 30,								% Diff
		2006				2007				Fav/(Unfav)				2006				2007				Fav/(Unfav)
Results of Operations:
Revenues:
Electric transmission and distribution utility		$	453			$	445				(2	%)		$	1,170			$	1,187				1	%
Transition bond companies			80				83				4	%			204				212				4	%
Total			533				528				(1	%)			1,374				1,399				2	%
Expenses:
Operation and maintenance			155				163				(5	%)			436				467				(7	%)
Depreciation and amortization			58				58				—				182				182				—
Taxes other than income taxes			53				58				(9	%)			168				171				(2	%)
Transition bond companies			48				53				(10	%)			108				122				(13	%)
Total			314				332				(6	%)			894				942				(5	%)
Operating Income		$	219			$	196				(11	%)		$	480			$	457				(5	%)
Operating Income:
Electric transmission and distribution operations		$	173			$	155				(10	%)		$	340			$	335				(1	%)
Competition transition charge			14				11				(21	%)			44				32				(27	%)
Transition bond companies			32				30				(6	%)			96				90				(6	%)
Total Segment Operating Income		$	219			$	196				(11	%)		$	480			$	457				(5	%)
Electric Transmission & Distribution Operating Data:
Actual MWH Delivered
Residential			8,522,786				8,381,258				(2	%)			19,317,160				19,060,031				(1	%)
Total			22,829,685				22,725,500				—				59,238,907				58,560,692				(1	%)
Weather (average for service area):
Percentage of normal:
Cooling degree days			100	%			102	%			2	%			105	%			100	%			(5	%)
Heating degree days			0	%			0	%			0	%			60	%			114	%			54	%
Average number of metered customers:
Residential			1,740,079				1,782,281				2	%			1,729,348				1,767,431				2	%
Total			1,976,559				2,022,448				2	%			1,964,189				2,006,344				2	%

		Natural Gas Distribution
		Quarter Ended												Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								% Diff				September 30,								% Diff
		2006				2007				Fav/(Unfav)				2006				2007				Fav/(Unfav)
Results of Operations:
Revenues		$	485			$	458				(6	%)		$	2,514			$	2,601				3	%
Expenses:
Natural gas			298				267				10	%			1,787				1,845				(3	%)
Operation and maintenance			137				139				(1	%)			429				421				2	%
Depreciation and amortization			38				38				—				113				114				(1	%)
Taxes other than income taxes			23				22				4	%			95				92				3	%
Total			496				466				6	%			2,424				2,472				(2	%)
Operating Income (Loss)		$	(11	)		$	(8	)			27	%		$	90			$	129				43	%
Natural Gas Distribution Operating Data:
Throughput data in BCF
Residential			14				12				(14	%)			98				118				20	%
Commercial and Industrial			44				42				(5	%)			160				168				5	%
Total Throughput			58				54				(7	%)			258				286				11	%
Weather (average for service area)
Percentage of normal:
Heating degree days			104	%			75	%			(29	%)			81	%			98	%			17	%
Average number of customers:
Residential			2,862,020				2,910,041				2	%			2,875,345				2,927,122				2	%
Commercial and Industrial			240,083				246,021				2	%			243,011				246,382				1	%
Total			3,102,103				3,156,062				2	%			3,118,356				3,173,504				2	%

Reference is made to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Results of Operations by Segment
(Millions of Dollars)
(Unaudited)

		Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services
		Quarter Ended												Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								% Diff				September 30,								% Diff
		2006				2007				Fav/(Unfav)				2006				2007				Fav/(Unfav)
Results of Operations:
Revenues		$	830			$	770				(7	%)		$	2,743			$	2,715				(1	%)
Expenses:
Natural gas			809				756				7	%			2,673				2,631				2	%
Operation and maintenance			8				7				13	%			23				23				—
Depreciation and amortization			—				3				—				1				4				(300	%)
Taxes other than income taxes			1				—				—				2				1				50	%
Total			818				766				6	%			2,699				2,659				1	%
Operating Income		$	12			$	4				(67	%)		$	44			$	56				27	%
Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services Operating Data:
Throughput data in BCF
Wholesale — third parties			90				74				(18	%)			251				241				(4	%)
Wholesale — affiliates			8				2				(75	%)			27				7				(74	%)
Retail & Pipeline			40				43				8	%			138				145				5	%
Total Throughput			138				119				(14	%)			416				393				(6	%)
Average number of customers:
Wholesale			140				233				66	%			140				235				68	%
Retail & Pipeline			6,351				6,743				6	%			6,554				6,779				3	%
Total			6,491				6,976				7	%			6,694				7,014				5	%

