Reportable Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Financial data for reportable segments is as follows, including Discontinued Operations for reconciliation purposes:

CenterPoint Energy


	Revenues from External Customers		Intersegment Revenues		Depreciation and Amortization		Interest Income (1)		Interest Expense		Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		Net Income (Loss)
	(in millions)
For the year ended December 31, 2023:
Electric	$	4,290	$	—	$	872	$	19	$	(303)	$	189	$	654
Natural Gas	4,276		3		513		10		(188)		(25)		533

Corporate and Other	130		—		16		34		(264)		6		(270)
Eliminations	—		(3)		—		(54)		54		—		—
Consolidated	$	8,696	$	—	$	1,401	$	9	$	(701)	$	170	917



For the year ended December 31, 2022:
Electric	$	4,108	$	—	$	793	$	4	$	(235)	$	147	$	603
Natural Gas	4,946		—		466		2		(137)		243		492

Corporate and Other	267		—		29		59		(214)		(30)		(38)
Eliminations	—		—		—		(62)		62		—		—
Consolidated	$	9,321	$	—	$	1,288	$	3	$	(524)	$	360	1,057


	Revenues from External Customers		Intersegment Revenues		Depreciation and Amortization		Interest Income (1)		Interest Expense		Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		Net Income (Loss)
	(in millions)
For the year ended December 31, 2021:
Electric	$	3,763	$	—	$	775	$	—	$	(226)	$	95	$	475

Natural Gas	4,336		—		527		1		(141)		80		403

Corporate and Other	253		—		14		118		(278)		(65)		(210)
Eliminations	—		—		—		(116)		116		—		—
Continuing Operations	$	8,352	$	—	$	1,316	$	3	$	(529)	$	110	668
Discontinued Operations, net													818
Consolidated													$	1,486

(1) Interest income from Securitization Bonds of $4 million, less than $1 million, and $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, is included in Other income, net on both CenterPoint Energy’s and Houston Electric’s respective Statements of Consolidated Income.


	Total Assets				Expenditures for Long-lived Assets
	December 31,				December 31,
	2023		2022		2023		2022		2021
	(in millions)
Electric	$	21,089	$	19,024	$	2,660	$	2,611	$	2,008
Natural Gas	17,429		18,043		1,697		1,697		1,178

Corporate and Other, net of eliminations (1)	1,197		1,479		13		107		42
Continuing Operations	39,715		38,546		4,370		4,415		3,228
Divestitures/Discontinued Operations	—		—		—		3		171
Consolidated	$	39,715	$	38,546	$	4,370	$	4,418	$	3,399

(1)Total assets included pension and other postemployment-related regulatory assets of $385 million and $405 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments

Houston Electric’s revenues from major external customers are as follows:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2023		2022		2021
	(in millions)
Affiliates of NRG	$	1,106	$	1,046	$	905
Affiliates of Vistra Energy Corp.	539		489		410

Revenues by Products and Services


	Year Ended December 31,
	2023						2022						2021
Revenues by Products and Services:	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Electric delivery	$	3,701	$	3,677	$	—	$	3,438	$	3,412	$	—	$	3,158	$	3,134	$	—
Retail electric sales	569		—		—		630		—		—		559		—		—
Wholesale electric sales	20		—		—		40		—		—		46		—		—
Retail gas sales	4,078		—		3,951		4,759		—		4,613		4,157		—		4,021
Gas transportation	11		—		11		12		—		12		12		—		12
Energy products and services	317		—		187		442		—		175		420		—		167
Total	$	8,696	$	3,677	$	4,149	$	9,321	$	3,412	$	4,800	$	8,352	$	3,134	$	4,200