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CenterPoint Energy submitted more than 17 GW of large load projects to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ new large-load interconnection process and expects 14 GW to be eligible as base load or studied load, officials said Tuesday in the company’s second quarter earnings call.
Texas regulators approved the new rules in June. The first set of projects to navigate the new process is called “Batch Zero.”
The 14 GW would represent a more than 65% increase from the company’s current Houston-area peak system demand of 21 GW, company officials said. The utility is anticipating 50% load growth by the end of 2029.
“Based on projected load ramps sought by customers, we expect nearly all of these projects to be energized by the end of 2030,” CenterPoint CEO Jason Wells told analysts. “We are confident the combined 14 GW of base load and study load are well positioned to move forward in the Batch Zero process, given the level of customer commitments already secured.”
