CenterPoint Energy

Paid April bill online 4/26. Payment due 5/10. Go online 4/28 to check... Shows my account is OVERDUE and pay immediately. Because they are so screwed up I submit another online payment. Then I check their online history of bills/payments. It shows bill due 5/10 PAID on 4/26. They turned off my gas a few years ago... I've been a customer since 1979. 40 years.... I don't trust them.

We own an unoccupied house in Louisiana. The bill each month should be the minimum maintenance fee, but this is not the case. When we realized that the bill was going up and fluctuating monthly we shut off the gas but left the gas connected. This should have solved the problem and the monthly fee should have been the same each month. This has not happened. We are not consuming ANY gas so why is the bill for a different amount each month?

I've been with CenterPoint for almost 3 years and soon as I can switch I'm switching. These people stay having power outages monthly and if it rains or even a little wind comes through for the day the power goes out and they tell you that 2000 plus customers is out. All well for an excuse to take all day to fix your lights.

First, I would like to start by saying I never had any issues with CenterPoint for over two years since being in my house. It's only me residing at the residence and I work full-time and hardly ever utilize my stove. The average bill usually runs about 20.00 a month, however since December of 2018 I've been paying 50.00. I have called and questioned the influx of usage with the result being a 1.00 decrease on bill. I find this ironic that my bill increased once I declined to get CenterPoint insurance. CenterPoint, you must do better as a company and stop scamming on loyal customers. If I could I would disconnect my service and pick up another provider, but we as a community in the Katy area don't have other options. One dissatisfied customer!

This is the WORST experience I've had with a company in a long time. My service was to be connected, with a notice of an automated notification from a technician. This NEVER occurred. And thus to have service connected I'm paying now a total of ~$150 in fees! Again... the WORST customer service and concern for the customer EVER.

I was in the process of moving and had my service transferred a week ahead of time. Should have been transferred on March 01, 2019 (Friday), according to what I was told. Saturday, no hot water... NO HEAT. Sunday CenterPoint Energy was closed. STILL FREEZING OUTSIDE, 40 AND BELOW!!!! First thing Monday spoke to rep, set up for someone to come out. Received a call that tech was dispatched, left work (9:55am), made it home in less than 30mins, no tech. Received an email saying tech arrived, AND still no tech. Called CenterPoint back to hold for more than 20 minutes, still need to get back to work (made it just before noon).

Terrible company. I'm over 7 months pregnant and sitting here in the cold, unable to use my stove to cook. My husband and I had autopay set up for months since we've been at this address, somehow (very suddenly). They claim we were never on autopay for the 6 months we've been here and turned our gas off without any prior notice for a "past due" bill. A 32 dollar bill (would have been no big deal to pay) has turned into about 100 dollars just to get this service turned on TOMORROW. If I want to keep warm and cook a meal today, they want an extra 47 bucks in addition to all of that, despite the fact that this was due to THEIR system error. Customer service was a joke and completely useless. I wish I could warn everyone about this company, especially those of us whose husbands are away serving their country.

Failed to contact me regarding a payment not going through on their website, despite receiving payment confirmation. Then charged me $21 to disconnect my service and wanted to charge me $46 to reinitiate service. Horrible customer service did not care to resolve issue. Really disgusting that companies can get large enough to treat their customers this way and get afford to get away with it.

I have had to utilize this company for many years and in the last few years had many issues that could have been avoided if the customer service was a little bit better and efficient. Both times I never received a bill and could not log on the site to check that balance or pay. One occasion they had sent the bill to my old address (imagine that), or that is the excuse they gave for not sending it at all, and the killer is I don't have paper billing, it has always been set up for ebilling. Then they have all these charges now which is evidence that they are going to take your money like it or not, and customer service is take it or leave it when clearly they are in error and should be as courteous and kind bearing with us just like we bear with them. Love you guys, but STEP UP YOUR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION!!!

Can't a company making billions of $$ have a website that works? Always sends you to site that says error. Call customer service numerous times, as soon you ask a question they say their computers are down! Funny. They worked fine when I signed up and when you want to make a payment. This is the customers service you get when this is the only gas company that can be used.

I had CenterPoint Energy for the past two years and noticed our prices per MCF had jumped significantly. I called on January 8th to sign up for their new pricing, which was the cheapest for Natural Gas in my area. There weren't any agents available, so was told they would call me back. I called them back again on January 18, 2019 (10 days later) because I had not received a call back from them. I got all four addresses signed up for the new plan and just had to confirm that with an agent. There were no agents available at that time, so the customer service rep was going to have an agent call me back that day. I didn't receive a phone call back from them, ever.

