FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Colvin Kristie
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC [CNP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP and CAO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1111 LOUISIANA		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2024
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77002		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/20/2024   A   24,151 (1) A $ 0 126,997 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2024   F   6,070 (2) D $ 27.79 120,927 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2024   F   1,089 (3) D $ 27.79 119,838 (4) (5) D  
Common Stock               179 I By son
Common Stock               56 I By Savings Plan (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4) 		10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Colvin Kristie
1111 LOUISIANA
HOUSTON, TX 77002		       SVP and CAO  

Signatures

 Vincent A. Mercaldi, Attorney-in-Fact   02/22/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Vesting of performance shares awarded in 2021 under the Issuer's Long-term Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
(2) Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of performance shares.
(3) Shares withheld for taxes upon vesting of time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs").
(4) Total includes (i) 3,753 RSUs previously awarded under the Plan and vesting in February 2025, (ii) 3,562 RSUs previously awarded under the plan and vesting in February 2026, (iii) 1,409 RSUs previously awarded under the plan and vesting in February 2026, and (iv) 3,902 RSUs previously awarded under the Plan and vesting in three equal installments in February 2025, 2026 and 2027. The above awards shall vest (a) if she continues to be an employee of Issuer from the grant date through the respective vesting date, (b) in the event of her earlier disability or death, (c) if she satisfies various conditions, upon her earlier retirement, except that such retirement vesting will be on a pro rata basis if, for the awards under clauses (i)-(iii) above, she fails to meet the conditions for full vesting, or, for the award under clause (iv), her retirement occurs in the year of grant, or (d) with regards to the award in clause (iii), in the event of her involuntary termination without cause.
(5) All vesting of the awards in the previous footnote is conditioned upon achievement of positive operating income for the year preceding the applicable vesting date except in the case of death or disability.
(6) Equivalent shares held in CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Savings Plan.

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