| Semiannual      Servicer’s Certificate                                                                                                                    |
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| CenterPoint      Energy Transition Bond Company, LLC (formerly Reliant Energy Transition      Bond Company LLC)                                                 |
| $748,897,000      Transition Bonds, Series 2001-1                                                                                                               |
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| Pursuant      to Section 6 of Annex 1 to the Transition Property Servicing Agreement      (the "Agreement"), dated as of October 24, 2001,between               |
| CenterPoint      Energy Houston Electric, LLC (formerly Reliant Energy, Incorporated), as      Servicer, and CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Company,    LLC |
| (formerly      Reliant Energy Transition Bond Company LLC), as Issuer, the Servicer does      hereby certify as follows:                                        |
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| Capitalized      terms used in this Semiannual Servicer’s Certificate have their respective      meanings as                                              |
| set      forth in the Agreement.  References herein to certain sections      and subsections are references                                           |
| to      the respective sections and subsections of the  Agreement.                                                                                              |
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| Collection      Periods: September 12, 2008 through March 12, 2009                                                                                              |
| Payment      Date: March 16, 2009                                                                                                                               |
| Today's      Date: March 12, 2009                                                                                                                               |

| 1.      Collections Allocable and Aggregate Amounts Available for Current Payment      Date: |   |                                                                     |   |          |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------|
|                                                                                         | i.     | Remittances      for the September 12 through 30, 2008 Collection Period |   | 5,967,688.36  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                         | ii.    | Remittances      for the October 1 through 31, 2008 Collection Period    |   | 9,301,244.44  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                         | iii.   | Remittances      for the November 1 through 30, 2008 Collection Period   |   | 5,857,346.89  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                         | iv.    | Remittances      for the December 1 through 31, 2008 Collection Period   |   | 9,720,954.78  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                         | v.     | Remittances      for the January 1 through 31, 2009 Collection Period    |   | 6,624,933.36  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                         | vi.    | Remittances      for the February 1 through 28, 2009 Collection Period   |   | 7,228,911.12  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                         | vii.   | Remittances      for the March 1 through 12, 2009 Collection Period      |   | 3,239,147.37  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                         | viii.  | Net      Earnings on Collection Account                                  |   |          |   |  [through      2/28/09] |
|                                                                                         |   |    General      Subaccount                                |   | 168,779.82    |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                         |   |    Overcollateralization      Subaccount                  |   | 17,117.64     |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                         |   |    Capital      Subaccount                                |   | 85,866.42     |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                         |   |    Reserve      Subaccount                                |   | 14,369.32     |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                         | ix.    | General      Subaccount Balance (sum of i through viii above)            |   | 48,226,359.52 |   |   |   |   |

|   |   |                                                                   |   |          |   |   |   |   |
|--------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|   | x.     | Reserve      Subaccount Balance as of Prior Payment Date               |   | 1,001,475.00  |   |   |   |   |
|   | xi.    | Overcollateralization      Subaccount Balance as of Prior Payment Date |   | 2,184,282.92  |   |   |   |   |
|   | xii.   | Capital      Subaccount Balance as of Prior Payment Date (1)           |   | 3,744,485.00  |   |   |   |   |
|   | xiii.  | Collection      Account Balance (sum of ix through xii above)          |   | 55,156,602.44 |   |   |   |   |
|   |   | (1)      Net of unreleased earnings moved into General Subaccount      |   |          |   |   |   |   |

|                                                  |   |                                                                   |   |           |   |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------|--------|--------|
| 2.      Outstanding Amounts as of Prior Payment Date: |   |                                                                   |   |           |   |   |
|                                                  | i.     | Class      A-1 Principal Balance                                       |   | 0.00           |   |   |   |   |
|                                                  | ii.    | Class      A-2 Principal Balance                                       |   | 0.00           |   |   |   |   |
|                                                  | iii.   | Class      A-3 Principal Balance                                       |   | 63,441,199.00  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                  | iv.    | Class      A-4 Principal Balance                                       |   | 385,897,000.00 |   |   |   |   |
|                                                  | v.     | Aggregate      Principal Balance of all Series 2001-1 Transition Bonds |   | 449,338,199.00 |   |   |   |   |

|                                                          |   |                                        |   |                      |   |                               |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------|--------|------------------------------------|
| 3.      Required Funding/Payments as of Current Payment Date: |   |                                        |   |                      |   |                               |
|                                                          |   |   Series 2001-1 Principal         |   | ProjectedPrincipalBalance |   |  SemiannualPrincipal      Due |   |   |
|                                                          | i.     | Class      A-1                              |   | 0.00                      |   | 0.00                               |   |   |
|                                                          | ii.    | Class      A-2                              |   | 0.00                      |   | 0.00                               |   |   |
|                                                          | iii.   | Class      A-3                              |   | 38,615,263.00             |   | 24,825,936.00                      |   |   |
|                                                          | iv.    | Class      A-4                              |   | 385,897,000.00            |   | 0.00                               |   |   |
|                                                          | v.     | For      all Series 2001-1 Transition Bonds |   | 424,512,263.00            |   | 24,825,936.00                      |   |   |

