The average Houston Electric customer using 1,000 kWh/month will witness a reduction in bills of an estimated $2/month related to the transaction by 2027.

CenterPoint will no longer charge its customers for unused generators in the Houston region once those units are donated to San Antonio this summer.

As part of the plan, the diesel-fueled generators will stay in San Antonio for up to two years and customers connected to the state grid will pay an estimated $54 million for the generators to be moved, connected and operated.

All Texans connected to the state grid will now pay for the generators rather than just CenterPoint customers.

After a year of discussion, the state grid operator has decided the two oldest generating units at CPS Energy’s Braunig Power Station will be shut down this spring, their capacity replaced by a fleet of portable generators paid for by utility customers across the state.

According to ERCOT, the board has approved a proposal from CenterPoint Energy to install 15 new large emergency generators. This proposal will help to address potential energy issues in the San Antonio area starting in the summer of 2025.