CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announces the following webcast:

   (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/CNPLOGO )

   What:     CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Second Quarter 2005 Earnings
             Conference Call Webcast

   When:     Monday, August 8, 2005 @ 11:30 a.m. Eastern

   Where:    http://www.centerpointenergy.com/investors/events
             Click the link, "CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Second Quarter 2005
             Earnings Conference Call Webcast"

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

   Contact:  Debby Stratton (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 and sales, and interstate pipeline and gathering operations. The company serves nearly five million metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. Assets total over $17 billion. With more than 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/ .

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SOURCE: CenterPoint Energy, Inc.