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EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_exhibit322x12312016.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_exhibit321x12312016.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_exhibit312x12312016.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_exhibit311x12312016.htm
EX-23.2 - EXHIBIT 23.2 - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_exhibit232x12312016.htm
EX-21 - EXHIBIT 21 - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_exhibit21x12312016.htm
EX-12 - EXHIBIT 12 - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_exhibit12x12312016.htm
EX-10.(NN) - EXHIBIT 10.(NN) - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_exhibit10nnx12312016.htm
EX-10.(MM) - EXHIBIT 10.(MM) - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_exhibit10mmx12312016.htm
EX-10.(II)(5) - EXHIBIT 10.(II)(5) - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_exhibit10ii5x12312016.htm
EX-10.(S) - EXHIBIT 10.(S) - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_exhibit10sx12312016.htm
EX-4.(E)(42) - EXHIBIT 4.(E)(42) - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_exhibit4e42x12312016.htm
EX-4.(E)(41) - EXHIBIT 4.(E)(41) - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_exhibit4e41x12312016.htm
10-K - 10-K - CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCcnp_10kx12312016.htm


Exhibit 23.1
 
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-215833, 333-209241, and 333-114543 on Form S-3; Registration Statement Nos. 333-203201, as amended, 333-179310, 333-173660, 333-149757, 333-101202, as amended, 333-115976, as amended, 333-159586, as amended, and 333-105773, as amended on Form S-8; Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement Nos. 333-32413-99, 333-49333-99, 333-38188-99, 333-60260-99 and 333-98271-99 on Form S-8; and Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement No. 333-11329-99 on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 28, 2017, relating to the consolidated financial statements of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2016.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Houston, Texas
February 28, 2017