HOUSTON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE: CNP) president and chief executive officer, David M. McClanahan, will present at the 44th Annual EEI Financial Conference, in Hollywood, FL on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.

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The live webcast of the presentation will begin at approximately 7:30 a.m. Eastern time. You are invited to access the presentation on the Internet at www.CenterPointEnergy.com, in the Investors section. A replay of the presentation will be available shortly after the live webcast and will be archived for one year.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission & distribution, natural gas distribution, competitive natural gas sales and services, interstate pipelines, and field services operations. The company serves more than five million metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. Assets total nearly $19 billion. With about 8,800 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 135 years. For more information, visit the Web site at www.CenterPointEnergy.com.

    For more information contact
    Media:
    Leticia Lowe
    Phone  713.207.7702
    Investors:
    Marianne Paulsen
    Phone  713.207.6500

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