CenterPoint Energy advances networked geothermal pilot project to support year-round customer energy needs and Minnesota decarbonization efforts
Company plans to demonstrate this technology’s ability to support customers’ energy needs in a cold weather climate
2025-09-03T05:00:00Z

​MINNEAPOLIS – Sept. 3, 2025 – As part of the Company's efforts to implement its innovation plan, CenterPoint Energy has selected the joint team of Resource Innovations and Salas O'Brien to help advance the company's networked geothermal pilot project, supporting site selection and the system feasibility study. The joint team brings expertise in developing utility thermal energy network strategies and networked geothermal and district energy systems, including in Minnesota. ​

A networked geothermal system can provide heating and cooling to multiple residential, commercial and public buildings connected by underground water pipes and electric heat pumps, using the relatively constant temperature of the earth. This system will be designed to pull warmth into buildings in colder conditions and provide cooling by pumping heat into the ground during warmer weather.

“CenterPoint looks forward to developing our first networked geothermal system in Minnesota to demonstrate how this technology could support customers in both winter and summer while helping meet the state's decarbonization efforts," said Brad Steber, CenterPoint Vice President, Minnesota Gas. “We remain committed to advancing innovation for Minnesota's energy future, while maintaining safe, reliable and resilient energy service for the customers and communities we're privileged to serve."

Since launching this pilot in late 2024, CenterPoint has been working with local governmental entities to garner interest in collaborating on this project. Over the coming months, CenterPoint expects to conduct siting and modeling efforts to identify a preferred site.

In addition to this pilot project, the company is offering incentives for large customers to partially offset costs to research, install and operate their own networked geothermal systems, as well as seeking opportunities to decarbonize existing district energy systems in a community CenterPoint serves.

CenterPoint's innovation plan
This project is part of CenterPoint's five-year innovation plan submitted under Minnesota's Natural Gas Innovation Act (NGIA). The NGIA enables natural gas utilities to invest in renewable energy resources and innovative technologies to help reduce Minnesota's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved CenterPoint's innovation plan in 2024, which includes 17 pilot projects and seven research and development efforts. This innovation plan is expected to reduce or avoid an estimated 1.1 million tons of carbon emissions over the lifetime of the projects – equivalent to the annual energy use of approximately 150,000 homes.

CenterPoint is committed to helping residential and business customers reduce GHG emissions attributable to their end-use of natural gas by 20-30% by 2035 (from a 2021 baseline). The company's innovation plan is designed to support customers in reducing emissions from their own energy use.

Visit CenterPointEnergy.com/FutureMN to learn more.

About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is a multi-state electric and natural gas delivery company serving approximately 7 million metered customers across Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas. The company is headquartered in Houston and is the only Texas-domiciled investor-owned utility. As of June 30, 2025, the company had approximately $44 billion in assets. With approximately 8,300 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been serving customers for more than 150 years. For more information, visit CenterPointEnergy.com.

Forward Looking Statement:
This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this news release, the words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "goal," "intend," "may," "objective," "plan," "potential," "predict," "projection," "should," "target," "will" or other similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions of management which are believed to be reasonable at the time made and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual events and results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Any statements in this news release regarding future events, such as CenterPoint Energy's ability to execute, make progress on and implement its innovation plan and the planned scope of projects therein, including its networked geothermal pilot project and plans to offer incentives to large customers to advance their own networked geothermal system projects, as well as related timing and anticipated benefits associated with the innovation plan and projects included therein, including with respect to the associated extent of system decarbonization, GHG emission reductions and the advancement of decarbonization efforts, CenterPoint Energy's ability to recover costs relating to the innovation plan, and CenterPoint Energy's goals relating to helping its customers reduce GHG emissions attributable to their end-use of natural gas, and any other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement contained in this news release speaks only as of the date of this release.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the provided forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to: (1) business strategies and strategic initiatives, acquisitions or dispositions of assets or businesses involving CenterPoint Energy or its industry; (2) CenterPoint Energy's ability to fund and invest planned capital, and the timely recovery of its investments; (3) financial market and general economic conditions; (4) the timing and impact of future regulatory, legislative and political actions or developments; and (5) other factors, risks and uncertainties discussed in CenterPoint Energy's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and CenterPoint's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025 and other reports CenterPoint Energy or its subsidiaries may file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Net Zero Disclaimer

