EX-23 3 cehe_exhibit23x12312011.htm CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP CEHE_Exhibit 23_12.31.2011


Exhibit 23
 
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-169666-02 on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 12, 2012, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC and subsidiaries appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC for the year ended December 31, 2011.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Houston, Texas
March 12, 2012