CenterPoint Energy Inc. Q3-2025
Utilities · Multi-Utilities
Operator Signal: TAILWIND
CenterPoint is riding a massive Houston-area demand surge with industrial throughput up 17% YoY. They just announced a record $65 billion 10-year capital plan and are reiterating guidance with 8-9% EPS growth. This is a regulated utility firing on all cylinders with visible, multi-year growth drivers.
If you're selling into energy infrastructure, grid modernization, or industrial electrification in the Gulf Coast region, CenterPoint's $65B capital plan means a decade of procurement cycles are opening up — get on their vendor lists now.
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What They Actually Said
“We were proud to share our record $65 billion, 10-year capital investment plan last month and we continue to believe that CenterPoint Energy has one of the most differentiated growth stories in the entire industry.”
— Jason Wells, Chair, President & CEOgrowth-signalguidance
“The Greater Houston area is experiencing strong economic momentum, supported by one of the most diverse set of growth drivers in the sector. It is not dependent on any single industry, and the impact is already visible.”
— Jason Wells, Chair, President & CEOgrowth-signalmacro
“Throughput in our Houston Electric business is up 9% year-to-date, with industrial customer demand leading the way. Industrial throughput is up more than 17% quarter over quarter and over 11% year-to-date.”
— Jason Wells, Chair, President & CEOgrowth-signal
“We look forward to finishing the year with strong execution and setting ourselves up for success in 2026 as we move into another full year of Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative work that will include close to $1 billion of System Resilience Plan spend.”
— Jason Wells, Chair, President & CEOgrowth-signalguidance