CenterPoint Energy's Scope 1 GHG emissions estimates are calculated from GHG emissions that directly come from its operations. CenterPoint Energy's Scope 2 GHG emissions estimates are calculated from GHG emissions that indirectly come from its energy usage, but because Texas is in an unregulated market, its Scope 2 GHG emissions estimates do not take into account Texas electric transmission and distribution assets in the line loss calculation and exclude GHG emissions related to purchased power between 2024E-2026E. CenterPoint Energy's Scope 3 GHG emissions estimates are based on the total natural gas supply delivered to residential and commercial customers as reported in the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form EIA-176 reports and do not take into account the GHG emissions of transport customers and GHG emissions related to upstream extraction.  CenterPoint Energy's analysis and plan for execution to achieve its Net Zero GHG emissions (Scope 1 and certain Scope 2) by 2035 goals and its 20-30% reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions by 2035 as compared to 2021 levels goal require it to make a number of assumptions. These goals and underlying assumptions involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees. Should one or more of these underlying assumptions require updating, CenterPoint Energy's actual results and ability to make progress towards and achieve its Net Zero and GHG emissions reduction goals and the timing thereof could differ materially from its expectations. Certain of the assumptions that could impact its ability to make progress towards and meet its Net Zero and GHG emissions reduction goals and the timing thereof include, but are not limited to: GHG emission levels, service territory size and capacity needs remaining in line with company expectations (including with respect to demand for our services); the ability to appropriately estimate and effectively manage business opportunities from new customers and load growth resulting from, among other things, expansion of data centers, energy export facilities, including hydrogen facilities, electrification of industrial processes and transport and logistics in our service territories; regulatory approvals related to Indiana Electric's generation transition plan and CenterPoint Energy's ability to obtain such approvals; impacts on affordability of customer rates; customer demand for GHG emissions free or lower GHG emissions energy; impacts of regulations, executive action or legislation, including those related to the environment and tax matters (including the effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Executive Order 14315 and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and any further changes to or the repeal of the IRA); impacts of future carbon pricing regulation or legislation; price, availability and regulation of carbon offsets; price of fuel, such as natural gas; cost of energy generation technologies, such as wind and solar, natural gas and storage solutions; adoption of alternative energy by the public, including adoption of electric vehicles; rate of technology innovation with regards to alternative energy resources; CenterPoint Energy's ability to implement its modernization plans for its pipelines and facilities; the ability to complete and timely implement generation alternatives to Indiana Electric's coal generation and retirement or fuel conversion dates of Indiana Electric's coal facilities by 2035; the ability to construct and/or permit new natural gas pipelines; the ability to procure resources needed to build at a reasonable cost, the lack of or scarcity of resources and labor, the lack of any project cancellations, construction delays or overruns (including as a result of tariffs, legislation, bans, potential retaliatory trade measures taken against the United States or related governmental action) and the ability to appropriately estimate costs of new generation; impact of any supply chain disruptions; changes in applicable standards, metrics, methodologies or frameworks; and enhancement of energy efficiencies. 


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CenterPoint Energy Preparing to Respond to Weather-related Impacts Across Greater Houston

​​Preparedness actions underway to pre-stage crews and resources to support potential restoration efforts​

National Weather Service forecasting heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, gusty winds and localized flooding through early Wednesday

HOUSTON – June 15, 2026 – CenterPoint Energy is actively monitoring weather conditions and preparing to respond to impacts from potentially heavy rainfall and potential for some flooding expected to impact the Greater Houston area later today through early Friday. As of 7 a.m. today, the National Weather Service forecasts two to five inches of rain, with isolated totals of six to eight inches through midweek. The actions CenterPoint is taking to prepare include pre-positioning its frontline workforce and resources to respond to and resolve any potential impacts on its customers' electric service safely and as quickly as possible.

