CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announces the following webcast:

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


  What:        CenterPoint Energy, Inc. First Quarter 2009 Earnings
               Conference Call Webcast

  When:        Wednesday, April 29, 2009      @ 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. First Quarter 2009
              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, 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 $19 billion. With about 8,800 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 130 years. For more information, visit the Web site at www.CenterPointEnergy.com.

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SOURCE: CenterPoint Energy