CenterPoint’s Monopoly Money

CenterPoint’s Monopoly Money

Operating Outside Free Market, Houston’s CenterPoint Maximizes Profits by Lobbying Against Oversight Houston’s CenterPoint Energy is at again. The big monopoly with a reputation for bad ideas has successfully lobbied for a rule change at the Texas Railroad...
Houston’s Electric Utility Reaping Windfall Profits

Houston’s Electric Utility Reaping Windfall Profits

CenterPoint to seek 2015 rate increase, lobbyists have pushed for less stringent oversight Houstonians appear to be paying too much for electricity — tens of millions of dollars too much. Texas regulators report that Houston’s CenterPoint Energy collected $46.5...