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Exhibit 12
CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
(AN INDIRECT WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.)
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Millions of Dollars)
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2009 (1)
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2010 (1)
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Net Income
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$ | 187 | $ | 182 | ||||
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Income taxes
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88 | 104 | ||||||
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Capitalized interest
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(3 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
| 272 | 285 | |||||||
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Fixed charges, as defined:
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Interest
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216 | 219 | ||||||
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Capitalized interest
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3 | 1 | ||||||
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Total fixed charges
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219 | 220 | ||||||
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Earnings, as defined
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$ | 491 | $ | 505 | ||||
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
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2.24 | 2.30 | ||||||
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(1)
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Excluded from the computation of fixed charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 is interest income of $1 million and interest expense of $6 million, respectively, which is included in income tax expense.
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