06-12-19 CenterPoint Energy Schedule of Rates Notice

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP. D/B/A CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX AND CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO NATURAL GAS SERVICE IN TEXAS residential bill determined pursuant to clause(ii)hereof,shall be determined periodically but no less frequently than annually. (2) All applicants for residential service who are sixty-five years of age or older will be considered as having established credit if such applicant does not have an outstanding account balance with the Company or another utility for the same utility service which accrued within the last two years. No cash deposit shall be required of such applicant under these conditions. (3) The Company shall pay a minimum interest on such deposits according to the rate as established by law;provided,if refund of deposit is made within thirty days of receipt of deposit,no interest payment shall be made. If the Company retains the deposit more than thirty days, payment of interest shall be made retroactive to the date of deposit. (A) payment of interest to the customer shall be annually or at the time the deposit is returned or credited to the customer's account. (B) the deposit shall cease to draw interest on the date it is returned or credited to the customer's account. (4) Each gas utility shall waive any deposit requirement for residential service for an applicant who has been determined to be a victim of family violence as defined in Texas Family Code, §71.004, by a family violence center,by treating medical personnel,by law enforcement agency personnel,or by a designee of the Attorney General in the Crime Victim Services Division of the Office of the Attorney General. This determination shall be evidenced by the applicant's submission of a certification letter developed by the Texas Council on Family Violence and made available on its web site. Effective: November 10,2003;amended July 12,2004. (d) For commercial and large volume customers, Company may require a deposit where the applicant is unable to establish good credit by standards generally accepted as evidence of credit worthiness. The amount of any deposit, where required,shall be in an amount sufficient to protect Company but shall not exceed the amount of the estimated highest two(2)months'billing. Interest shall be paid at the legal rate on all deposits. Deposits shall be refunded after three(3)years of prompt payment,with refund including any interest to be made in cash or by credit to the Consumer's bill. Deposits may be refunded sooner if Consumer can establish a record of credit worthiness which would have entitled him to initial service without a deposit and otherwise has a record of prompt payment. (e) Deposits for temporary or seasonal service and for weekend or seasonal residences. The Company may require a deposit sufficient to reasonably protect it against the assumed risk, provided, such a policy is applied in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner. (f) Records of deposits. (1) The Company shall keep records to show: (A) the name and address of each depositor; (B) the amount and date of the deposit;and (C) each transaction concerning the deposit. (2) The Company shall issue a receipt of deposit to each applicant from whom a deposit is received and shall provide means whereby a depositor may establish claim if the receipt is lost.