“Our CenterPoint team is taking action to support our customers ahead of expected rain and storms, including continuing to monitor conditions and staging crews and equipment to restore power safely and as quickly as possible," said Jason Fabre, CenterPoint's Vice President of Special Response and Incident Commander. “We encourage all of our customers across the Greater Houston area to prepare and stay safe in anticipation of quickly changing weather conditions."

Preparing for Extreme Weather: Key Actions
As part of its storm preparedness efforts, CenterPoint is taking the following actions:

  • Pre-staging crews and resources: Positioning frontline workers, contractors and equipment to quickly support potential restoration efforts.
  • Monitoring severe weather 24/7: The Meteorology team continues to track weather forecast developments, and the company is updating response efforts as conditions evolve.
  • Keeping customers informed: Providing safety and preparedness information directly to customers via email, phone and text, across social media platforms and other channels.
  • Coordinating with local officials: Providing regular updates to local officials and emergency management partners on continued preparedness efforts.

Emergency Communications: Sign Up for Power Alert Service®

To help prepare for the impact of the severe weather, CenterPoint is encouraging its customers to enroll in Power Alert Service® to receive outage details, estimated restoration times and customer-specific restoration updates via phone call, text or email. As part of CenterPoint's overall emergency communications efforts, customers can stay up to date on local outages with CenterPoint's cloud-based Outage Tracker, available in English and Spanish, which allows customers to see outages and restoration times by county, city and zip code. 

Emergency Preparations: What Customers Can Do to Stay Safe

CenterPoint urges the public to put their safety first and prepare in advance for extreme weather by having a safety plan ready, especially for those who rely on electricity for life-sustaining equipment or medical needs. Customers can find safety tips to help them prepare at CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter.

For the latest updates, follow CenterPoint on social media and visit CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter.

About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.  

As the only investor owned electric and gas utility based in Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is an energy delivery company with electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution operations that serve more than 7 million metered customers in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Texas. As of March 31, 2026, the company owned approximately $47.8 billion in assets. With approximately 8,800 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. For more information, visit CenterPointEnergy.com.

CenterPoint Energy activates its Emergency Operations Center to prepare to respond to heavy rainfall and potential impacts across Greater Houston

​Thunderstorms with the potential for locally heavy rain, flooding and lightning are forecast to impact the Greater Houston area through Friday

Enhanced frontline workforce ready to respond and restore power for potentially impacted customers

HOUSTON – June 15, 2026 – To support its customers and communities, CenterPoint Energy has proactively activated its Emergency Operations Center and is taking action to prepare to respond ahead of active weather, including thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and the risk of flooding, expected to impact the Greater Houston area beginning today and continuing through Friday. As of 9 a.m. today, the National Weather Service forecasts four to seven inches of rain areawide, with isolated totals of more than 10 inches through the end of the week. CenterPoint is enhancing its workforce of frontline employees and contractors who are prepared to respond and restore power for potentially impacted customers. Additionally, the CenterPoint team continues to closely monitor forecasts, coordinate with emergency management partners and position resources to support safe and timely response to any potential impacts to electric and natural gas service.

“Our CenterPoint team is taking action and we are prepared to respond to potential impacts to our system from these storms. We have remained in a heightened state of readiness due to Houston's World Cup matches kicking off this past weekend and today have activated our Emergency Operations Center as we continue tracking the active weather expected this week. If any outages from weather occur, our crews will be ready to respond and restore power safely and as quickly as possible. We urge customers to stay aware of evolving weather conditions and have a plan to stay safe," said Jason Fabre, CenterPoint's Vice President of Special Response and Incident Commander.

