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CenterPoint Energy’s Big Houston Bet: Data Centers, Industry & $4 Billion In Customer Savings! 

CenterPoint Energy reported its first quarter 2026 financial results with a GAAP diluted EPS of $0.48 and a non-GAAP adjusted EPS of $0.56, excluding certain one-time tax gains and divestiture-related expenses. The company reaffirmed its full-year non-GAAP EPS guidance range of $1.89 to $1.91, signaling an expected approximate 8% growth over 2025 results at the midpoint. Management highlighted confidence in delivering sustained growth, targeting mid- to high-single-digit annual non-GAAP EPS growth (7% to 9%) through 2035, based on disciplined execution and underlying load growth. A key driver of growth is the accelerating industrial load demand in CenterPoint Energy’s Houston Electric service territory. The company increased its firmly committed load forecast from 7.5 gigawatts to 12.2 gigawatts, representing significant industrial and data center expansions. Approximately 8 gigawatts of this growth is expected to be energized by 2029, two years earlier than prior projections.