C011498 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 xbrli:pure C011498 ScheduleInvestmentsAbstract 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 ScheduleFuelStockExpensesUndistributedAbstract 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 ScheduleStoresExpenseUndistributedAbstract 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 ScheduleMiscellaneousCurrentAndAccruedAssetsAbstract 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 ScheduleResearchDevelopmentOrDemonstrationExpendituresAbstract 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 0 2020-12-31 iso4217:USD C011498 2021-12-31 C011498 2020-12-31 C011498 See Attached Listing for Details 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 See Attached Listing for Details 2020-12-31 C011498 0 2020-12-31 C011498 0 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 See Attached Listing for Details 2021-12-31 C011498 0 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Arkansas Louisiana Finance Corp 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Properties, Inc 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Arkla 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Minnesota Intrastate Pipeline Company 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Intrastate Pipelines, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Entex 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Mobile Energy Solutions, Inc. 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Allied Materials Corp 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Investment Management 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Labo Land Holdings, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Home Service Plus, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Intelligent Energy Solutions, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Midstream, Inc 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Corporation 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Indiana Gas Company, Inc. 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (VEDO) 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Capital Corp 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Energy Services Corporation (VESCO) 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Enable Midstream Partners, LP 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Inc., Money Pool Div 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy MRT Services, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Utility Holding, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 National Furnace Company 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 See footnote for convenience payments made for Associated Companies 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp 2020-12-31 C011498 Arkansas Louisiana Finance Corp 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Properties, Inc 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Arkla 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas 2020-12-31 C011498 Minnesota Intrastate Pipeline Company 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Intrastate Pipelines, LLC 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Entex 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Mobile Energy Solutions, Inc. 2020-12-31 C011498 Allied Materials Corp 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Investment Management 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2020-12-31 C011498 Labo Land Holdings, LLC 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Home Service Plus, LLC 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Intelligent Energy Solutions, LLC 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Midstream, Inc 2020-12-31 C011498 Vectren Corporation 2020-12-31 C011498 Enable Midstream Partners, LP 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy MRT Services, LLC 2020-12-31 C011498 Utility Holding, LLC 2020-12-31 C011498 National Furnace Company 2020-12-31 C011498 See footnote for convenience payments made for Associated Companies 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp 2021-12-31 C011498 Arkansas Louisiana Finance Corp 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Properties, Inc 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Arkla 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas 2021-12-31 C011498 Minnesota Intrastate Pipeline Company 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Intrastate Pipelines, LLC 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Entex 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Mobile Energy Solutions, Inc. 2021-12-31 C011498 Allied Materials Corp 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Investment Management 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2021-12-31 C011498 Labo Land Holdings, LLC 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Home Service Plus, LLC 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Intelligent Energy Solutions, LLC 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Midstream, Inc 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Corporation 2021-12-31 C011498 Indiana Gas Company, Inc. 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (VEDO) 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Capital Corp 2021-12-31 C011498 Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Energy Services Corporation (VESCO) 2021-12-31 C011498 Enable Midstream Partners, LP 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Inc., Money Pool Div 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy MRT Services, LLC 2021-12-31 C011498 Utility Holding, LLC 2021-12-31 C011498 National Furnace Company 2021-12-31 C011498 0 2021-12-31 C011498 0 2021-12-31 C011498 Cash surrender value associated with Corp life Insurance Policy 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Workers compensation loss deposit 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Working capital * Relocation Services 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Rabbi Trust Account 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Pollution Insurance Premium 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Accrued Capital-IBM ELA 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Corp Jet Fractional Ownership 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Net Jets - Operating Fund 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Cash surrender value associated with Corp life Insurance Policy 2020-12-31 C011498 Workers compensation loss deposit 2020-12-31 C011498 Working capital * Relocation Services 2020-12-31 C011498 Rabbi Trust Account 2020-12-31 C011498 Pollution Insurance Premium 2020-12-31 C011498 Accrued Capital-IBM ELA 2020-12-31 C011498 Corp Jet Fractional Ownership 2020-12-31 C011498 Net Jets - Operating Fund 2020-12-31 C011498 0 2020-12-31 C011498 0 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Cash surrender value associated with Corp life Insurance Policy 2021-12-31 C011498 Workers compensation loss deposit 2021-12-31 C011498 Working capital * Relocation Services 2021-12-31 C011498 Rabbi Trust Account 2021-12-31 C011498 Pollution Insurance Premium 2021-12-31 C011498 Accrued Capital-IBM ELA 2021-12-31 C011498 Corp Jet Fractional Ownership 2021-12-31 C011498 Net Jets - Operating Fund 2021-12-31 xbrli:shares iso4217:USD xbrli:shares C011498 , , 2020-12-31 C011498 , , 2021-12-31 C011498 Oracle Note, 4 Year Note, 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Oracle Note, 4 Year Note, 2020-12-31 C011498 , , 2020-12-31 C011498 , , 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Oracle Note, 4 Year Note, 2021-12-31 C011498 , , 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Inc., Money Pool Division 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Inc., Money Pool Division 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Properties, Inc 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Arkla 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Entex 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy, Inc 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Inc, Money Pool Division 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Intelligent Energy Solutions, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Corporation 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Indiana Gas Company, Inc. 