CenterPoint Energy Services (CES), our competitive natural gas sales and services business, complements our gas distribution business. With offices in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin, CES serves approximately 12,200 customers in the eastern half of the United States, providing competitive gas services for commercial, industrial and wholesale customers. CES had a total throughput of 548 billion cubic feet of gas in 2010.

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Data as of December 31, 2010