Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (“CEHE”) of $800 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.85% General Mortgage Bonds, Series AR, due 2036.

CEHE, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc., provides electric transmission service to transmission service customers in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas region and distribution service to retail electric providers serving approximately 2.9 million metered customers in the Texas Gulf Coast area that includes the City of Houston.

The Hunton Andrews Kurth team included Peter K. O’Brien, Brendan P. Harney, Reuben H. Pearlman, Catherine Bulger and Jack W. Chatas. Robert McNamara, William Freeman and David Kamins provided tax advice.