EXHIBIT 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-128187 on Form S-3 of our reports relating to i) the consolidated financial
statements of CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. and subsidiaries dated March
24, 2006 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's adoption of a new accounting
standard related to conditional asset retirement obligations), and ii) the
consolidated financial statement schedule dated March 24, 2006, appearing in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K of CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. for the
year ended December 31, 2005.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Houston, Texas

March 24, 2006