CenterPoint Energy uses independent contractors to go onsite to turn the gas meter on or off, depending on whether you are moving in or out of your residence. The contractors stood me up for days and I waited many hours onsite on 4 occasions, yet when I called to find out why they didn't show up, the notes filed by the contractors reported that I had not kept the appointment, or had "refused service". I spoke with the supervisors on several occasions and was told they cannot validate or correct those notes, so it appeared as if I was irresponsible.

It is a company that tries to put on fees and charges you for services that you are paying for. They are thieves - their employees are mean and have attitude towards the customers. Their phone calls just end while you are in the process of fixing the issue. I had to go through 6 people and 7 phone calls to get the issue fixed. Very bad company - I wish there was a different gas company. I would never ever want to use this company or even recommend it to any person. Even to my enemy I would not recommend it. But we are stuck with this bad company in Houston TX - if anyone knows how can we Change them and gave another gas company let me know.

Don't let these people in! They come to the door and make it seem like they work for your current energy provider and you have no choice. They are pushy and slick. I had to move and they are pursuing me for fake "cancellation" fees, threatening and adding late fees to a non existent balance owed. These people are con artists. I wish I could give them zero stars, but at least one star is required.

I sent this to CenterPoint today: Today I cancelled all of my HSP Services. I pay $64 monthly for the coverage. I have a refrigerator with a freezer that doesn't work and I have to buy a new one but you won't cover it. I have been paying for HSP for over 20 years on my home. 10 years on my duplex. I'm amazed that you are treating me in this fashion. Xcel has the same coverage, but cheaper and a more lenient policy. They apparently value long term customers more than CenterPoint.

How you schedule someone then call but only let the phone ring 2 times. Person calls back bout it wind up being the automatic line so you don't get to talk to no one for like 20 mins. While you on phone with automatic line you call back again hanging up before customer answer phone then gonna say you get 2 calls then, "We cancel your appointment." Y'all not even worth 1⭐ and should take y'all ** back to Houston and leave Mississippi.

I bought this water heater, Model # XG50T09HE40U0 that comes with a 0.64 UEF rating. If you follow this link ** and scroll down to this Model #, you will see that it has a 0.64 UEF rating. However, this is the response I get from their Rebate Center, "According to AHRI (Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute) and/or ENERGY STAR website your water heater does not meet the minimum efficiency standard of .64." I realize they don't want to pay but they could have at least tried to make-up a better lie. This one was easy to prove false. Monopolies must be nice.

I have to say that CenterPoint has been hands down the absolute worst company to have to deal with! I could literally sit here all day and speak of COUNTLESS instances where they have been horrible to me as a customer, charged me ridiculous fees, given me TWELVE hour window times, TWELVE HOURS, and then they didn't even show!!! I LOATHE THIS COMPANY. They are the epitome of shady business practices and terrible service! HANDS DOWN THE WORST COMPANY I HAVE EVER DEALT WITH!

Absolute worst service and customer service. They are a very deceitful company that need to lock you into a contract to maintain customers. I paid the $100 early termination fee just to be sure to get out of the contract and not give them another penny of my money!

I live in Minnesota. Recently I received second bill that was past due, I checked my bank, it showed the bank had sent the e-check both month (July-Aug). I called the bank, said my CenterPoint account was missing one #, compare to my bill statement. So I called CenterPoint again, Jonie was on the line. After she listen to my story she was able to figure out the money has gone to different account, that was not mine. Thank you very much for helping me. You make my day.

We need to bring a class action lawsuit against CENTERPOINT. My home was flooded last year and basically totaled completely. FEMA didn't help... homeowner's Ins didn't help... I had just purchased the home a few months before the flood and I didn't realize the area could flood so badly. They had told me it flooded the year before but that was a "freak occurrence" and probably wouldn't happen again for 100 years... Well it happened and my home took in over 9 feet of water this time. The ceilings caved in and everything was lost. I am a single mom with 3 kids living with me and we have been trying to put the house back ourselves by our own HANDS and our own means which isn't much. So, I started a new job and switched my bank accounts so I would have the same bank as my employer and get my pay 2 days in advance.. and forgot to set up reminders with the new bank account.