		Interstate Pipelines
		Quarter Ended												Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								% Diff				September 30,								% Diff
		2006				2007				Fav/(Unfav)				2006				2007				Fav/(Unfav)
Results of Operations:
Revenues		$	106			$	137				29	%		$	299			$	348				16	%
Expenses:
Natural gas			10				27				(170	%)			22				55				(150	%)
Operation and maintenance			33				29				12	%			98				85				13	%
Depreciation and amortization			10				11				(10	%)			28				32				(14	%)
Taxes other than income taxes			5				—				—				14				10				29	%
Total			58				67				(16	%)			162				182				(12	%)
Operating Income		$	48			$	70				46	%		$	137			$	166				21	%
Pipelines Operating Data:
Throughput data in BCF
Transportation			204				312				53	%			718				880				23	%
Total Throughput			204				312				53	%			718				880				23	%

Reference is made to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Results of Operations by Segment
(Millions of Dollars)
(Unaudited)

		Field Services
		Quarter Ended												Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								% Diff				September 30,								% Diff
		2006				2007				Fav/(Unfav)				2006				2007				Fav/(Unfav)
Results of Operations:
Revenues		$	39			$	44				13	%		$	114			$	125				10	%
Expenses:
Natural gas			(1	)			(2	)			(100	%)			(4	)			(9	)			125	%
Operation and maintenance			15				17				(13	%)			42				49				(17	%)
Depreciation and amortization			3				2				33	%			8				8				—
Taxes other than income taxes			1				1				—				2				2				—
Total			18				18				—				48				50				(4	%)
Operating Income		$	21			$	26				24	%		$	66			$	75				14	%
Field Services Operating Data:
Throughput data in BCF
Gathering			97				104				7	%			279				297				6	%
Total Throughput			97				104				7	%			279				297				6	%

		Other Operations
		Quarter Ended												Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								% Diff				September 30,								% Diff
		2006				2007				Fav/(Unfav)				2006				2007				Fav/(Unfav)
Results of Operations:
Revenues		$	3			$	3				—			$	12			$	8				(33	%)
Expenses			8				4				50	%			19				9				53	%
Operating Loss		$	(5	)		$	(1	)			80	%		$	(7	)		$	(1	)			86	%

Capital Expenditures by Segment
(Millions of Dollars)
(Unaudited)

		Quarter Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2006				2007				2006				2007
Capital Expenditures by Segment
Electric Transmission & Distribution		$	88			$	83			$	278			$	304
Natural Gas Distribution			48				58				133				135
Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services			4				1				14				5
Interstate Pipelines			117				39				178				253
Field Services			18				15				41				55
Other Operations			4				5				18				22
Total		$	279			$	201			$	662			$	774

Interest Expense Detail
(Millions of Dollars)
(Unaudited)

		Quarter Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2006				2007				2006				2007
Interest Expense Detail
Amortization of Deferred Financing Cost		$	14			$	11			$	40			$	42
Capitalization of Interest Cost			(3	)			(3	)			(6	)			(18	)
Transition Bond Interest Expense			32				30				98				93
Other Interest Expense			109				118				319				344
Total Interest Expense		$	152			$	156			$	451			$	461

Reference is made to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Millions of Dollars)
(Unaudited)

		December 31,				September 30,
		2006				2007
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	127			$	54
Other current assets			2,868				2,296
Total current assets			2,995				2,350
Property, Plant and Equipment, net			9,204				9,629
Other Assets:
Goodwill			1,705				1,705
Regulatory assets			3,290				3,139
Other non-current assets			439				480
Total other assets			5,434				5,324
Total Assets		$	17,633			$	17,303
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings		$	187			$	150
Current portion of transition bond long-term debt			147				159
Current portion of other long-term debt			1,051				1,195
Other current liabilities			2,836				1,881
Total current liabilities			4,221				3,385
Other Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net and investment tax credit			2,362				2,295
Regulatory liabilities			792				825
Other non-current liabilities			900				871
Total other liabilities			4,054				3,991
Long-term Debt:
Transition bond			2,260				2,101
Other			5,542				6,090
Total long-term debt			7,802				8,191
Shareholders’ Equity			1,556				1,736
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity		$	17,633			$	17,303

Reference is made to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows
(Millions of Dollars)
(Unaudited)

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		2006				2007
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income		$	365			$	291
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			489				519
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credit			(87	)			23
Tax and interest reserves reductions related to ZENS and ACES			(119	)			—
Changes in net regulatory assets			65				57
Changes in other assets and liabilities			8				(410	)
Other, net			7				12
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities			728				492
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities			(626	)			(933	)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities			109				368
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents			211				(73	)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period			74				127
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period		$	285			$	54

Reference is made to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.