CenterPoint Energy, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is a domestic energy delivery company with operations that include electric transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution and sales, interstate pipelines and natural gas gathering. The company serves nearly five million metered electric and natural gas distribution customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. Assets total about $17 billion after the sale of our subsidiary, Texas Genco. With more than 9,000 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 130 years.