CenterPoint Energy’s natural gas distribution businesses have been serving customers for more than 130 years. With more than 106,000 miles of main and service lines, each year we deliver natural gas to more than three million residential, commercial and industrial customers in six states. This makes CenterPoint Energy the third largest publicly traded natural gas distribution company in the country.
The major cities we serve are Houston, Texas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Little Rock, Arkansas; Biloxi/Gulfport, Mississippi; Shreveport, Louisiana; and Lawton, Oklahoma.
Natural Gas Distribution Fast Facts
Data as of Dec. 31, 2008
| Number of customers | 3.2 million |
| Residenital customers | 2,987,222 |
| Commercial and Industrial (C&I) customers | 248,476 |
| Main and service lines | 106,294 miles |
| Total gas sold/delivered | 406.6 billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
| Gas delivered to residential customers | 175 Bcf |
| Gas delivered to C&I customers | 236 Bcf |