Prepared for Active Weather: Key Actions
As part of its storm preparedness efforts, CenterPoint is taking the following actions:

  • Activating Emergency Operations Center: To coordinate storm response efforts, the company has proactively activated its Emergency Operations Center. 
  • Readying the company's workforce and resources: Preparing personnel to support potential restoration efforts.
  • Monitoring active weather 24/7: The Meteorology team continues to track weather forecast developments, and the company is updating response efforts as conditions evolve.
  • Coordinating with local officials: CenterPoint is reaching out to local officials and emergency management partners to provide updates on continued preparedness efforts
  • Communicating proactively with customers: Providing safety and preparedness information directly with customers via email, phone and text, across social media platforms and other channels.​​

Emergency Communications: Sign Up for Power Alert Service®

To help prepare for the impact of active weather, CenterPoint is encouraging its customers to enroll in Power Alert Service® to receive outage details, estimated restoration times and customer-specific restoration updates via phone call, text or email. As part of CenterPoint's overall emergency communications efforts, customers can stay up to date on local outages with CenterPoint's cloud-based Outage Tracker, available in English and Spanish, which allows customers to see outages and restoration times by county, city and zip code. 

Emergency Preparations: What Customers Can Do to Stay Safe

CenterPoint urges the public to put their safety first and prepare in advance for active weather by having a safety plan ready, especially for those who rely on electricity for life-sustaining equipment or medical needs. Customers can find safety tips to help them prepare at CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter.

For the latest updates, follow CenterPoint on social media and visit CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter.

About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.  
As the only investor owned electric and gas utility based in Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is an energy delivery company with electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution operations that serve more than 7 million metered customers in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Texas. As of March 31, 2026, the company owned approximately $47.8 billion in assets. With approximately 8,800 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. For more information, visit CenterPointEnergy.com. ​​

CenterPoint Energy Takes Series of Actions to Respond to Severe Weather Conditions and Possible Flooding Impacts across Greater Houston

​Actions taken include activation of Emergency Operations Center, mobilization of 2,600 frontline crews, coordination with local and state emergency agencies and partners, pre-positioning of critical equipment and increased weather monitoring

6 p.m. NWS Forecast: Thunderstorms with the potential for heavy rain and up to four to seven (locally 10+) inches of rainfall potentially impacting the Greater Houston area beginning today

​HOUSTON – June 15, 2026 – As a result of current National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts for severe weather conditions including heavy rainfall, CenterPoint Energy is taking a series of critical actions to respond to any weather impacts on the electric and gas system across the Greater Houston area. Critical actions taken as of 6 p.m. include: the activation of its Emergency Operations Center to coordinate its response, mobilizing 2,600 personnel, fully staffing its call center with additional resources on standby if needed to minimize customer wait times and coordinating closely with all local and state emergency management agencies and partners, among other actions. ​

“Our CenterPoint team is taking action, and will continue to take all necessary actions, to prepare for the impacts of severe weather on the electric and gas system across Greater Houston. We have mobilized more than a thousand additional frontline crew members and activated our Emergency Operations Center. We also continue to work very closely with all our emergency partners to be ready to respond and restore power safely and as quickly as possible. Given the unpredictability of this storm system, we are urging our customers, their families and all those visiting to make sure they are taking the necessary steps to stay safe," said Jason Fabre, CenterPoint's Vice President of Special Response and Incident Commander.

Prepared for Active Weather: Key Actions
As of 6 p.m., the most recent National Weather Service forecast is estimating between four to seven inches of rain areawide, with isolated totals of more than ten inches through the end of the week, which will result in periods of flash flooding across the Greater Houston area. As result, CenterPoint is taking the following preparedness actions:

  • Activated Emergency Operations Center: To coordinate storm system response efforts, CenterPoint has proactively activated its Emergency Operations Center. 
  • Mobilized Additional Frontline Personnel: Mobilizing 2,600 personnel to respond and restore power to our customers.
  • Fully Staffing Customer Call Center: To support customers and minimize wait times, CenterPoint's call center is fully staffed with additional resources on standby.
  • ​ Continuous Weather 24/7 Monitoring: The Meteorology team continues to track weather forecast developments, and the company is updating response efforts as conditions evolve.
  • ​ Coordinating with Emergency Management Agencies: CenterPoint is reaching out to officials and emergency management partners to provide updates on continued preparedness efforts. Additionally, CenterPoint is coordinating its response with FIFA and monitoring for potential impacts ahead of Wednesday's (Noon CT) scheduled match between Portugal and DR Congo.
  • Pre-Positioning Critical Equipment: To support its electric and gas systems, CenterPoint is positioning critical gas and electric equipment across the Greater Houston area. 
  • Communicating Proactively with Customers: Providing safety and preparedness information directly with customers across social media platforms and other channels.

