Environmental, Social & Governance Data

CenterPoint Energy’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Data Center reflects our commitment to transparency by regularly reporting our ESG and sustainability performance and data in a central location. The Data Center informs our stakeholders of our progress on issues that are most relevant for our business and identifies areas for continuous improvement.

Our voluntary ESG performance is also mapped to commonly used frameworks, including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Index, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards, and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the American Gas Association (AGA) ESG/sustainability reporting template.

Energy

Energy	2018	2019	2020
Installed Capacity MW	1,252	1,167	1,167
Installed Capacity: Coal	1,000	1,000	1,000
Installed Capacity: Natural Gas	245	160	160
Installed Capacity: Landfill Gas	3	3	3
Installed Capacity: Solar	4	4	54 ¹
1 - 50 MW Troy Solar included. Trial operation began in December 2020 with commercial operation in April 2021.
Purchased Capacity	112	135	112
Purchased Capacity: Coal	32	32	32
Purchased Capacity: Wind	80	80	80
Purchased Capacity: Contract	–	23	–
Net Generation Output MWh	2018	2019	2020
Coal	5,238,660	4,587,228	3,960,929
Natural Gas	42,624	21,863	24,432
Landfill Gas	10,863	10,724	9,685
Purchased Coal	148,653	134,472	116,405
Purchased Wind	204,162	219,433	201,655
Solar	350	7,473	7,542 ²
Total Energy Output	5,645,312	4,981,193	4,320,647
2 - Includes MWh’s produced by Troy Solar during trial operation.
Materials/Fuels Used to Produced Electricty
Coal (Tons)	–	2,281,262	1,939,369
Natural Gas (Mcf)	–	874,745	914,762

Emissions

Scope 1 GHG Emissions Result From the Direct Operations of CenterPoint Energy Assets	2018	2019	2020
Electric Generation CO2e Metric Tons	5,961,697 *	6,071,283 *	4,620,963
SF6 CO2e Metric Tons	1,053	3,625	24,633
Natural Gas Operations CO2e Metric Tons	605,074	540,975	533,572
Fleet CO2e Metric Tons	76,872	68,171	58,105
Total Scope 1 Emissions CO2e Metric Tons	6,644,696	6,684,054	5,237,273

Scope 2 Emissions CO2e Metric Tons	2018	2019	2020
CNP Purchased Electricty Metric Tons	–	–	44,370
Power Line Losses Metric Tons	–	–	14,200**
Total Scope 2 Emissions CO2e Metric Tons	–	–	58,570

Total Scope 3 Emissions CO2e Metric Tons	2018	2019	2020
	30,466,911	29,720,350	26,661,266

Air Quality – Annual Electric Generation Systems Emissions	2018	2019	2020
Sulfur Oxide (SO2) Metric Tons	5,480	4,643	3,912
Nitrogen Oxide (Nox) Metric Tons	4,698	4,530	4,233
Particulate Matter (PM) Metric Tons	239	274	210
Lead Metric Tons	0.386	0.350	0.0389
Mercury Metric Tons	0.0154	0.014	0.0105

* 2018-2019 Electric Generation emissions have been revised to account for correct percentage of Warrick 4 emissions
** Does not include line loss attributable to CenterPoint Energy’s Houston Electric Transmission and Distribution Assets.

CO2e Summary - Scope 1 GHG Emissions Detail by Operating Company for CenterPoint Energy Natural Gas Operations		2018 Metric Ton CO2e	2019 Metric Ton CO2e	2020 Metric Ton CO2e
Facility (e-GGRT ID #)	GHG Reporting Program 40 CFR 98
Arkansas Arkla (526483)	Subpart W – Total GHG Emissions	85,472	84,898	84,578
Louisiana Arkla (526485)	Subpart W – Total GHG Emissions	23,531	15,531	15,555
Louisiana Entex (526496)	Subpart W – Total GHG Emissions	18,402	19,280	18,992
Minnesota Gas (526480)	Subpart W – Total GHG Emissions	72,969	71,782	69,272
Mississippi Entex (526498)	Subpart W – Total GHG Emissions	18,777	19,371	19,458
Oklahoma Arkla (526488)	Subpart W – Total GHG Emissions	19,249	18,606	19,058
Texas Arkla (526491)	Subpart W – Total GHG Emissions	2,639	1,608	1,614
Texas Entex (526494)	Subpart W – Total GHG Emissions	172,345	162,218	162,434
Indiana Gas Co. (526064)	Subpart W – Total GHG Emissions	88,877	74,994	73,664
Southern Indiana Gas Co. (525996)	Subpart W – Total GHG Emissions	30,477	24,784	24,105
Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (526066)	Subpart W – Total GHG Emissions	72,368	47,929	44,843
Total	Subpart W – Total GHG Emissions	605,074	540,975	533,572

