# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001130310
**File Stem:** 0002128172-26-000003
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 6813
**Document Hash:** b7df0b30ca65bcafbf286edc59f38923
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0002128172-26-000003.hdr.sgml**: 20260416

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0002128172-26-000003

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260416

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260416

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260416

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Herman Michael Albert
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002128172

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-31447
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26867505

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1111 LOUISIANA STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 4600
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77002
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001130310
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 740694415
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** TX
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1111 LOUISIANA ST.
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77002
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7132073000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1111 LOUISIANA ST.
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77002

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** RELIANT ENERGY REGCO INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20001220

## Ex-24

```

CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.

Power of Attorney

	WHEREAS, the undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer or
both, as the case may be, of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.,
a Texas corporation (the "Company"), may be required to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (collectively, the "Exchange Act"), Forms 3, 4, and 5
or other reports, applications, and documents ("Forms") relating to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities of the Company;

	NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or
officer or both, as the case may be, of the Company, does hereby appoint
Vincent A. Mercaldi, any duly appointed corporate secretary or assistant
corporate secretary of the Company, and each of them severally, as his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact or attorneys-in-fact and agent or agents with
power to act with or without the other and with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to execute in his or her name, place and stead, in his or her
capacity as a director or officer or both, as the case may be, of the Company,
Forms and any and all amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary
or incidental in connection therewith, if any, and to file the same with the
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority.  Each said
attorney-in-fact and agent shall have full power and authority to do and
perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned in any and all
capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying and approving the acts of
said attorney.  The powers and authority of each said attorney-in-fact and
agent herein granted shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms under the Exchange Act, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned by giving written notice of such revocation
to the Company.  The undersigned acknowledges that the said attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with the Exchange Act.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument this
25th day of March, 2026.

/s/ Michael A. "Casey" Herman
Name:  Michael A. "Casey" Herman

```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Herman Michael Albert<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>1111 LOUISIANA STREET<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>HOUSTON, TX 77002<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC [ CNP ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2026-04-16 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 1025 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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**Signature:** Vincent A. Mercaldi,
Attorney-in-Fact  
**Date:** 2026-04-16

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* 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).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**