Important Safety Reminders 

As part of its response efforts, CenterPoint will be using its communications channels to share a series of critical safety reminders, including:

  • Stay at least 35 ft. away from any downed power lines and always assume they are still energized and dangerous. 
  • Do not touch anything in contact with a downed wire, such as fences, branches or standing water. 
  • Keep roads clear for emergency vehicles.
  • If you own a generator, review and follow the manufacturer's instructions for safe use. 
  • Before digging or clearing debris, please call 811, the nationwide Call Before You Dig number, to locate underground natural gas lines and other underground utility lines.   

For additional safety tips, customer resources and important updates, visit CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter and follow CenterPoint on social media.  ​

Emergency Communications: Sign Up for Power Alert Service®

To help prepare for the impact of active weather, CenterPoint is encouraging its customers to enroll in Power Alert Service® to receive outage details, estimated restoration times and customer-specific restoration updates via phone call, text or email. As part of CenterPoint's overall emergency communications efforts, customers can stay up to date on local outages with CenterPoint's cloud-based Outage Tracker, available in English and Spanish, which allows customers to see outages and restoration times by county, city and zip code. 

Emergency Preparations: What Customers Can Do to Stay Safe

CenterPoint urges the public to put their safety first and prepare in advance for active weather by having a safety plan ready, especially for those who rely on electricity for life-sustaining equipment or medical needs. Customers can find safety tips to help them prepare at CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter.

For the latest updates, follow CenterPoint on social media and visit CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter.

About CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 
As the only investor owned electric and gas utility based in Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is an energy delivery company with electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution operations that serve more than 7 million metered customers in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Texas. As of March 31, 2026, the company owned approximately $47.8 billion in assets. With approximately 8,800 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. For more information, visit CenterPointEnergy.com. 


CenterPoint Energy to Activate Emergency Operations Center for All FIFA 2026 World Cup Matches Taking Place in Houston

​HOUSTON – June 12, 2026 – Today, CenterPoint announced it will activate its Emergency Operation Center (EOC) during each of Houston's seven FIFA World Cup 2026™ games scheduled between this Sunday, June 14 through July 4, as part of its overall preparedness efforts for this historic sporting event. In addition to activating its EOC on matchdays, CenterPoint will also be proactively pre-staging frontline crews and coordinating with the Host Committee, City of Houston officials and other local, state and federal agencies throughout the World Cup. CenterPoint's matchday actions build on its year-long preparations to support Houston hosting the global event, including completing nearly 700 electric resiliency projects — such as repairing or replacing equipment on all circuits providing power to World Cup priority locations across the Greater Houston area — and inspections of nearly 250 miles of natural gas pipelines across multiple key areas such as hotels, training facilities, airports and transit routes.

“Seven World Cup matches are like seven Super Bowls in a month, and our CenterPoint team and emergency response partners have been preparing for this incredible sporting event for well over a year. With the eyes of the world on our city and people travelling in from far and wide to cheer on their favorite team, we have a matchday gameplan and will be coordinating our response efforts through our Emergency Operations Center during each of these key events," said Jesus Soto, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, CenterPoint Energy.

CenterPoint Emergency Operations Activations: Houston World Cup Matches
CenterPoint will be activating its Emergency Operations Center during each match played at Houston Stadium on the following days:

  • Sunday, June 14, 12 p.m.: Germany vs Curaçao
  • Wednesday, June 17, 12 p.m.: Portugal vs Congo DR
  • Saturday, June 20, 12 p.m.: Netherlands vs Sweden
  • Tuesday, June 23, 12 p.m.: Portugal vs Uzbekistan
  • Friday, June 26, 7 p.m.: Cabo Verde vs Saudi Arabia
  • Monday, June 29, 12 p.m.: TBD vs TBD
  • Saturday, July 4, 12 p.m.: TBD vs TBD

