-- Houston-based utility, CenterPoint Energy (CNP), saw a modest rise in Q1 electric demand, offset by declines in residential usage and natural gas volumes, the company said in a Thursday update.
Total Q1 natural gas throughput for residential, commercial and industrial sectors combined was about 223 billion cubic feet, down from 248 Bcf a year earlier.
Natural gas throughput in the residential sector was about 95 Bcf in Q1 2026, compared with 110 Bcf in Q1 2025.
Throughput in the commercial and industrial sector was 128 Bcf, down from 138 Bcf a year ago.
Total electric throughput in Q1 was 24,957 gigawatt-hours, up from 24,749 GWh a year earlier.
Residential customers accounted for 6,398 GWh, down from 6,643 GWh in Q1 2025.
The firm also announced over 12 gigawatts of firmly committed industrial load at Houston Electric. It increased its data center load forecast, expecting 8 GW of data center load to be energized by 2029, with 3.5 gigawatts already under construction.