CenterPoint Saw Data Center Demand ‘Dramatically Change’ Over Summer
Oct. 28, 2024
The leaders of CenterPoint Energy Inc. this summer saw “a fundamental shift” in data center activity in their Greater Houston footprint, CEO Jason Wells told analysts Oct. 28. After beginning the season with about 1 gigawatt of demand from data center operators in their interconnection queue, the parent of Houston Electric today has about 8 gigawatts of requests on its books.
Speaking after CenterPoint reported third-quarter results, Wells said his team recognizes that not all of those 8 gigawatts will be developed but pointed to the boom in demand as an affirmation of Houston’s overall economic strength and growth story.
