Fast Facts

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution, competitive natural gas sales and services, interstate pipelines and field services operations.

Electric Transmission and Distribution Fast Facts Data as of December 31, 2009
Metered Delivery Customers		2.1 million
Average Metered Customers by Classification
Residential	1,864,611	87.37%
Commercial	265,044	12.49%
Industrial	2,043	<1%
Municipal / Public Utilities	782	< 1%
Megawatt Hours Delivered in 2009		76.97 million
Residential	24,815,398	34.49%
Commercial	22,254,205	28.91%
Industrial	27,999,494	36.37%
Municipal / Public Utilities	165,108	<1%
Transmission and Distribution
Overhead Distribution Lines		27,842 pole miles
Overhead Transmission Lines		3,728 circuit miles
Underground Distribution Lines		20,390 circuit miles
Underground Transmission Lines		26 circuit miles
Substations		233
Service Centers		14

Natural Gas Distribution Fast Facts Data as of Dec. 31, 2009
Number of customers	3.2 million
Residential customers	3,002,114
Commercial and Industrial (C&I) customers	244,101
Main and service lines	111,753 miles
Total gas sold/delivered in 2009	426 billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Gas delivered to residential customers	177 Bcf
Gas delivered to C&I customers	249 Bcf

Interstate Pipelines Fast Facts Data as of December 31, 2009
Pipelines	8,200 miles
Storage Fields	6
Working Gas Capacity	59 billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Gas Transported in 2009	1,592 billion cubic feet (Bcf)

Field Services Fast Facts Data as of December 31, 2009
Gas Gathering Pipelines	3,700 miles
Gas Gathered in 2009	426 billion cubic feet (Bcf)
ServiceStar installations	10,500 sites

CenterPoint Energy Services Fast Facts Data as of December 31, 2009
Company offices	11 offices in 9 states
Customers served	Approximately 11,100
Total throughput in 2009	504 billion cubic feet (Bcf)