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (VEDO) 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company (SIGECO) 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Energy Services Corporate Allocation 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Various - see footnote for details 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Properties, Inc 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Arkla 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Entex 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy, Inc 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Inc, Money Pool Division 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Intelligent Energy Solutions, LLC 2020-12-31 C011498 Vectren Corporation 2020-12-31 C011498 Various - see footnote for details 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Properties, Inc 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Arkla 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Entex 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy, Inc 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Corporation 2021-12-31 C011498 Indiana Gas Company, Inc. 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (VEDO) 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. 2021-12-31 C011498 Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company (SIGECO) 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Energy Services Corporate Allocation 2021-12-31 C011498 Various - see footnote for details 2021-12-31 C011498 Accrued Audit Fees 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Accrued Salaries / Payroll 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Accrued Severence 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Accrued Annual Incentive Compensation 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Collected charitable donations to be distributed 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Supplemental Employee Benefits 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Accrued Audit Fees 2020-12-31 C011498 Accrued Salaries / Payroll 2020-12-31 C011498 Accrued Severence 2020-12-31 C011498 Accrued Annual Incentive Compensation 2020-12-31 C011498 Collected charitable donations to be distributed 2020-12-31 C011498 Supplemental Employee Benefits 2020-12-31 C011498 0 2020-12-31 C011498 0 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Accrued Audit Fees 2021-12-31 C011498 Accrued Salaries / Payroll 2021-12-31 C011498 Accrued Severence 2021-12-31 C011498 Accrued Annual Incentive Compensation 2021-12-31 C011498 Collected charitable donations to be distributed 2021-12-31 C011498 Supplemental Employee Benefits 2021-12-31 C011498 2020-01-01 2020-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp, 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint MRT Services Company 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Enable Midstream Partners, LP 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 National Furnace Company 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Arkansas Louisiana Finance Corp 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Properties, Inc 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Arkla 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Minnesota Intrastate Pipeline Company 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Intrastate Pipelines, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Entex 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Mobile Energy Solutions, lnc. 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Allied Materials Corporation 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Investment Management, Inc, 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Utility Holding, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Labo land Holdings, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Home Service Plus, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Intelligent Energy Solutions, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CenterPoint Energy Midstream Administration 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Corporation 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Energy Systems Group, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 CNP Foundation, Inc 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Indiana Gas Company, Inc. 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Energy Delivery of OH, Inc 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Energy Services Corporation 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Capital, Corp 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Vectren Corp 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 See footnote for convenience payments made for associate companies 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 0 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Symmetry Energy Solutions, LLC 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Last Mile Energy 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Third Party Wellness Center Billings 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Cedar Bayou Conference Center Usage 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Directors Fees & Expenses 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Shareholder Related Expenses 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Membership Dues 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 C011498 Filing Fees 2021-01-01 2021-12-31 <div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Background</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">CenterPoint Energy Service Company, LLC (CESC or the Company) is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CenterPoint Energy). CESC was formed on January 1, 2004, and certain assets were transferred to CESC from the parent company upon formation of CESC. CESC is the service company for CenterPoint Energy and its subsidiaries. CESC provides administrative and service functions involving system-wide coordination, strategy and compliance functions to CenterPoint Energy and its subsidiaries pursuant to service agreements</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Summary of Significant Accounting Policies</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(a)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;padding-left:6.4pt">Use of Estimates</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The preparation of these unaudited financial statements in conformity with the accounting regulations of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 18, Part 201, of the Uniform System of Accounts, promulgated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(b)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;padding-left:5.88pt">Long Lived Assets and Intangibles Subject to Amortization</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:118%">The Company records property, plant and equipment at historical cost and expenses repair and maintenance costs as incurred.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company periodically evaluates long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, and specifically identifiable intangibles subject to amortization, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable. The determination of whether an impairment has occurred is based on an estimate of undiscounted cash flows attributable to the assets compared to the carrying value of the assets.</span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(c)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;padding-left:6.4pt">Depreciation and Amortization Expense</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method based on economic lives.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(d)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;padding-left:5.88pt">Income Taxes</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">The Company is included in the U.S. federal consolidated income tax return of CenterPoint Energy. The Company reports its income tax provision on a separate entity basis pursuant to a tax sharing agreement with CenterPoint Energy. Current federal and certain state income taxes are payable to or receivable from CenterPoint Energy.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for deferred income taxes, and the portfolio approach to recognize income tax effects on other comprehensive income from accumulated other comprehensive income. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Property, Plant and Equipment</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The average useful life for the property, plant and equipment is 7 years.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans and Employee Benefit Plans</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(a)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;padding-left:6.4pt">Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:105%">The Company participates in CenterPoint Energy's long-term incentive plans (LTIPs). CenterPoint Energy has LTIPs that provide for the issuance of stock-based incentives, including stock options, performance awards, restricted stock unit awards and restricted and unrestricted stock awards to officers, employees and non-employee directors. Approximately 14 million shares of CenterPoint Energy Common Stock are authorized under these plans for awards. CenterPoint Energy issues new shares of its Common Stock to satisfy stock-based payments related to LTIPs. Equity awards are granted to employees without cost to the participants.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">Compensation costs for the performance and stock unit awards granted under LTIPs are measured using fair value and expected achievement levels on the grant date. For performance awards with operational goals, the achievement levels are revised as goals are evaluated. The fair value of awards granted to employees is based on the closing stock price of CenterPoint Energy's Common Stock on the grant date. The compensation expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Forfeitures are estimated on the date of grant based on historical averages and estimates are updated periodically throughout the vesting period.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">The performance awards granted in 2021 and 2020 are distributed based upon the achievement of certain objectives over a three-year performance cycle. The stock unit awards granted in 2021 and 2020 are service based. The stock unit awards generally vest at the end of a three-year period, provided, however, that stock unit awards granted to non-employee directors vested immediately upon grant. Upon vesting, both the performance and stock unit awards are issued to the participants along with the value of dividend equivalents earned over the performance cycle or vesting period.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Company recorded expenses related to LTIPs of $41.7 million and $33.1 million in 2021 and 2020, respectively.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(b)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;padding-left:5.88pt">Pension Benefits</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">The Company participates in CenterPoint Energy's pension plans. CenterPoint Energy maintains a non-contributory qualified defined benefit pension plan covering eligible employees, with benefits determined using a cash balance formula. The Company recognized pension expense of $10 million and $7.8 million for 2021 and 2020, respectively.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">In addition to the non-contributory qualified defined benefit pension plan, CenterPoint Energy maintains unfunded non-qualified benefit restoration plans which allow participants to receive the benefits to which they would have been entitled under CenterPoint Energy's non-contributory qualified pension plan except for federally mandated limits on qualified plan benefits or on the level of compensation on which qualified plan benefits may be calculated. The Company expense associated with the non-qualified pension plan was $3.1 million in both 2021 and 2020.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(c)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;padding-left:6.4pt">Postretirement Benefits</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">The Company's employees participate in CenterPoint Energy's benefit plans which provides certain healthcare and life insurance benefits for eligible retired employees on both a contributory and non-contributory basis. Employees who were hired before January 1, 2018 and who have met certain age and service requirements at retirement, as defined in the plans, are eligible to participate in these benefit plans. Employees hired on or after January 1, 2018 are not eligible for these benefits. Postretirement benefit expense was $2.8 million and $3.6 million for 2021 and 2020, respectively. </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">Included in "Accumulated Provision for Pensions and Benefits" in the accompanying Comparative Balance Sheet at December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $53.7 million and $55.5 million, respectively relating to postretirement benefits.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(d)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;padding-left:5.88pt">Savings Plan</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:118%">CenterPoint Energy maintains the CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan, a tax-qualified employee savings plan that includes a cash or deferred arrangement under Section 401(k) of the Code, and an employee stock ownership plan under Section 4975(e)(7) of the Code. Under the plan, participating employees may make pre-tax or Roth contributions and, if eligible, after-tax contributions up to certain federally mandated limits. The Company provides matching contributions and, as of January 1, 2020, for certain eligible employees, nonelective contributions up to certain limits.