Economic Development
Helping grow communities and businesses
CenterPoint Energy's mission is to drive growth in our service areas. Our allies in this mission are economic development organizations (EDOs) and businesses in search of markets in which to expand or relocate.
Providing services to customers
CenterPoint Energy is a Texas deregulated utility in an Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) deregulated market. To learn more, visit the
ERCOT website.
With about 3,700 miles of transmission lines and nearly 50,000 miles of distribution lines, we deliver electricity to more than 2.4 million customers in a 5,000 square-mile area on behalf of 85 retail electric providers.
We are a customer-focused company that works hard to understand, meet and exceed your customers' needs and deliver a great service experience. The company's efforts have resulted in numerous customer satisfaction awards.
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electric and
gas systems.
Offering personalized support
If you have a project you'd like support and technical information for, please contact our team at EcoDevRFI@CenterPointEnergy.com, or contact one of our team members directly for your project needs.
Odell Winn II
Director, Economic Development
Odell.WinnII@CenterPointEnergy.com
832-884-9426
Billy Hill III
Lead Consultant, Economic Development
Billy.Hill@CenterPointEnergy.com
713-207-6031
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East Region (PDF)
Cam Yearty
Lead Consultant, Economic Development
Cameron.Yearty@CenterPointEnergy.com
832-835-7719
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Regional economic development
CenterPoint Energy works with a diverse range of state and local organizations to identify and capitalize on programs that promote sustained growth in our communities.
Regional organizations
There are a variety of programs at CenterPoint Energy that promote sustained growth in our communities. To learn more about CenterPoint Energy programs that may fit your needs or to arrange introductions with our experts, please
contact us.
Programs