Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-128187
May 15, 2006

PRICING TERM SHEET
(to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated May 15, 2006)

Issuer:		Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp.
Security:		6.15% Senior Notes due 2016
Size:		$325,000,000
Maturity Date:		May 1, 2016
Ratings:		Moody’s          Baa3 S&P                 BBB Fitch                BBB
Coupon:		6.15%
Interest Payment Dates:		May 1 and November 1, commencing November 1, 2006
Price to public:		99.644%
Make-whole call:		At any time at a discount rate of Treasury plus 20 basis points
Expected Settlement Date:		May 18, 2006
Underwriters:		Barclays Capital Inc. LaSalle Financial Services, Inc. Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Lazard Capital Markets LLC RBC Capital Markets Corporation Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Treasury Benchmark:		5.125% due May 15, 2016
Treasury Yield:		5.149%
Reoffer Spread:		+105 basis points
Yield to Maturity:		6.199%

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