CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announces the following webcast:

   What:     CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference

             Call Webcast

   When:     Thursday, November 2, 2006 @ 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. Third Quarter 2006
             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 $16 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/ .

FCMN Contact: debby.young@CenterPointEnergy.com

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SOURCE: CenterPoint Energy, Inc.