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The CenterPoint Energy Savings Plan has significant holdings of Common Stock. As of December 31, 2021, 8,688,841 shares of Common Stock were held by the savings plan, which represented approximately 8% of its investments. Given the concentration of the investments in Common Stock, the savings plan and its participants have market risk related to this investment. The savings plan limits the percentage of future contributions that can be invested in Common Stock to 25% and prohibits transfers of account balances where the transfer would result in more than 25% of a participant's total account balance invested in Common Stock.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:118%">CenterPoint Energy allocates to the Company the savings plan benefit expense related to the Company's employees. Saving plan benefit expense was approximately $10.6 million and $8.9 million in 2021 and 2020, respectively.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(e)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;padding-left:6.4pt">Other Benefits Plans</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">The Company participates in CenterPoint Energy's plan which provides postemployment benefits for certain former or inactive employees, their beneficiaries and covered dependents, after employment but before retirement (primarily health care and life insurance benefits for participants in the long-term disability plan). The Company recorded a credit of $0.2 million and a credit of $0.5 million in 2021 and 2020, respectively for postemployment benefits expense. Included in "Accumulated Provision for Pensions and Benefits" in the accompanying Comparative Balance Sheet at December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $0.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively, relating to postemployment obligations.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">The Company participates in CenterPoint Energy's deferred compensation plans that provide benefits payable to eligible directors, officers and select employees or their designated beneficiaries at specified future dates, upon termination, retirement or death. Benefit payments are made from the general assets of the Company. The Company recorded benefit expense relating to these plans of $1.5 million and $2.2 million for 2021 and 2020, respectively. Amounts relating to deferred compensation plans included in "Other Deferred Credits" in the accompanying Comparative Balance Sheet at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $22.2 million and $24 million, respectively. Included in "Accumulated Provision for Pensions and Benefits" in the accompanying Comparative Balance Sheets at December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $30.3 million and $33.2 million </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">respectively</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">, relating to split-dollar life insurance arrangements.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Related Party Transactions</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Company has receivables from, or payables to, CenterPoint Energy or its subsidiaries.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">The Company participates in a money pool through which it can borrow or invest on a short-term basis. Funding needs are aggregated and external borrowing or investing is based on the net cash position. The net funding requirements of the money pool are expected to be met with borrowings under CenterPoint Energy's revolving credit facility or the sale of CenterPoint Energy's commercial paper. The Company had borrowings from the money pool of $0 and $99.8 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which are included in "Notes Payable to Associate Companies" in the accompanying Comparative Balance Sheet.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">The Company provides corporate services to CenterPoint Energy and its subsidiaries. The costs of services have been charged directly to CenterPoint Energy and its subsidiaries using methods that management believes are reasonable. These methods include negotiated usage rates, dedicated asset assignment and proportionate corporate formulas based on operating expenses, assets, employees and a composite of assets, gross margin and employees. These charges are not necessarily indicative of what would have been incurred had CenterPoint Energy and its subsidiaries not been affiliates. Amounts charged to CenterPoint Energy and its subsidiaries for these services were $714.5 million and $755.7 million, in 2021 and 2020, respectively.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:103%">Account 434, Extraordinary Income or Account 435, Extraordinary Deductions</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:103%"> </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">The Company had no amounts recorded to these accounts.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:103%">Annual Statement to Associate Companies</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The FERC Form 60 serves as the statement that supports interest on borrowed capital and compensation for the use of capital billed to associate companies. Interest on short term debt (money pool borrowings) to associate companies is not billed. The basis used for billing interest on long term debt to associate companies is the asset ratio. The asset ratio is computed using the total assets of each associate company benefitting from the use of the financial instrument, less net regulatory assets, goodwill, and investments in subsidiaries, plus any net income taxes payable. The amount of interest on long term debt billed to associate companies can be found in the table below and compensation for the use of capital billed to associate companies can be found on FERC Form 60, Page 307, column (d).</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:103%">Interest on Long Term Debt Billed to Associate Companies</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:75.297%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:72.615%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:25.185%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">142,372 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">CenterPoint Energy Entex</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">19,437 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">37,833 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Vectren Corporation</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">11,783 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indiana Gas Company, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3,746 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (VEDO</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2,597 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company (SIGECO</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5,809 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">CenterPoint Energy Arkla</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">29,459 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">CenterPoint Energy Intrastate Pipelines, LLC</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">16,812 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Total Interest on Long Term Debt</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">269,848</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr></table></div> <span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Significant Contingent Assets or Liabilities</span><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:103%">The Company had no contingent assets or liabilities as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.