| Balance Sheets | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 24 | 90 | 74 | 230 |
| Investment in equity securities | 561 | 541 | 510 | 1,439 |
| Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses | 717 | 710 | 889 | 690 |
| Accrued unbilled revenue, less allowance for credit losses | 521 | 516 | 764 | 513 |
| Natural gas and coal inventory | 173 | 197 | 241 | 186 |
| Materials and supplies | 541 | 573 | 635 | 422 |
| Non-trading derivative assets | - | 0 | 10 | 9 |
| Taxes receivable | 121 | 94 | 20 | 1 |
| Current assets held for sale | 1,361 | - | 0 | 2,338 |
| Total current regulatory assets | 239 | 161 | 1,385 | 1,395 |
| Prepaid expense and other current assets | 123 | 145 | 171 | 132 |
| Total current assets | 4,381 | 3,027 | 4,699 | 7,355 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 42,667 | 40,396 | - | - |
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 10,578 | 10,543 | - | - |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 32,089 | 29,853 | 27,143 | 23,484 |
| Goodwill | 3,943 | 4,160 | 4,294 | 4,294 |
| Regulatory assets | 3,108 | 2,513 | 2,193 | 2,321 |
| Non-trading derivative assets | - | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Preferred units - unconsolidated affiliate | - | - | - | 0 |
| Non-current assets held for sale | - | - | - | 0 |
| Other non-current assets | 247 | 162 | 215 | 220 |
| Total other assets | 7,298 | 6,835 | 6,704 | 6,840 |
| Total assets | 43,768 | 39,715 | 38,546 | 37,679 |
| Short-term borrowings | 500 | 4 | 511 | 7 |
| Current portion of vie securitization bonds long-term debt | 13 | 178 | 156 | 220 |
| Indexed debt, net | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Current portion of other long-term debt | 51 | 872 | 1,346 | 308 |
| Indexed debt securities derivative | 619 | 605 | 578 | 903 |
| Accounts payable | 1,320 | 917 | 1,352 | 1,196 |
| Taxes accrued | 329 | 291 | 298 | 378 |
| Interest accrued | 274 | 236 | 159 | 136 |
| Dividends accrued | 143 | 126 | 144 | 131 |
| Customer deposits | 93 | 111 | 110 | 111 |
| Non-trading derivative liabilities | - | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Current liabilities held for sale | 176 | - | 0 | 562 |
| Other current liabilities | 525 | 510 | 452 | 323 |
| Total current liabilities | 4,045 | 3,864 | 5,113 | 4,287 |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 4,389 | 4,079 | 3,986 | 3,904 |
| Non-trading derivative liabilities | - | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Benefit obligations | 550 | 572 | 547 | 511 |
| Regulatory liabilities | 2,999 | 3,208 | 3,245 | 3,153 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 722 | 763 | 774 | 836 |
| Total other liabilities | 8,660 | 8,625 | 8,552 | 8,416 |
| Vie securitization bonds, net | 308 | 320 | 161 | 317 |
| Other long-term debt, net | 20,089 | 17,239 | 14,675 | 15,241 |
| Total long-term debt, net | 20,397 | 17,559 | 14,836 | 15,558 |
| Temporary equity (note 18) | - | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cumulative preferred stock | - | 0 | 790 | 790 |
| Common stock | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 9,105 | 8,604 | 8,568 | 8,529 |
| Retained earnings | 1,572 | 1,092 | 709 | 154 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | -17 | -35 | -31 | -64 |
| Total shareholders equity | 10,666 | 9,667 | 10,042 | 9,415 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 43,768 | 39,715 | 38,546 | 37,679 |
CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP)
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