EX-23 3 ex23.htm CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP ex23.htm
Exhibit 23
 
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-169666-02 on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 10, 2011, relating to the consolidated financial statements and consolidated 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, 2010.
 
 
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Houston, Texas
March 10, 2011