CenterPoint Energy, Inc. provided earrings guidance for the year ended December 31, 2016. The company expected expected earnings to be in the range of $1.16 to $1.20 per diluted share. For the year 2017, the company expected earnings to be in the range of $1.25 to $1.33 per diluted share and the company anticipates 2017 capital spending of $1.5 billion, a 14% increase over the previous forecast for 2017 capital spending.