Reportable Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

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

CenterPoint Energy


	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2021							2020
	Revenues from External Customers			Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates		Net Income (Loss)		Revenues from External Customers			Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates		Net Income (Loss)
	(in millions)
Electric	$	937	(1)	$	—	$	125	$	848	(1)	$	—	$	106
Natural Gas	740			—		74		644			—		30
Midstream Investments	—			67		54		—			43		24
Corporate and Other	65			—		(2)		83			—		(25)
Continuing Operations	$	1,742		$	67	251		$	1,575		$	43	135
Discontinued Operations, net						—							(30)
Consolidated						$	251						$	105

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021							2020
	Revenues from External Customers			Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates		Net Income (Loss)		Revenues from External Customers			Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates		Net Income (Loss)
	(in millions)
Electric	$	1,767	(1)	$	—	$	200	$	1,615	(1)	$	—	$	(28)
Natural Gas	2,403			—		303		1,965			—		231
Midstream Investments (2)	—			175		125		—			(1,432)		(1,103)
Corporate and Other	119			—		(14)		162			—		(18)

Continuing Operations	$	4,289		$	175	614		$	3,742		$	(1,432)	(918)
Discontinued Operations, net						—							(176)
Consolidated						$	614						$	(1,094)

(1)Houston Electric revenues from major external customers are as follows (CenterPoint Energy and Houston Electric):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
	(in millions)
Affiliates of NRG	$	192	$	174	$	387	$	330
Affiliates of Vistra Energy Corp.	87		92		175		173

(2)Includes the impairment of CenterPoint Energy’s equity method investment in Enable of $1,541 million recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2020.


	Total Assets
	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
	(in millions)
Electric	$	15,288	$	14,493
Natural Gas	15,064		14,976
Midstream Investments	1,051		913
Corporate and Other, net of eliminations (1)	2,871		3,089

Continuing Operations	34,274		33,471
Assets Held for Sale	2,192		—
Consolidated	$	36,466	$	33,471

(1)Total assets included pension and other postemployment-related regulatory assets of $525 million and $540 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments

Houston Electric revenues from major external customers are as follows (CenterPoint Energy and Houston Electric):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
	(in millions)
Affiliates of NRG	$	192	$	174	$	387	$	330
Affiliates of Vistra Energy Corp.	87		92		175		173