CO2e Summary - Scope 3 Indirect Emissions are GHG Emissions Reported to the US EPA Based on the Amount of Natural Gas Supplied to End Use Customers		2018 Metric Ton CO2e	2019 Metric Ton CO2e	2020 Metric Ton CO2e
Facility (e-GGRT ID #)	GHG Reporting Program 40 CFR 98
Arkansas Arkla (526483)	Subpart NN – Net GHG Quantity	3,285,099	3,089,454	2,871,381
Louisiana Arkla (526485)	Subpart NN – Net GHG Quantity	713,980	717,642	628,005
Louisiana Entex (526496)	Subpart NN – Net GHG Quantity	399,872	390,403	371,995
Minnesota Gas (526480)	Subpart NN – Net GHG Quantity	7,282,013	8,108,917	6,885,669
Mississippi Entex (526498)	Subpart NN – Net GHG Quantity	883,367	859,293	812,936
Oklahoma Arkla (526488)	Subpart NN – Net GHG Quantity	579,643	594,159	516,454
Texas Arkla (526491)	Subpart NN – Net GHG Quantity	71,932	72,450	69,125
Texas Entex (526494)	Subpart NN – Net GHG Quantity	7,566,135	7,535,651	6,546,423
Indiana Gas Co. (526064)	Subpart NN – Net GHG Quantity	5,388,223	4,999,754	5,034,520
Southern Indiana Gas Co. (525996)	Subpart NN – Net GHG Quantity	1,196,342	895,572	629,909
Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (526066)	Subpart NN – Net GHG Quantity	2,558,373	2,457,051	2,294,849
Total	Subpart NN – Net GHG Quantity	30,466,911	29,720,350	26,661,266

Sustainable Infrastructure

Sustainable Infrastructure	2019	2020
Electric Grid Overview
Transmission Line – Texas Gulf Coast (miles)	3,837	3,831
Transmission Line – Indiana (miles)	1,028	1,032
Transmission Lines – Total (miles)	4,865	4,863
Distribution Lines – Texas Gulf Coast (miles)	55,238	56,045
Distribution Lines – Indiana (miles)	7,042	7,085
Distribution Lines – Total (miles)	62,280	63,130
Electric Reliability
Texas Gulf Coast
System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) (minutes)	227.61	226.43
System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI) (number of interruptions)	1.7	1.78
Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI) (minutes)	128.79	127.46
Indiana Electric
System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) (minutes)	174	121.9
System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI) (number of interruptions)	1.37	1
Customer Average Interruption Duration index (CAIDI) (minutes)	127	121.4
Natural Gas Pipeline Overview
Natural Gas Distribution Linear Miles	98,000	99,000
Natural Gas Transmission Linear Miles	1,528	1,517
Natural Gas Distribution Pipeline Replacement
Bare/Coated Unprotected Steel
Miles of Pipe in System at Beginning of Year	1,236	1,118
Miles of Pipe at End of Year (DOT report)	1,118	972
Miles of Pipe Replaced	118	146
Percentage Replaced	9%	13%
Percentage of Unprotected Steel	1.14%	0.99%
Cast Iron
Miles of Pipe in System at Beginning of Year	154	133
Miles of Pipe at End of Year (DOT report)	133	114
Miles of Pipe Replaced	21	19
Percentage Replaced	13.64%	14.20%
Percentage of Cast-iron Distribution Pipeline	0.14%	0.12%

2020 Reduction of Energy Consumption – CenterPoint Energy Facility Improvements

Replaced Existing Lighting with LED Lighting at Various Service Centers and Office Buildings
Replaced Various Heaters and Furnaces in Field Offices
Boiler Replacement with New High Efficiency Boilers
Replaced Four 20-ton Air Handlers with Higher Efficiency Units (VFD fans)

Water

Water	2018	2019	2020
Water Withdrawal
Total Water Withdrawal (Millions of Gallons/Year)	86,966	62,464	51,814
Water Withdrawal by Source Breakdown
Surface Water Withdrawal (Millions of Gallons/Year)	86,420	61,958	51,363
Groundwater (Millions of Gallons/Year)	546	506	451
Water Discharge (Non-consumptive)
Total Water Discharge (Millions of Gallons/Year)	84,575	60,154	48,074
Water Withdrawal Consumption
Total Water Consumption (Millions of Gallons/Year)	2,391	2,311	3,740
Water Withdrawals – Consumptive and Non-consumptive Rate
Consumptive Rate (Millions of Gallons/Net MWh)	0.000451	0.000499	0.000934
Non-consumptive Rate (Millions of Gallons/Net MWh)	0.016	0.013	0.012

Waste

Waste	2019	2020
Coal Combustion Products
Coal Combustion Residuals Generated (Metric Tons)	344,129	430,000
Percent of Coal Combustion Residuals Recycled	91%	84%
Hazardous Waste Metric Tons Total	138	396

Community Impact

Community Impact	2019	2020
2020 Charitable Giving by Area of Focus
Number of Organization Supported – Education	─	191
Number of Organization Supported – Community Vitality	─	245
Number of Organizations Supported – Local Initiatives	─	107
Total Community Investments		$12,727,606
Employee Matching Gift Program	$433,215	$512,500
Employee and Retiree Volunteer Grants	$110,000	$41,800
Community Safety Grants	$169,366	$256,934
Number of Safety Grants Awarded	86	129
Total COVID-19 Relief Funds	─	$1,250,000
Total Diversity & Inclusion Giving	─	$1,614,641
D&I Education	─	$1,452,641
D&I Community Vitality	─	$133,500
D&I Local Initiatives	─	$28,500
2019 Charitable Giving by Area of Focus
Number of Organization Supported – Art/Culture	45	─
Number of Organizations Supported – Community/Economic Development	99	─
Number of Organizations Supported – Contingency	545	─
Number of Organizations Supported – Education	5	─
Number of Organizations Supported – Environment	55	─
Number of Organizations Supported – Health and Human Services	78	─
Total Volunteer Hours Donated by Employees	133,254	42,000
Number of Company Leaders on Boards	─	97
Number of Employees on Boards	708	463

Membership/Involvement in Associations Engaged in Climate Change

Edison Electric Institute and American Gas Association ESG Template
Environmental Protection Agency Natural Gas Star and Methane Challenge Program
Environmental Protection Agency
Texas Commission of Environmental Quality
Gulf Coast Carbon Initiative
g21 Initiative – Minnesota Decarbonizing Natural Gas End Uses Stakeholder Group
Minnesota Regional Indicators Initiative
Minnesota Energy Utility Diversity Group
Minneapolis Clean Energy Partnership
North Central Minority Supplier Development Council – CenterPoint Energy is a Corporate Sponsor
Minnesota Public Utility Commission Cyber Security Summit
City of Evansville Climate Action Plan
Lafayette Chamber of Commerce Green Committee

Midwest Governor’s Association Mid-Grid
Greater Houston Partnership Sustainability Committee
Greater Houston Partnership Energy 2.0 Committee
Houston-Galveston Area Council – Transportation & Air Quality Committee
Houston Clean Cities Coalition
EVolve Houston – CenterPoint Energy is a Corporate Sponsor
Houston Climate Action Plan- CenterPoint Energy is a Corporate Sponsor
Houston Region Zero Emission Truck Collaborative
Air Alliance Houston – CenterPoint Energy is a Corporate Sponsor
Houston Clean Cities Coalition
EVolve Houston – CenterPoint Energy is a Corporate Sponsor
Houston Climate Action Plan- CenterPoint Energy is a Corporate Sponsor
Houston Region Zero Emission Truck Collaborative
Air Alliance Houston – CenterPoint Energy is a Corporate Sponsor

Customers & Energy Efficiency

Customers & Energy Efficiency	2019	2020
Customers – Electric (metered)
Residential	2,372,135	2,433,474
Commercial/Industrial	310,093	315,642
Total	2,682,228	2,749,116
Customers – Natural Gas
Residential	4,252,361	4,328,607
Commercial	339,749	349,725
Total	4,592,110	4,678,332
Customer Energy Efficiency Programs and Smart Meters
Percent of Total Electric Customers with Smart Meters	99%	99%
Total Investment in Energy Efficiency Incentives: Approximate	$23,000,000	$47,863,203
Incremental Annual Investment in Electric Energy Efficiency Programs (nominal dollars)	$46,452,020	$46,364,706
Annual Demand Savings (MCF/Dth)	2,933,848	6,776,046
Annual Demand Savings (MWh)	260,265	244,794
Numbers of Residential Customers – Energy Star Incentivized	11,669	12,800

