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Centerpoint Energy Inc. (CNP)On Oct 10: 9.08  Down 1.05 (10.37%)  
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Centerpoint Energy Inc.
1111 Louisiana
Houston, TX 77002
United States - Map
Phone: 713-207-1111
Fax: 713-207-3169
Web Site: http://www.centerpointenergy.com

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Index Membership:Dow Jones Composite
Dow Utilites
S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Utilities
Industry:Diversified Utilities
Full Time Employees:8,568

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility company in the United States. The company’s Electric Transmission and Distribution segment provides electric transmission and distribution services to retail electric providers, municipalities, electric cooperatives, and other distribution companies. This segment owns 27,421 pole miles of overhead distribution lines and 3,738 circuit miles of overhead transmission lines; 18,955 circuit miles of underground distribution lines and 28.4 circuit miles of underground transmission lines; and 229 substations with installed rated transformer capacity of 50,586 megavolt amperes. Its Natural Gas Distribution segment engages in regulated intrastate natural gas sale and transportation to approximately 3.2 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company’s Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services segment offers variable and fixed-priced physical natural gas supplies to commercial and industrial customers, and electric and gas utilities; physical delivery services and financial products; natural gas management services; and transportation services. Its Interstate Pipelines segment owns and operates approximately 8,100 miles of gas transmission lines located in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas; and 6 natural gas storage fields with a combined daily deliverability of approximately 1.2 billion cubic feet (bcf) per day and a combined working gas capacity of approximately 59 bcf. The company Field Services segment operates gas gathering, treating, and processing facilities; and also provides operating and technical services, and remote data monitoring and communication services. CenterPoint Energy, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is based in Houston, Texas.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Centerpoint Energy Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Oct-08 is better than 31.9% of S&P 500 companies and 46.4% of Utilities companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. David M. McClanahan , 58
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Director and Chairman of Texas Genco Holdings Inc
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Gary L. Whitlock , 58
    Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Thomas R. Standish , 58
    Sr. VP and Group Pres of Regulated Operations
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Scott E. Rozzell , 58
    Exec. VP, Corp. Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Wayne Stinnett Jr.,
    Pres of CenterPoint Energy Services
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-07 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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