|   |   |                             |   |                        |   |                      |   |               |
|--------|--------|----------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------|--------|---------------------------|--------|--------------------|
|   |   |                             |   | TransitionBondInterest Rate |   | Days inInterestPeriod (1) |   |  Interest Due |
|   | vi.    | Required      Class A-1 Interest |   | 3.840%                      |   | 180                       |   | 0.00               |
|   | vii.   | Required      Class A-2 Interest |   | 4.760%                      |   | 180                       |   | 0.00               |
|   | viii.  | Required      Class A-3 Interest |   | 5.160%                      |   | 180                       |   | 1,636,782.93       |
|   | ix.    | Required      Class A-4 Interest |   | 5.630%                      |   | 180                       |   | 10,863,000.55      |
|   |   | (1)      On 30/360 Day basis.    |   |                        |   |                      |   |               |

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|   |   |                                  |   |        Required Level |   |  FundingRequired |   |   |
|--------|--------|---------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------|--------|-----------------------|--------|--------|
|   | x.     | Overcollateralization      Subaccount |   | 2,340,303.13               |   | 156,020.21            |   |   |
|   | xi.    | Capital      Subaccount               |   | 3,744,485.00               |   | 0.00                  |   |   |

|                                                                                                        |   |                                                                                         |   |       |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------|
| 4.      Allocation of Remittances as of Current Payment Date Pursuant to Section      8.02(d) of Indenture: |   |                                                                                         |   |       |
|                                                                                                        | i.     | Trustee      Fees and Expenses                                                               |   | 2,540.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                        | ii.    | Servicing      Fee                                                                           |   | 187,224.25 |  (1) |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                        | iii.   | Administration      Fee and Independent Managers Fee                                         |   | 53,500.00  |  (2) |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                        | iv.    | Operating      Expenses                                                                      |   | 54,994.10  |  (3) |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                        | v.     | Semiannual      Interest (including any past-due Semiannual Interest for prior      periods) |   |       |

|   |   |   Series 2001-1          |   |   Aggregate |   | Per      1,000of      OriginalPrincipal      Amount |   |   |
|--------|--------|------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
|   |   | 1.      Class A-1 Interest Payment |   | 0.00                  |   | 0.00                                                |   |   |
|   |   | 2.      Class A-2 Interest Payment |   | 0.00                  |   | 0.00                                                |   |   |
|   |   | 3.      Class A-3 Interest Payment |   | 1,636,782.93          |   | 12.59                                               |   |   |
|   |   | 4.      Class A-4 Interest Payment |   | 10,863,000.55         |   | 28.15                                               |   |   |

|   |   |                                                                                          |   |                  |   |
|--------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------|--------|
|   | vi.    | Principal      Due and Payable as a result of Event of Default or on Final Maturity      Date |   |                  |   |
|   |   |   Series 2001-1                                                                     |   |   Aggregate |   | Per      1,000of      OriginalPrincipal      Amount |  |   |
|   |   | 1.      Class A-1 Principal Payment                                                           |   | 0.00                  |   | 0.00 |   |   |
|   |   | 2.      Class A-2 Principal Payment                                                           |   | 0.00                  |   | 0.00 |   |   |
|   |   | 3.      Class A-3 Principal Payment                                                           |   | 0.00                  |   | 0.00 |   |   |
|   |   | 4.      Class A-4 Principal Payment                                                           |   | 0.00                  |   | 0.00 |   |   |

|   |   |                                |   |                  |   |                                                |   |   |
|--------|--------|-------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
|   | vii.   | Semiannual      Principal           |   |                  |   |                                                |   |   |
|   |   |   Series 2001-1           |   |   Aggregate |   | Per      1,000of      OriginalPrincipal      Amount |   |   |
|   |   | 1.      Class A-1 Principal Payment |   | 0.00                  |   | 0.00                                                |   |   |
|   |   | 2.      Class A-2 Principal Payment |   | 0.00                  |   | 0.00                                                |   |   |
|   |   | 3.      Class A-3 Principal Payment |   | 24,825,936.00         |   | 190.97                                              |   |   |
|   |   | 4.      Class A-4 Principal Payment |   | 0.00                  |   | 0.00                                                |   |   |