Diversity & Inclusion

Workforce Diversity	2019	2020
Total Number of Female Employees	2,330	2,294
Total Percent of Female Employees	25%	24%
Number of Female Senior Executives/Vice Presidents/Directors	62	64
Number of Female Managers/Supervisors	231	216
Total Percent of Female External Hires	33%	31%
Total Number of Minority Employees	3,314	3,342
Total Percent of Minority Employees	35%	35%
Total Percent of New Employee Minority Hires	50%	46%
Total Percent of Minority Senior Executives/Vice Presidents/Directors	17%	17%
Total Percent of Minority Managers/Supervisors/Professionals	33%	32%

Females as Percentage of Workforce

24%
Female

24% Female – 2,294
76% Male

Minority as Percentage of Workforce

35%
Minority

35% Minority – 3,342
65% Non-Minority

Supplier Diversity	2019	2020
Total Supplier Spend (billions)	$1.2 B	2.9 B
Diverse Supplier Spend	$270 M	$250 M
Percent Spend with Direct Tier 1 Diverse Suppliers	11%	9%

Workforce

EEO-1 Summary

Workforce	2019	2020
Total Number of Employees	9,429	9,541
2020 Responses include Energy Systems Group
Number of Full-time Employees	9,413	9,487
Number of Part-time Employees	16	54
Total Percent of Collective Bargaining Employees	37%	36%
Total Number of Senior Executives	11	16
Total Number of Vice Presidents/Directors	207	200
Total Number of Managers/Supervisors	982	998
Total Number of Professionals	2,445	2,465
Total Number of Customer Service Employees	756	700
Total Number of Office and Clerical Employees	487	531
Total Number of Technicians* (Union)	3,175	3,191
Total Number of Technicians* (Non-Union)	1,366	1,440
Technicians* – Technician, Craft, Operatives and Laborers
Total Number of Interns Hired	66	61
Total Number of Veteran Employees	1000 +	575
Total Percent of Employees Receiving Regular Performance and Career Reviews	98%	99.87%
New Employee Hires
Employee Hire Rate	14%	8%
Male External Hires	412	522
Female External Hires	198	238
Total External Hires	610	760
Total Percent of Female External Hires	33%	31%
New Employee Hires by Age Group	Count	Count
Under 25	171	186
25-30	143	194
31-35	113	118
36-40	65	85
41-45	43	58
46-50	35	48
51-55	22	38
56-60	11	19
61-65	7	12
66-70	0	2
New Employee Minority Hires
Total Minority External Hires	303	351
Percent of Total Minority External Hires	50%	46%
Employee Turnover Rate	12%	9%
Voluntary	7%	6%
Involuntary	5%	3%
Employee Training
CNP University
Total Online Courses Completed	199,359	373,039
Total Hours of Online Courses Completed	99,649	186,519
Each course averages approximately 30 minutes or 0.5 hours
College of Professional Development – Instructor/virtual Instructor-led training: Total Participants	3301	2110
Total Hours Completed	19,734	6,601
Technical Training Apprentices (Includes Gas and Electric Apprentices)	–	830

2020 Learning and Organizational Development Progams	Male	Female	Racial Diversity
Leadership Academy	66%	34%	29%
Leadership Essentials Completions	76%	24%	33%
Learning to Lead	59%	41%	34%

Employees Eligible for Retirement	Male	Female
Percentage Eligible for Retirement (55+ Years and 5 Years of Service)	26%	26%
Percentage Eligible for Retirement in 5 Years (55+ Years and 5 Years of Service)	38%	38%
Percentage Eligible for Retirement in 10 Years (55+ Years and 5 Years of Service)	48%	48%
Workforce Demographics
Number of Employees <30	1,230	1,177
Number of Employees 30-50	4,790	4,747
Number of Employees >50	3,409	3,617

CenterPoint Workforce (2020)

36%
Union

36% Union – 3,443
64% Non-Union – 6,098

New Employee Hires by Gender (2020)

31%
Female

31% Female Hires – 238
69% MaleHires – 522

Out of 760 Total External Hires

New Employee Minority Hires (2020)

46%
Minority

46% Minority – 351
54% Non-Minority – 409

2020 Response includes Energy Systems Group

New Employee Hires by Age Group (2020)

24.47%

Under 25

25.52%

25-30

15.52%

31-35

11.18%

36-40

7.63%

41-45

6.05%

46-50

51-55

2.5%

56-60

1.5%

61-65

.2%

66-70

Total Workforce by Gender and Territory (2020)

Arkansas

Male

406

Female

Indiana

Men

1126

Women

465

Louisiana

Men

223

Women

Minnesota

Men

110

Women

Ohio

Men

150

Women

Oklahoma

Men

102

Women

Texas

Men

3997

Women

1286

Other

Men

149

Women

Male
Female

EEO-1 Summary Form
SECTION D - EMPLOYMENT DATA		MALE	FEMALE	MALE						FEMALE						Total
		HISP	HISP	WHITE	BLACK	NHOPI	ASIAN	NAT AM	2+RACE	WHITE	BLACK	NHOPI	ASIAN	NAT AM	2+RACE	A - N
JOB CATEGORIES		(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)	(E)	(F)	(G)	(H)	(I)	(J)	(K)	(L)	(M)	(N)	0
EXEC/SENIOR MGRS	(1.1)	0	0	35	4	0	0	0	0	13	2	0	1	0	0	55
FIRST/MID-LEVEL MGRS	(1.2)	51	23	760	101	0	28	5	3	185	48	0	21	0	0	1,225
PROFESSIONALS	(2)	187	98	1,096	175	1	127	4	8	417	178	0	80	3	6	2,380
TECHNICIANS	(3)	49	15	185	50	1	4	0	5	54	55	0	2	1	2	423
SALES WORKERS	(4)	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8
ADMIN SUPPORT	(5)	55	182	106	74	0	10	0	7	448	341	1	12	1	25	1,262
CRAFT WORKERS	(6)	412	2	1,949	360	1	32	13	23	23	6	0	0	0	0	2,821
OPERATIVES	(7)	239	3	875	167	0	5	8	16	38	5	0	0	0	0	1,356
LABORERS & HELPERS	(8)	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	9
SERVICE WORKERS	(9)	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	(10)	994	323	5,020	933	3	206	30	62	1,180	636	1	116	5	33	9,542

Safety

Safety	2019	2020
Employee DART Rate (Excluding Fatalities)	1.03	1
OSHA Recordable Work-related Injuries	154	112
Lost Time Case Rate	0.62	0.66
Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR)	1.7	1.24
Number of Hours Worked	18,075,962	17,995,590

Direct Economic Value Generated

CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Direct Economic Value Generated (In millions, Except per Share Data)	2018	2019	2020
Operating Revenues	6,277	7,564	7,418
Operating Expenses	5,409	6,493	6,379
Income (loss) from Continuing Operations	396	682	(591)
Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations (net of tax expense (benefit) of ($9), $46 and $21, respectively)	(28)	109	(182)
Net Income (Loss)	368	791	(773)
Income (Loss) Available to Common Shareholders)	333	791	(949)
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share	0.74	1.34	(1.79)
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share	0.74	1.33	(1.79)
Assests Held for Sale	1,109	1,964	0
Total Assets	27,093	35,529	33,471
Liabilities Held for Sale	691	498	0
Total Liabilities	19,035	27,170	25,123
Total Shareholders' Equity	8,058	8,359	8,348
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	27,093	35,528	33,471
Net Cash from Operating Activities	2,136	2,506	2,596
Payments for Capital Expenditures, Excluding AFUDC Equity	1,651	2,506	2,596
Payment of Dividends on Common Stock	499	577	392
Interest Paid, Net of Capitalized Interest	363	436	471
Income Taxes Paid, Net	89	155	143

The 2018 balance sheet amounts from Exhibit 99.1 filed on Form 8-K on May 19, 2020 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The 2019 and 2020 balance sheet amounts can be found in the 2020 Form 10-K.

Governance

Governance	2018	2019	2020
Board Meeting Held – Audit Committee	6	6	5
Board Meeting Held – Compensation Committee	4	4	7
Board Meeting Held – Finance Committee	7	5	7
Board Meeting Held – Governance Committee	4	4	5
Total Number on the Board of Directors	10	9	10
Number of Independent Directors	8	7	8
Independent Chairman	No	No	No
Independent CEO	No	No	No
Director Gender
Male	8	7	8
Female	2	2	2
Director Age
40s	–	–	–
50s	4	3	3
60s	6	6	7
Director Tenure
0-5 Years	7	6	5
6-10 Years	1	2	3
> 10 Years	2	1	2

Policy & Procedures

Publicly Available Policies and Disclosures

Internal Policies

Many company policies are internal only. All employees have access to all policies through the Policy Center on our internal site.

Physical Security Policy (Includes employees, contractors, and facilities)
Anti-Harassment and Non-Discrimination Policy
Data Classification and Control Policy
Workplace Violence Policy
Avian Protection Plan Policy Statement

CenterPoint Energy is committed to providing investors and other stakeholders with information about the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities and key issues, while also highlighting relevant data and examples. Our ESG reporting discusses our business, operations and strategies; how we engage with our stakeholders, approach environmental stewardship, support our communities, and provide a safe, inclusive workplace; and our plans to achieve our net-zero clean energy objectives.