World Cup Preparedness & Readiness Efforts: Key Actions
As part of its overall preparedness and readiness efforts for the nearly month-long World Cup schedule, in October 2025, CenterPoint began undertaking a series of actions to prepare the electric system and support the City of Houston and all critical event locations. Among the critical actions taken include:

  • Completing Nearly 700 Resiliency Projects: Completing nearly 700 electric system projects around critical event venues and other priority locations to help strengthen reliability.
  • Inspecting Nearly 250 Miles of Natural Gas Pipeline: Completed additional gas facilities surveys across 140 miles of gas main piping and more than 100 miles of service line piping.
  • Conducting Critical Grid Inspections: Inspecting primary and alternate circuits serving World Cup priority locations, with initial inspections beginning in July 2025 and follow-up inspections identifying issues for repair ahead of the event.
  • Completing Targeted Work at Key Locations: Focusing critical preparedness work around key World Cup-related locations, including NRG Park, Shell Energy Stadium, the EaDo Fan Festival area, airports, transit routes, hotels and training-related sites.
  • Developing an Action Plan: Building an event-specific action plan to define staffing, response objectives, escalation criteria and resource coordination during the World Cup matches.
  • Coordinating with Local Emergency Partners: Coordinating with the City of Houston, emergency managers and external partners on planning, emergency response and operational readiness.
  • Participating in a Local Emergency Exercise: Participating in a World Cup tabletop exercise facilitated by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and hosted by the City of Houston to test coordination and response capabilities.
  • Pre-Staging Resources: Preparing additional operational support and response resources to be staged near priority areas to support faster restoration if issues occur.
  • Activating our Emergency Operations Center: CenterPoint will be activating its new state-of-the-art Emergency Operations Center in advance of and during each match to help prepare for and coordinate CenterPoint's event support.

About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

As the only investor owned electric and gas utility based in Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is an energy delivery company with electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution operations that serve more than 7 million metered customers in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Texas. As of March 31, 2026, the company owned approximately $47.8 billion in assets. With approximately 8,800 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years.

CenterPoint Energy Foundation awards more than 30 Community Safety Grants to strengthen Minnesota communities

​​MINNEAPOLIS – June 11, 2026 – The CenterPoint Energy Foundation awarded more than 30 Community Safety Grants for 2026 totaling approximately $75,000 to local governmental agencies and first responders across its Minnesota service area. The grants help fund vital safety equipment and projects to make a meaningful difference and enhance the quality of life for the communities and customers CenterPoint serves.

The CenterPoint Energy Foundation awards grants of up to $2,500 to eligible local governmental agencies to support community safety needs. Since launching the program in Minnesota in 2003, more than 1,200 grants have been awarded, funding projects to strengthen public safety and community wellbeing.

“At CenterPoint, safety is our top core value, and this drives every effort we take for the customers and communities we have the privilege of serving. We know safe communities are strong communities, and that's why we invest in programs to enhance the safety of the locations where we live and work," said Brad Steber, CenterPoint's Vice President of Minnesota Gas. “These grants help local leaders and first responders bring important safety projects to life to benefit our fellow Minnesotans. We are proud to support the men and women who work every day to keep our shared communities safe."

This year's grants support a wide range of projects, including installing public automated external defibrillators, upgrading emergency communication equipment, purchasing personal protective equipment for first responders, strengthening disaster preparedness efforts and investing in utility locating equipment.

Funded separately and financially independently from the utility, the CenterPoint Energy Foundation strives to be a catalyst for good by leveraging everyday opportunities and resources to increase the vibrancy in the communities it serves.  

To learn more about CenterPoint's commitment to the communities it serves, visit CenterPointEnergy.com/Community.  

About the CenterPoint Energy Foundation

The CenterPoint Energy Foundation provides philanthropic support to meet the needs of communities where CenterPoint Energy customers live and work. The Foundation is funded by shareholders and has no impact on customer rates. More information about the Foundation can be found at CenterPointEnergy.com/Foundation.