</span></div> <table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:70.626%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:13.632%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.442%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Organization Chart Present:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-indent:4.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Ownership</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:4.8pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Domicile</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:107.9pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Name</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-indent:1.75pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">TX</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Subsidiaries/Affiliates:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Midstream, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:23.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Energy Transfer, LP (as of 12/2/21)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:111%">6% (4)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.4pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Utility Holding, LLP</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:11.95pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:23.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Electric Services Corp.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Intelligent Energy Solutions, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (1)</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">1</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">TX</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Restoration Bond Company, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Company II, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Company III, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Company IV, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">3603 Jensen, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:16.4pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">30% (2)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">TX</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">926 Pulliam Street, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:16.4pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:111%">27.71% (3)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">TX</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:23.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Investment Management, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:23.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Power Systems, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:23.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Properties, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:23.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Service Company, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">TX</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:23.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (a Delaware corporation)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:23.85pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Allied Materials Corporation</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">TX</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Arkansas Louisiana Finance Corporation</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Arkla Industries Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Home Service Plus, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy MRT Services, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">CenterPoint Energy Intrastate Pipelines, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Labo Land Holdings, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Minnesota Intrastate Pipeline Company</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">National Furnace Company</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">TX</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:12.95pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Corporation</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:23.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Indiana Gas Company, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. (VEDO)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">OH</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:23.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Share the Warmth, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:23.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Affiliated Utilities, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Ohio Valley Hub, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.75pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr></table><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:70.626%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:13.632%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.442%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:23.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Enterprises, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:41.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Energy Marketing and Services, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:59.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ProLiance Holdings, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:16.29pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">61%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:77.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ProLiance Energy, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:77.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ProLiance Transportation and Storage, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:95.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ProLiance Transportation &amp; Storage - Liberty, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:40.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Energy Services Corporation (VESCO)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:58.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Energy Systems Group, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:76.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Mountain Home Energy Center, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:76.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">WTE-Wakker, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">WI</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:76.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">WTE-Dairyland, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">WI</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:22.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Financial Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:40.