CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s president and chief executive officer, David M. McClanahan, will present at the Morgan Stanley 14th Annual Global Electricity & Energy Conference on Thursday, March 15, 2007.

The live webcast of the presentation will begin at approximately 1:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings time. You are invited to listen to the webcast and access the presentation on the Internet at http://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 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/ .

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FCMN Contact: debby.young@CenterPointEnergy.com

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