|   |   |                                                                                                                 |   |          |   |   |   |
|--------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|
|   | viii.  | Amounts      Payable to Credit Enhancement Providers (if applicable)                                                 | N/A    |          |   |   |   |
|   | ix.    | Operating      Expenses not Paid under Clause (iv) above                                                             |   | 0.00          |   |   |   |   |
|   | x.     | Funding      of Capital Subaccount                                                                                   |   | 0.00          |   |   |   |   |
|   | xi.    | Funding      of Overcollateralization Subaccount                                                                     |   | 156,020.21    |   |   |   |   |
|   | xii.   | Net      Earnings in Capital Subaccount Released to Issuer                                                           |   | 85,866.42     |   |   |   |   |
|   | xiii.  | Deposit      to Reserve Subaccount                                                                                   |   | 10,360,495.06 |   |   |   |   |
|   | xiv.   | Released      to Issuer upon Series Retirement: Collection Account                                                   | 0.00   |          |   |   |   |
|   | xv.    | Aggregate      Remittances as of Current Payment Date                                                                |   | 48,226,359.52 |   |   |   |   |
|   |   |                                                                                                                 |   |          |   |   |   |   |
|   |   | (1)      Servicing fee: $748,897,000 x .05% x 180/360 = $187,224.25                                                  |   |          |   |   |   |
|   |   | (2)      Administration fee: $50,000 x 180/180 = $50,000.00; Independent Managers      fee: $3,500.00                |   |
|   |   | (3)      Reimbursement to Administrator for fees/expenses paid to outside legal      counsel ($10,758.30),           |   |
|   |   |       rating      agencies ($15,000.00) and independent accountants      ($29,235.80). |   |          |   |   |

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| 5.      Subaccount Withdrawals as of Current Payment Date    (if applicable, pursuant to Section 8.02(d)      of Indenture): |   |                                                                     |   |   |   |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                             | i.     | Reserve      Subaccount (available for 4.i. through 4.xii.)              | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                             | ii.    | Overcollateralization      Subaccount (available for 4.i. through 4.ix.) | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                             | iii.   | Capital      Subaccount (available for 4.i. through 4.ix.)               |   | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                             | iv.    | Total      Withdrawals                                                   |   | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |

|                                                                                                                                                                           |   |                                                                    |           |           |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
| 6.      Outstanding Amounts and Collection Account Balance as of Current Payment      Date   (after giving      effect to payments to be made on such Payment Date): |   |                                                                    |           |           |
|                                                                                                                                                                           |   | Series 2001-1                                                           |           |           |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                           | i.     | Class      A-1 Principal Balance                                        |           | 0.00           |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                           | ii.    | Class      A-2 Principal Balance                                        |           | 0.00           |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                           | iii.   | Class      A-3 Principal Balance                                        |           | 38,615,263.00  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                           | iv.    | Class      A-4 Principal Balance                                        |           | 385,897,000.00 |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                           | v.     | Aggregate      Principal Balance for all Series 2001-1 Transition Bonds | 424,512,263.00 |           |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                           |   |                                                                    |           |           |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                           | vi.    | Reserve      Subaccount Balance                                         |           | 11,361,970.06  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                           | vii.   | Overcollateralization      Subaccount Balance                           |           | 2,340,303.13   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                           | viii.  | Capital      Subaccount Balance                                         |           | 3,744,485.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                           | ix.    | Aggregate      Collection Account Balance                               |           | 17,446,758.19  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                           |   |                                                                    |           |           |   |   |   |   |

| 7.      Shortfalls In Interest and Principal Payments as of Current Payment      Date         (after      giving effect to payments to be made on such PaymentDate): |   |                                    |   |   |   |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                | i.     | Semiannual      Interest                |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | Series 2001-1                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | 1.      Class A-1 Bond Interest Payment |   | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | 2.      Class A-2 Bond Interest Payment |   | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | 3.      Class A-3 Bond Interest Payment |   | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | 4.      Class A-4 Bond Interest Payment |   | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                | ii.    | Semiannual      Principal               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | Series 2001-1                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | 1.      Class A-1 Principal Payment     |   | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | 2.      Class A-2 Principal Payment     |   | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | 3.      Class A-3 Principal Payment     |   | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   | 4.      Class A-4 Principal Payment     |   | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 8.      Shortfalls in Required Subaccount Levels as of Current Payment      Date         (after      giving effect to payments to be made on such PaymentDate):      |   |                                    |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                | i.     | Overcollateralization      Subaccount   |   | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                | ii.    | Capital      Subaccount                 |   | 0.00   |   |   |   |   |

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|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
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|   | IN      WITNESS HEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this      Semiannual Servicer's Certificate this 12th day of March,      2009. |
|   |                                                                                                                                                   |                                                |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | CENTERPOINT      ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC (formerly RELIANT      ENERGY, INCORPORATED), as Servicer                                                |
|   |                                                                                                                                                   |                                                |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | by:                                                                                                                                                    |  /s/      Linda Geiger     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |                                                                                                                                                   | Linda      Geiger                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |                                                                                                                                                   | Assistant      Treasurer                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |