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CUSTOMER ACCOUNT NUMBER

SAMPLE SAMPLE 3838058-0
DATE MAILED TOTAL DUE $ 76.79
SERVICE ADDRESS April 08, 2021
CenterPointEnergy.com 643 SAMPLE ST HOUSTON TX 77022

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PO Box 2628
Houston, TX 77252-2628

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ACCOUNT SUMMARY
Previous gas amount due $ 0.00
Payment No payment received. - 0.00
Past due gas charges due immediately $ 0.00
Current gas charges due Apr 23, 2019 (Details on page + 76.79
Total amount due
2) $ 76.79

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Payment can post immediately. using your checking or savings account, CenterPointEnergy.com/paybill or call
or by debit or credit card. Your payment 713-659-2111.
can post immediately. You must call in payment receipt.
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ACCOUNT PAST DUE ACCOUNT NUMBER 3838058-0

PAST DUE AMOUNT + CURRENT CHARGES = TOTAL AMOUNT DUE

$ 0.00 $ 76.79 $ 76.79
Due immediately Apr 23, 2021

$
Please enter amount of your payment

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643 SAMPLE ST
HOUSTON TX 77022 CENTERPOINT ENERGY
PO BOX 4981
HOUSTON TX 77210-4981

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CUSTOMER ACCOUNT NUMBER
SAMPLE SAMPLE 3838058-0
DATE MAILED TOTAL
AMOUNTDUE
DUE $ 76.79
SERVICE ADDRESS Apr 23, 2021
CenterPointEnergy.com 643 SAMPLE ST HOUSTON TX 77022

DEFINITIONS Current gas charges Rate: R-2080-GRIP 2016

CCF 1 CCF = 100 cubic feet of gas. This is how we measure Meter Number Day Billing Period
your monthly usage.
3791410015098 30
Customer charge and base amount. Covers fixed costs for
reading meters, issuing bills, maintaining facilities and gas
lines, postage, etc. These costs occur even if you do not use Billing Period Current Reading - Previous Reading = Usage
gas during a billing period.
03/04/21 - 04/03/21 649 618 31 CCF
Gas Cost Adjustment (GCA) is the cost CenterPoint Energy
pays for the gas it delivers to its customers. Customer charge * $ 59.15
Storage inventory charge allows the Company the Storage inventory charge 31 CCF x $ 0.00245 0.08
opportunity to recover the regulated carrying cost of its Base amount 31 CCF x $ 0.03080 0.95
investment in storage.
Gas cost adjustment 31 CCF x $ 0.53570 16.61
Reimbursement of local franchise fee is a fee paid to the
city for the company's use of right-of-way in streets and alleys. Total current charges $ 76.79
Reimbursement of state gross receipts tax is a tax The customer charge includes the current GRIP surcharge of $0.56.
imposed by the State of Texas on each utility company
located in an incorporated city having a population of more
than 1,000.
For a more detailed description of each of the terms used on your
bill, please visit CenterPointEnergy.com/definitions or call
Customer Support at 713-659-2111.

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A safety message from CenterPoint Energy

If you smell natural gas, leave immediately. Call our Gas Leak Hotline at Si percibes un olor a gas natural, sal inmediatamente. Llama a nuestra linea telefónica
800-296-9815. Do not use or store flammable products such as gasoline in the same room or area para fugas de gas a uno de los números de teléfono que aparecen arriba. No use ni
near the water heater or any other gas appliance. almacene productos inflamables tales como gasolina en la misma habitación o en áreas cercanas
a un calentador de agua u otro tipo de aparato a gas.

How to read your meter counterclockwise direction. The pointer is near the 9, but to be sure whether to read it as that
number or the lower number 8, the previously mentioned “same or lower number rule” must be
applied. Since the pointer in the “thousand-foot” dial to the right is nearer the 8 and the pointer
has not reached the 0, the “lO-thousand” dial should be read as 8.
3. Read the “lOO-thousand” dial, it seems to point to 2. Double-check by using the rule above.
Since the pointer of the “lO-thousand” dial is between 8 and 9, take the lower reading number, 1,
for the “lOO-thousand” dial.
The following is an example of how to read a typical meter index.
4. Read the left-most dial. the “million-foot” dial. The pointer is near the 6. Using the “same or
Look at the four dials with their curved arrows. Read from right to left as follows: lower number rule”, we find the pointer on the dial to the right is between 1 and 2, so we read the
1. Read the “thousand-foot” dial as 7, the last number that the pointer passed. Note that the “million-foot” dial exactly as the number it is on or near, 6.
curved arrow on the dial shows a clockwise movement of the pointer. The entire meter reading is 6187.
2. Read the next dial, the “lO-thousand” dial. The curved arrow on the dial above shows a
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