Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

The table below provides supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022						2021
	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash Payments/Receipts:
Interest, net of capitalized interest	$	376	$	188	$	67	$	427	$	172	$	96
Income tax payments (refunds), net	340		113		3		(47)		—		(11)
Non-cash transactions:
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures	333		197		145		290		208		124
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities (1)	1		—		—		2		—		—

(1) Excludes ROU assets obtained through prepayment of the lease liabilities. See Note 19.

The table below provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to the amount reported in the Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows:

	September 30, 2022						December 31, 2021
	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	114	$	115	$	1	$	230	$	214	$	15
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets	16		12		—		24		19		—
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows	$	130	$	127	$	1	$	254	$	233	$	15

(1)Houston Electric’s Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 included $110 million and $92 million, respectively, of cash related to the Bond Companies.