This company knows it's the only choice we have in Houston for gas. I'm on a very fixed income and my gas has been cut off. When I called they gave me the fee that I needed to pay but when I got ready to make the payment they asked for another fee of $49 for it to be cut on the same day. The bill was only $33 and after the fee are added it'll be over $200 just to get them back on. This is ridiculous and something needs to be done about this extortion. Why are they able to get away with this? I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY TO ANYBODY.

I am like most others who are forced to use CenterPoint Energy for their gas service due to the monopoly they possess as a result of having no competition. I live in MS and the corrupt office of CenterPoint Energy is in Houston so speaking to someone face to face is not an option. I had an incident with CenterPoint Energy in March of 2016 when the company was updating the online payment system (the inadequate online payment system) while attempting to make a past due payment that I overlooked. I knew it had to be paid quickly to avoid their favorite service of shutting you off (so they can collect all of the extra fees). So while I attempted to make a 47$ payment, their inadequate online payment system was having a glitch, I thought, where each time I entered payment info and pressed the "submit button" I received an error message of "we're sorry this page cannot be found".

I had a new furnace installed as mine was 25 years old (1993). I had been told that there was a rebate program. In Texas that is not true... if you live in Minnesota you get rebates... not Texas... also several other states. If CenterPoint is so dedicated to saving energy, why do they not offer rebates in Texas. I spoke with one lady around June 14 and she said I had to go online. What a merry-go-round. There are rebates for the contractors installing the systems, which they are paid handsomely for. But nothing for the customers that are paying thousands of dollars for the system. Shame on you CenterPoint for not caring about your customers that pay you monthly. You are the only gas company in town so I guess I am stuck. And What do you have against Texas? I spoke with Samea today, June 21st and she verified there are no rebates for the state of Texas or any of their customers.

They lied and said they called for set up. We called back. Said we had proof of no call per phone and our phone co. They called us liars and refused to have our service turned on same day without a fee. I would be willing now to pay the fee if we missed the call but now just the point they called me a liar and would not take responsibility for their error makes me not want to give them any more money. I can't switch because they have monopolized the gas line. I see they have a horrible review history. Figures when you know you suckers I mean customers can't choose another company. Keep up the great customer service guys!!!

It is always a frustrating experience dealing with CenterPoint. They are a monopoly and they know you have no other option. If they had any competition they would be out of business. Their behavior is such that they feel THEY are the customer doing us a favor. They will not give you any specifics, only general information. Forget getting an actual date scheduled. "Weather permitting, we should be out there in approximately 7 business days. We have a note in your file saying IF POSSIBLE call before coming." So they are so inept they cannot even promise to at least call so I can go unlock the gate since no one is on site.

Dissatisfied is not a strong enough word to describe my disgust for Center Point Energy Natural Gas Service. They are quick to cut you off but VERY Slow to reconnect. I have used this company for a number of years and always paid my bills online. They cut off my gas yesterday due to an oversight on my part. I did not realize I had a bill overdue. They contacted me by snail mail regarding the cutoff apparently; but I primarily don't look at Snail Mail anymore because of EMAIL. They DID NOT contact me by email or phone or the problem would have been corrected immediately. They did not attempt to call me or Email me... (They have the contact information.) ONLY, after the cutoff happened, they decided to contact me by Email, they then began with the Extortion.

Every time I call this company, they are rude. Twice "over several years" I have had crazy high bills, not consistent with normal cycle usage, and no reason to justify anywhere near the usage rate, nothing changed, other than my bill. They don't care, no explanation. They say "We will send someone to reread the meter." I never hear back and when I call they say the meter is correct. Once I called to try to get the billing cycle changed to accommodate when I pay bills, no - they don't accommodate customers. If you work for this company you can do better, be a better person. If you are a good person, you would not work for a company that has such bad reviews.

I had my gas cut off for being late. So when I paid it a few days later first thing that morning they said they would be out anywhere between 8 am and 5 pm. That's all they could tell us. My wife then calls again at 230 pm after spending all day at home and missing work because they won't turn it on without anyone home. They tell her, "Oh it's not assigned to anyone yet..." They have you where they want you not like you can shop around for natural gas. But we are looking into making everything all electric now we fed up. And not only that the main BIG gas line runs through our yard. Wonder if we could fight for them to relocate it out of our yard. Hmmm interesting.

CenterPoint cut the gas and didn't give me a notice until after an hour of my call to place the complaint! At 1:47 p.m. I received an email letting me know that the gas had been disconnected. Well after the fact that I found out on my own and called their office to find out why.