CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryUtilities
Founded1882 (1882)
HeadquartersCenterPoint Energy Tower
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Key people
Jason P. Wells (CEO & president) (2023)
Revenue US$7.418 billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020)
US$1.039 billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020)
US$–773 million (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020)
Total assets US$33.471 billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020)
Total equity US$8.348 billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020)
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.