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Southern Indiana Properties, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:58.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Southwest Lease Capital, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:76.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Southern Indiana Joint Ventures, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:95.35pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">MCN Equities, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:112.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">MCN 747 22nd Street, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">DE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:40.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Energy Realty, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:58.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">House Investments - Midwest Corporate Tax Credit Fund II, LP</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">8%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:22.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Ventures, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:40.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Cambridge Ventures, LP</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">4.5%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:40.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Cypress Creek Mine, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:22.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Coal Mining, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:22.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Utility Services, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:40.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Reliant Services, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">50%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:58.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Fiber Link, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">75%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:22.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Solutions, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:40.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Customer Solutions, LLC</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.5pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Vectren Capital, Corp.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;text-indent:13.65pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100%</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:4.69pt;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">IN</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:22.5pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">1.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:10.5pt">Formerly Reliant Energy, Incorporated. Converted to a limited liability company as of 8/31/2002.</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">2. The remaining interest held by Commercial Metals Company.</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">3. The remaining interests are held by multiple unaffiliated third party companies.</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">4. This interest will be continually reduced while shares are sold.</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-left:1pt solid #000;border-right:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr></table> <div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:200%">ANNUAL REPORT OF CENTERPOINT ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY, LLC </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:200%">METHODS OF ALLOCATION</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:118%;text-decoration:underline">Operating Expense Ratio</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:118%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:118%">- based on operating expense minus cost of gas. This ratio will be determined annually based on annual plan operating expense and will be adjusted for any known and reasonably quantifiable events and will be updated quarterly to reflect year-to-date actual operating expense.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:121%;text-decoration:underline">Asset Ratio</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:121%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:121%">- based on the total assets minus investments in subsidiaries and goodwill. This ratio will be determined annually based on the prior year's September twelve month average of actual assets plus the annual plan capital expenditures minus the annual plan depreciation and amortization and will be adjusted for any known and reasonably quantifiable events and will be updated quarterly based on twelve month average of actual assets.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Head Count Ratio w/ retirees</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">- based on active and retiree head count. This ratio will be determined annually based on the prior year's September actual head count and will be adjusted for any known and reasonably quantifiable events and will be updated quarterly based on actual head count.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Head Count Ratio w/o retirees</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">- based on active headcount. This ratio will be determined annually based on the prior year's September actual head count and will be adjusted for any known and reasonably quantifiable events and will be updated quarterly based on actual head count.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:118%;text-decoration:underline">Head Count Ratio w/ retirees and inactive employees</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:118%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:118%">- based on active, retiree and inactive head count. This ratio will be determined annually based on the prior year's September actual head count and will be adjusted for any known and reasonably quantifiable events and will be updated quarterly based on actual head count.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:121%;text-decoration:underline">Union Head Count Ratio</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:121%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:121%">- based on Union head count. This ratio will be determined annually based on the prior year's September actual head count and will be adjusted for any known and reasonably quantifiable events and will be updated quarterly based on actual head count.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Wellness Head Count Ratio</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">- based on CenterPoint Energy Tower head count. This ratio will be determined annually based on the prior year's September actual head count and will be adjusted for any known and reasonably quantifiable events and will be updated quarterly based on actual head count.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:121%;text-decoration:underline">Direct Labor Ratio</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:121%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:121%">- based on billable hours. This ratio will be determined annually or monthly based on billable hours and may be used to allocate, for example, certain support services on the same basis as actual legal services are billed. This ratio will be determined annually based on annual plan billable hours and may be adjusted for any known and reasonably quantifiable events, or at such time as may be required due to significant changes. Any residual amounts in a cost center using this billing method will be distributed monthly based on the planned cost distribution.