Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

(18) Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

CenterPoint Energy and CERC elected not to separately disclose discontinued operations on their respective Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows. The table below provides supplemental disclosure of cash flow information and does not exclude the Infrastructure Services and Energy Services Disposal Groups prior to the closing of the respective transactions.

The tables below provide supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

	2022						2021						2020
	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash Payments/Receipts:
Interest, net of capitalized interest	$	480	$	223	$	104	$	489	$	208	$	130	$	471	$	201	$	143
Income tax payments (refunds), net	421		142		37		(46)		20		(7)		143		65		(5)
Non-cash transactions:
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures	335		168		139		370		261		128		153		102		66
Fair Value of Energy Transfer Common Units received for Enable Merger	—		—		—		1,672		—		—		—		—		—
Fair Value of Energy Transfer Series G Preferred Units received for Enable Merger	—		—		—		385		—		—		—		—		—
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities	7		6		—		2		—		—		15		1		5
Beneficial conversion feature	—		—		—		—		—		—		32		—		—
Amortization of beneficial conversion feature	—		—		—		—		—		—		(32)		—		—

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

	December 31, 2022						December 31, 2021
	CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC		CenterPoint Energy		Houston Electric		CERC
	(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	74	$	75	$	—	$	230	$	214	$	15
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17		13		—		24		19		—
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows	$	91	$	88	$	—	$	254	$	233	$	15

(1)Houston Electric’s Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 included $75 million and $92 million, respectively, of cash related to the Bond Companies.