CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announces the following webcast:

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

  What:     CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference
            Call Webcast

  When:     Wednesday, November 5, 2008         @ 10:30 a.m. Central time or
                                                11:30 a.m. Eastern time

  Where:    http://www.centerpointenergy.com/ - Click "Investors"
            Click the link, "CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Third Quarter 2008
            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/ 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 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 approximately $18 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/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: debby.young@centerpointenergy.com

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SOURCE: CenterPoint Energy, Inc.