Reportable Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

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

CenterPoint Energy


	Revenues from External Customers		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	$	756	$	—	$	(226)	$	95	$	475
Natural Gas	4,336		502		1		(141)		80		403

Corporate and Other	253		58		118		(278)		(65)		(210)
Eliminations	—		—		(116)		116		—		—
Continuing Operations	$	8,352	$	1,316	$	3	$	(529)	$	110	668
Discontinued Operations, net											818
Consolidated											$	1,486

For the year ended December 31, 2020:
Electric	$	3,470	$	670	$	3	$	(220)	$	72	$	230
Natural Gas	3,631		473		8		(153)		125		278

Corporate and Other	317		46		104		(267)		(117)		(25)
Eliminations	—		—		(111)		111		—		—
Continuing Operations	$	7,418	$	1,189	$	4	$	(529)	$	80	483
Discontinued Operations, net											(1,256)
Consolidated											$	(773)
For the year ended December 31, 2019:
Electric	$	3,519	$	746	$	27	$	(225)	$	96	$	419

Natural Gas	3,750		439		6		(144)		2		251

Corporate and Other	295		40		134		(343)		(68)		(155)
Eliminations	—		—		(145)		145		—		—
Continuing Operations	$	7,564	$	1,225	$	22	$	(567)	$	30	515
Discontinued Operations, net											276
Consolidated											$	791

(1) Interest income from Securitization Bonds of less than $1 million, $1 million and $5 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, is included in Other income, net on CenterPoint Energy’s and Houston Electric’s respective Statements of Consolidated Income.


	Total Assets				Expenditures for Long-lived Assets
	December 31,				December 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2019
	(in millions)
Electric	$	16,439	$	14,516	$	2,008	$	1,281	$	1,216
Natural Gas	16,153		15,041		1,178		1,139		1,098

Corporate and Other, net of eliminations (1)	2,749		3,132		42		95		194
Continuing Operations	35,341		32,689		3,228		2,515		2,508
Assets Held for Sale/Discontinued Operations	2,338		782		171		21		79
Consolidated	$	37,679	$	33,471	$	3,399	$	2,536	$	2,587

(1)Total assets included pension and other postemployment-related regulatory assets of $427 million and $540 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, 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,
	2021		2020		2019
	(in millions)
Affiliates of NRG	$	905	$	749	$	727
Affiliates of Vistra Energy Corp.	410		404		263

Revenues by Products and Services


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021						2020						2019
Revenues by Products and Services:	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Electric delivery	$	3,158	$	3,134	$	—	$	2,941	$	2,911	$	—	$	3,019	$	2,990	$	—
Retail electric sales	559		—		—		515		—		—		486		—		—
Wholesale electric sales	46		—		—		14		—		—		14		—		—
Retail gas sales	4,157		—		3,069		3,462		—		2,594		3,563		—		2,831
Gas transportation and processing	12		—		12		15		—		15		33		—		33
Energy products and services	420		—		167		471		—		154		449		—		154
Total	$	8,352	$	3,134	$	3,248	$	7,418	$	2,911	$	2,763	$	7,564	$	2,990	$	3,018