CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryUtilities
Founded1882; 142 years ago (1882)
HeadquartersCenterPoint Energy Tower
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Key people
Jason P. Wells (CEO & president) (2023)[1]
RevenueDecrease US$7.418 billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020)[2]
Decrease US$1.039 billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020)[2]
Decrease US$–773 million (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020)[2]
Total assetsDecrease US$33.471 billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020)[2]
Total equityDecrease US$8.348 billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020)[2]
Number of employees
8,827 (December 2023)
Websitewww.centerpointenergy.com

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is an American utility company based in Houston, Texas, that provides electric and natural gas utility to customers in several markets in the American states of Indiana, Ohio, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Texas. Part of the Fortune 500, the company was formerly known as Reliant Energy, NorAm Energy, Houston Industries, and HL&P. The company is headquartered in the CenterPoint Energy Tower at 1111 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston.[3][4]

  1. ^ Kosur, James. "PG&E taps Jason Wells to be its next CFO". Business Insider.
  2. ^ a b c d e "CenterPoint Energy 2020 Annual Report Results".
  3. ^ "Contact Information." CenterPoint Energy. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.
  4. ^ "CenterPoint Energy Tower Archived 2012-07-05 at the Wayback Machine." Berger Iron Works. Retrieved on January 14, 2009.