Texas TDU · CenterPoint
CenterPoint on the wires.
The Houston-area TDU. Runs the wires for the greater Houston metro, the Texas Gulf Coast, and parts of southeast Texas. Sets a slightly higher delivery rate than Oncor but covers a denser population center.
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Plans
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Providers
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Cities
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Lowest available per-kWh rates on this grid.
CenterPoint profile
InsideCenterPoint.
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric is the TDU for Greater Houston — Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Montgomery, Galveston, and parts of Liberty and Waller counties. CenterPoint Energy Inc. (parent) is a multi-state utility holding company headquartered in Houston with electric distribution in Texas and Indiana and natural gas distribution in several states.
Reliability & outage history
CenterPoint's reliability profile is shaped by hurricane exposure — Ike (2008), Harvey (2017), and Beryl (2024) each caused multi-week outages for hundreds of thousands of customers. Beryl in particular triggered a regulatory review of CenterPoint's vegetation management, mobile generation deployment, and outage-communications practices. Non-storm SAIDI runs roughly 70-110 minutes per year.
Who you call
Call CenterPoint for power-out, downed line, or meter emergency: 1-800-332-7143 or 713-207-2222. CenterPoint also runs an outage tracker map at centerpointenergy.com/outagetracker — useful during major events.
Notable facts
- ·Covers about 2.6M meter points in the most hurricane-exposed grid in Texas.
- ·Post-Beryl, CenterPoint deployed additional mobile generation units and accelerated tree-trimming on radial circuits.
- ·Delivery charge ballpark: 4.7¢/kWh plus a ~$4.39 monthly meter charge.
- ·Houston metro's storm sewer and pole density make crew access during flooding particularly difficult — outages from named storms run longer here than in DFW.
Top picks
Top 5 plans on the CenterPoint grid.
Scored by price on the CenterPoint grid, provider rating, and renewable content. Rates shown are the real per-kWh price for this territory. Click a plan for the full EFL.
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Rhythm Max Saver 12
Rhythm Energy · 12 Months · 100% green
6.4c
per kWh
- 2
Eco Saver Plus 12
Gexa Energy · 12 Months · 100% green
6.5c
per kWh
- 3
The Lone Saver Plus 12
Energy Texas · 12 Months · 100% green
6.4c
per kWh
- 4
Rhythm Max Saver 24
Rhythm Energy · 24 Months · 100% green
6.8c
per kWh
- 5
SimpleSaver 11
APGE · 11 Months
6.2c
per kWh
CenterPoint delivery charges
What CenterPoint charges to deliver power.
The TDU portion of your bill is identical regardless of which provider you pick. Roughly 4.7c/kWh on energy delivered, plus a $4.39 monthly meter charge. Set by the PUCT, updated on rate-case schedules — no provider can negotiate it.
4.7c
per kWh
$4.39
monthly
Retail providers
Providers serving CenterPoint.
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Cities served
Cities on the CenterPoint grid.
If your address falls in any of these cities, CenterPoint delivers your power.
Houston
2.3M · from 6.2¢/kWh
Pasadena
151K · from 6.2¢/kWh
Sugar Land
118K · from 6.2¢/kWh
The Woodlands
114K · from 6.2¢/kWh
Pearland
125K · from 6.2¢/kWh
League City
112K · from 6.2¢/kWh
Baytown
84K · from 6.2¢/kWh
Conroe
95K · from 6.2¢/kWh
Missouri City
75K · from 6.2¢/kWh
Cypress
181K · from 6.2¢/kWh
Atascocita
76K · from 6.2¢/kWh
Spring
64K · from 6.2¢/kWh
CenterPoint questions
CenterPoint FAQ.
What does CenterPoint actually do?
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CenterPoint Energy owns and maintains the wires, poles, transformers, and meters across greater houston, galveston, beaumont, and southeast texas. They don't sell you electricity — they deliver whatever your retail provider buys from the wholesale market. Their delivery charge (set by the PUCT) is identical across every provider's plan you see.
Can I switch off CenterPoint?
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No. Your TDU is geographic — it's determined by your address, not your choice. What you can switch is your retail provider, which changes who bills you and what per-kWh rate you pay. The wires, the meter, and the outage line all stay with CenterPoint.
What is CenterPoint's outage number?
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Call 1-800-332-7143 for any power-out, downed-line, or meter emergency. Don't call your provider — they can't dispatch crews. Save this number in your phone before you need it.
Why does CenterPoint show up on my bill?
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Every Texas provider passes the TDU delivery charge straight through to your bill, usually as a separate line item. On CenterPoint territory that's roughly 4.7c/kWh plus a $4.39 monthly meter charge. It's not negotiable and it's identical across providers — when one plan looks cheaper, the difference is in the energy charge, not the delivery fee.
Find your best plan on CenterPoint
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How enrollment works
You pick the plan here. Enrollment finishes on our secure checkout — same rate, no markup. If you'd rather skip the ZIP entry, Live Link pulls your real usage from Smart Meter Texas in about 30 seconds. Same plans, same checkout, less typing.