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:121%;text-decoration:underline">Client Unit Usage Ratio</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:121%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:121%">- based on the actual unit/usage that is utilized by the applicable Recipients. This factor will be determined annually based on units/usage utilized at the end of the previous fiscal year and may be adjusted for any known and reasonably quantifiable events, or at such time as may be required due to </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:121%">significant changes. Any residual amounts in a cost center using this billing method will be distributed monthly based on the planned cost distribution.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:121%;text-decoration:underline">Square Footage Ratio</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:121%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:121%">-based on actual square footage used by the applicable Recipients. This factor will be determined annually based on square footage utilized at the end of the previous fiscal year and may be adjusted for any known and reasonably quantifiable events, </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:121%">or </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:121%">at such time as may be required due to significant changes and will be trued-up at the end of the fiscal year based on actual square footage utilized.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Composite Ratio</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">- The Service Company utilizes a three-factor allocation formula to allocate corporate governance costs among the business units. The factor utilizes assets (weighted at 40%), gross margin (weighted at 40%) and head count (weighted at 20%). The assets and head count utilized in this formula are calculated as described above (head count excludes retirees and inactive employees). The gross margin will be determined annually based on annual plan gross margin and will be adjusted for any known and reasonably quantifiable events and will be updated quarterly to reflect year-to-date actual gross margin.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:123%;text-decoration:underline">Cross-Charges</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:123%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:123%">- Various functions within the Service Company partially support other Service Company functions. The costs of this support are billed to the other functions as a Cross-Charge. Cross-Charges are allocated to the business units proportionally to how the supported function's underlying costs are billed to the business units.</span></div> CenterPoint Energy Service Company, LLC 2022-05-01 CenterPoint Energy Service Company, LLC 2022-05-01 CenterPoint Energy Service Company, LLC 2022-05-01 C011498 60 CenterPoint Energy Service Company, LLC 2021 Q4 1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002 Jeff W. Garmon Director of Regulatory Reporting 1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002 (713) 207-8786 jeff.garmon@centerpointenergy.com O 2022-05-01 2004-01-01 DE Centerpoint Energy Service Company, LLC Stacey L. Peterson Sr. VP & Chief Accounting Officer Stacey L. 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CenterPoint Energy Intrastate Pipelines, LLC 10 CenterPoint Energy Entex 11 CenterPoint Energy Mobile Energy Solutions, Inc. 12 Allied Materials Corp 13 CenterPoint Energy Investment Management 14 CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 15 Labo Land Holdings, LLC 16 CenterPoint Energy Home Service Plus, LLC 17 CenterPoint Energy Intelligent Energy Solutions, LLC 18 CenterPoint Energy Midstream, Inc 19 Vectren Corporation 20 Indiana Gas Company, Inc. 21 Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (VEDO) 22 Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. 23 Vectren Capital Corp 24 Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company 25 Vectren Energy Services Corporation (VESCO) 26 Enable Midstream Partners, LP 27 CenterPoint Energy Inc., Money Pool Div 28 CenterPoint Energy MRT Services, LLC 29 Utility Holding, LLC 30 National Furnace Company 31 See footnote for convenience payments made for Associated Companies 33 37473119 175016 2367 3234922 8355190 10697844 10765 302522 17279623 43087 1778 956 85544801 3343 741314 6 858 77008811 55464 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18552904 0 16 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -11119873 7433031 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18552904 -11119873 7433031 CenterPoint Energy Inc., Money Pool Division 99786773 99786773 0 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp 26 26.1 CenterPoint Energy Properties, Inc 26.2 CenterPoint Energy Arkla 26.3 CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas 26.4 CenterPoint Energy Entex 26.5 CenterPoint Energy, Inc 26.6 CenterPoint Energy Inc, Money Pool Division 26.7 CenterPoint Energy Intelligent Energy Solutions, LLC 26.8 Vectren Corporation 26.9 Indiana Gas Company, Inc. 27.0 Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (VEDO) 27.1 Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. 27.2 Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company (SIGECO) 27.3 Vectren Energy Services Corporate Allocation 27.4 Various - see footnote for details 27.5 2011337 8497 4430102 218717 736362 1989007 27846366 19172 56160 1667449 93917 5879098 43157 3180914 1069669 1823660 4829926 22922309 709451 987985 526986 2133937 2070041 166387 84913 39077086 46428433 Accrued Audit Fees Accrued Salaries / Payroll 43 44 Accrued Severence 45 Accrued Annual Incentive Compensation 46 Collected charitable donations to be distributed 47 Supplemental Employee Benefits 48 755124 239475 1358701 25328928 55749 235260 0 48.1 835398 1733462 554410 23937913 55749 1081769 166837096 74627134 714514204 755725537 634562260 694800399 1936 20473400 12627150 19140344 16861668 14715868 13078876 24776197 2886220 -9201098 2319941 704468907 742574254 10045297 13151283 103596 27954 375 9714 136 -2952138 104107 -2914470 696482 665092 20 5144373 3615950 380644 706551 6221519 4987593 0 0 274754 659325 38027 3264916 6492 3366 319273 3927607 3608612 1321613 0 0 0 0 3608612 1321613 10194564 10164767 20359331 1918 112151 114069 10196482 10276918 20473400 9860056 9169350 19029406 2370 108568 110938 9862426 9277918 19140344 0 0 0 0 0 3366728 11349052 14715780 74 14 88 3366802 11349066 14715868 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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291584 2470699 2762283 0 0 0 291584 2470699 2762283 906893 5821740 6728633 0 0 0 906893 5821740 6728633 16535905 74555260 91091165 788 149 937 16536693 74555409 91092102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 503904 5010232 5514136 13 5 18 503917 5010237 5514154 1380290 5258645 6638935 4602 804 5406 1384892 5259449 6644341 7357847 17579968 24937815 6759 47915 54674 7364606 17627883 24992489 178151974 455097346 633249320 149659 1163281 1312940 178301633 456260627 634562260 973 951 1924 12 12 973 963 1936 178152947 455098297 633251244 149659 1163293 1312952 178302606 456261590 634564196 202276099 491502071 693778170 166598 1385725 1552323 202442697 492887796 695330493 CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp, 1 2 CenterPoint MRT Services Company 3 Enable Midstream Partners, LP 4 National Furnace Company 5 Arkansas Louisiana Finance Corp 6 CenterPoint Energy Properties, Inc 7 CenterPoint Energy Arkla 8 CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas 9 Minnesota Intrastate Pipeline Company 10 CenterPoint Energy Intrastate Pipelines, LLC 11 CenterPoint Energy Entex 12 CenterPoint Energy Mobile Energy Solutions, lnc. 13 Allied Materials Corporation 14 CenterPoint Energy Investment Management, Inc, 15 CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 16 Utility Holding, LLC 17 Labo land Holdings, LLC 18 CenterPoint Energy Home Service Plus, LLC 19 CenterPoint Energy Intelligent Energy Solutions, LLC 20 CenterPoint Energy Midstream Administration 21 Vectren Corporation 22 Energy Systems Group, LLC 23 CNP Foundation, Inc 24 Indiana Gas Company, Inc. 25 Vectren Energy Delivery of OH, Inc 26 Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc 27 Vectren Energy Services Corporation 28 Vectren Capital, Corp 29 Vectren Corp 30 Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company 31 See footnote for convenience payments made for associate companies 33 60175020 5968122 112340 63403 22872 25305 782014 10470619 11226143 25334 406547 26538036 86439 19215 25521 27443158 94 24829 432216 4 16180 28888039 7396207 117753 1494438 686732 14809915 1056148 0 30 4029524 160477822 822039 0 0 354 602 2197830 39451838 58938376 3605 1608500 86977814 204677 25384 267 67263746 1073 228 7337978 14766 -505 18579812 0 0 17083492 9439059 -745 3383613 2871 -14375 17701897 9558273 10540 0 0 1518 1688 18424 1861041 2259509 1710 26997 4226216 7636 1932 1705 149448 9 1655 12108 21 1140 8955 0 0 249658 117913 745 138284 22 -20 376052 230211115 6800701 112340 63403 24744 27595 2998268 51783498 72424028 30649 2042044 117742066 298752 46531 27493 94856352 1176 26712 7782302 14791 16815 47476806 7396207 117753 18827588 10243704 14809915 4578045 2893 -14365 22107473 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 202342197 491502018 19033179 712877394 Symmetry Energy Solutions, LLC Last Mile Energy 1 2 Third Party Wellness Center Billings 3 Cedar Bayou Conference Center Usage 4 47996 97359 935 20308 1360724 25000 0 0 84487 0 0 0 1493207 122359 935 20308 166598 1385724 84487 0 1636809 Directors Fees & Expenses Shareholder Related Expenses 1 2 Membership Dues 3 Filing Fees 4 2335121 2420774 1001841 886605 6644341
Project Description Project Total
IT Network Infrastructure -IT $ 158 
2017 TO Security Enhancements 2,794,234 
2017 Unix Infrastructure (79,411)
Legal Passport Purch & Impleme 1,169,542 
2018 SAP Automation 1,589,353 
Vectren Intg - Network Connect 1,167,581 
Vectren Intg - HR 302,098 
Vectren Intg - Email & MDM 146,926 
2019 Storage Capacity 47,220 
Enterprise Integration Program 2,396,342 
Business of Technology Operati 5,112,358 
2019 Stream Serve Upgrade 1,374,115 
2020 WorkSoft Solution 27,823 
2020 Workflow Applications to 1,220 
2020 Windows Server Refresh 5,465,948 
2020 Server Refresh 39,809 
2020 UCCE Upgrade 135,744 
2020 Cisco Telepresence and Re 86,866 
2020 Chart Upgrade & Refresh 480 
2020 VOIP Refresh 275,517 
2020 IT Systems & Utilities Su 875,176 
2020 Unix Infrastructure 2,506,271 
2020 IT Internal Controls Comp 726,698 
2020 Wireless Network Solution 695,535 
2020 LAN Infrastructure (6,189)
2020 Telephone Infrastructure 1,488 
2020 Co. 0002 PC Replacement - 264,469 
2020 Project Server Release 135,772 
2020 Storage Capacity 620,964 
2020 Network Refresh Project 1,747,314 
2020 Network Infrastructure Su 1,473,412 
2019 Remittance Upgrade HW Del 1,373,269 
ATI - Insource Bill Print 872,981 
Consolidate Gas Transportation 2,065,290 
ATI - Telephony Integration 3,960,162 
Analytics Roadmap Foundations 206,397 
Analytics Operational Warehous 373,401 
SharePoint Upgrades 2020 267,747 
2020 CNPToday & Team Sites Enh 145,927 
2020 HW Upgrade 115,318 
2020 Microsoft Software Upgrad 588,634 
2020 SAP Automation 349 
2020 Analytics Business Wareho 156,968 
IBM APM to IBM Cloud App Mgmt 321,313 
2020 Security Asset Mgmt 701,974 
SAP GRC Hardware Upgrade 276,898 
2020 ESM Automation 423,154 
2020 SAP Landscape Management 374,612 
Banner Replacement 402,094 
PROP - Cedar Bay Conference Ce 37,669 
2021 Office Furniture & Equip 3,839 
Reg Ops Customer Service-2021 148,118 
SEC - SAFE Install for Vectren 89,298 
2020 Business Automation 100,466 
2020 ALM Upgrade, Migration an 97,275 
Reg to 2021 DARTS Technical Up 360,383 
2020 SAP Support Packs 364,563 
2020 Correction 12,066 
2020 Cust Transformation - iPa 1,980 
ServiceNow Change Management I 113,440 
ITOM Ehanancements 231,191 
TOPIC Enhancements/ServiceNow 104,077 
CMDB Enhancement 81,633 
Insert Ops Strapper 13,155 
2020 Corporate Disbursement Pr 11,449 
2021 Computer Equipment cc:125 893 
Safety MediaScape and 4 Chairs 21,547 
PL - Conference Room SOH 5,796 
FM - 2021 Premise Equipment-cc 11,297 
NACHA 446,531 
Total $ 45,977,987  
Associate Company
CNP Houston Electric, LLC $ 41,101,720 
CNP Resources Corp 2,435,424 
CNP MRT Services, LLC 320 
CNP Properties, Inc 3,253,494 
CenterPoint Energy Arkla 10,813,015 
CNP Minnesota Gas 10,878,905 
Minnesota Intrastate Pipeline 225 
CNP Intrastate Pipelines, LLC 260,640 
CenterPoint Energy Entex 26,719,629 
CNP Mobile Energy Solutions, Inc. 136,764 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc 3,800,678 
CNP Home Service Plus, LLC 62,412 
CNP Intelligent Energy Solutions, LLC 285,033 
Enable Midstream Partners, LP 12,958 
Indiana Gas Company, Inc. 4,936,589 
Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. 1,908,572 
Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. 16,521,028 
Vectren Energy Services Corporation 8,377,470 
Vectren Corporation 22,017,668 
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company 8,286,761 
Total $ 161,809,305  


Note: In 2020, the Service Company billed charges to Vectren Corp. Beginning in July 2021 there was a change in the process and the Service Company billed Vectren’s subsidiaries directly.
Classification of Amounts in Miscellaneous paid-in-capital
Contributions from Utility Holding, LLC $ 11,090,035 
ASC 718: Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation 22,591,977 
Corporate Tax Allocation 2,359,167 
Total $ 36,041,179  
Net income is due to the following:
Compensation for the use of capital to associate companies $ 19,033,179 
Compensation for the use of capital to non-associate companies 84,487 
Interest on debt to associate companies (38,027)
Miscellaneous income 103,971 
Other (35)
Gain (Loss) from Disposition of Property 136 
Income Taxes (24,776,197)
Provision for deferred income taxes 9,201,098 
Net Income $ 3,608,612  
Balance at Beginning of Year Balance at End of Year
Minnesota Intrastate Pipeline Company $ 4,178  $ — 
CenterPoint Energy Intrastate Pipelines, LLC 2  51,551 
CenterPoint Energy Mobile Energy Solutions, Inc. 80 
CenterPoint Energy Home Service Plus, LLC 285  27,888 
CenterPoint Energy Investment Management 89,108  — 
Utility Holding, LLC 264  — 
CenterPoint Energy MRT Services, LLC 5,400 
National Furnace Company 74 
Total $ 93,917   $ 84,913