CenterPoint Energy

Thursday April 13th CenterPoint Energy has to do something some kind of job and didn't notify me in advance so when I go to work and come back home that night after 11 pm my gas is off with this card just saying, "You weren't here so they did what wanted." I tried to call them and messenger stated they were closed. I'm pregnant. Due to give birth any day. Shouldn't have to be worried like this or scheduling myself around them without them notifying me first. I went 3 and half days without gas source and had to wait until Monday April 17th to get anybody and the representative had the nerve to make up an excuse that didn't flu. I told them that when they're doing work they should call their customers in advance because this inconvenienced me. They could've called me at work. I would've come home to be able to cook, wash, and bath with hot water being pregnant. I'm seriously let down by them.

I called today about 8:30 am this morning and have yet to see them get here to cut my gas on. It's after 1 pm and cloudy. Looking like a storm's coming. This is the most disrespectful way treat a paying customer. Had I been behind in my bill my gas would've been cut off already. It's a shame when it takes them less time to cut it off and more time to cut it on especially when your bill's paid and I didn't cause it to be off, they have me a mere 25 dollar 3day credit for it being off and told me, "Next time place it as an emergency call." Had I known I could do that I would've. It's the inconsiderate way. They went about it and made light of it and here I am still waiting for them to do the I'm on way call that hasn't happened yet so I say next time I'll seek legal counsel on this and them investigated and put on the news.

Something's not right about this. All I say is had I got a call leading up to this work order we wouldn't be here. CenterPoint just call your customers in advance even when the work is done so the gas can be cut on since you all cut it off and left as is. They didn't put the order number on card ironic. Only checked off no one was here and had to repair service line leading to meter... Hope it helps contact me anytime to follow-up, thanks.

I believe I have been the victim of a fraud by a public utility sub-division. I had a contract, an insurance policy, if you will, with CenterPoint (CP) Energy, Home Service Plus. This contract called for the repair of my large appliances should the need arrive. On two occasions I was denied service. Once because "parts were not available" which doomed my gas range to replacement with a new one. I went to the internet and found repair parts in 5 minutes, ordered them and CP did install them and pay for the parts. The point being, had I accepted the fact that CP could not find parts with their local supplier, I would have had to spend $800-$1000 for a new range. Had I listened to the repairman, CP would have saved labor & parts expense and been insuring a new machine with very little likelihood of service for at least 10 years. Sweet deal for CenterPoint!

Second refusal to repair a machine (Maytag Washer/Dryer); A repairman called to repair the washer of my combo, examined it, ordered available parts and said he would return to make the repair when the parts came in. Unfortunately, he was not available, and two repairmen showed up in his place. One, as described to me by the dispatcher, a "senior technician". I assumed the other to be new at the job. They spent 1/2 hour examining the machine when the senior repairman informed me the machine was "unrepairable junk". I asked why the first repairman went so far as to order parts, saying he would be back to make the 2 hour repair. The senior said, "no one at CenterPoint will repair that machine". They left, I kept the parts not accepting his diagnosis and called a Maytag repairman who came out, made the repairs using the ordered parts and charged $115.00.

I maintain I was victimized by CP. Not only did they fail to live up to their repair contract but, had I taken this senior technicians' erroneous advice, I would be out nearly $2000.00 for a new machine, delivery & installation and removal of the old machine. Clearly a FRAUD by CP! Again, company policy is apparently to condemn older appliances to be un-repairable, immediately save labor & repair costs but most importantly to now be insuring a virtually, repair free, appliance for at least 10 years. This scam is very clever and the poor, unsuspecting consumer, usually, naive, elderly or trusting accepts this condemnation of their appliance without question. CP has successfully removed the very machines from the pool, the customer purchased this repair plan to protect. The profit to CP using this technique has likely gained them millions over the decades.

I only ask that a "second opinion", should the customer request it, by an unbiased inspector/advocate be required any time CP declares a large appliance to be un-repairable. Not too much to ask. This policy is in CP's best interest in verifying their reason for avoiding the tenets of their contract in repairing a broken appliance. The inspector/advocate would be paid by CP who would still profit should their assessment be accurate, in the saving of repair costs and long range avoidance of costs in insuring a new machine. This would hold true in claiming repair parts not available. CP searches only to the extent of their local vendors. Should the inspector/advocate find parts available on the internet, CP MUST make the repairs.

CenterPoint has a fine little operation going here at the expense of their customer. CP and ALL other pre-paid appliance repair companies must be regulated to be responsible. I hope the obvious policy by CP, as described, is not pervasive throughout the pre-pay repair industry. When I complained to CP about the above-described situations, I was offered 3 months free coverage to address my concerns. Obviously I refused, as I now know the scam and will call servicepersons I can trust.

Account fell behind due to surgery and emergency hospital stay. Received notice of past due and complying with "cold weather rule" I paid what I could. Gas service disconnected with no warning. At time of disconnection account was paid in full, nothing past due. Refused to accommodate for my medical restrictions. Six days with no hot water, making my injuries worse. Representatives are rude, unfriendly, and lack the minuscule amount of empathy it takes to deal with the public. Also reached out to CEO, VP, and various other "leaders" and received no response or action or apology.

I have called multiple times about not receiving bills but nothing ever gets done. I paid 66.17 for my services and the next day they disconnected them. I told the worker I already paid but she jumped my LOCKED fence anyway to turn it off. I called and asked how is this possible but they could care less. I would have to pay 40 for reconnect and 20 for the statement charge for... get this SENDING OUT MONTHLY BILLS. I told him look at my account. They rarely send my bills, I was told call the post office?!! Then if you want same day service then the charge is 47.00. This is by far one of the companies I loathe the most besides UPS. Their customer service is non-sympathetic because they know you HAVE to have them.

What's the point of having a customer support department when all the employees are trained to default blame to the customers. First, CHANGE YOUR ONLINE PAYMENT FUNNEL. You are able to tell people their payments were received, but if it doesn't go through you MAIL A LETTER? Ever heard of paperless? If a payment doesn't go through, or checking information is incorrect, then your multi-million business can afford to send an email saying, "Hey, your payment was declined for this reason." That way your customers can immediately fix the problem. By sending out mail, it takes a few days to receive, and if for any reason the mail isn't received, you send a tech to turn off their gas, and charge your customers $75 to turn it back on. I can see how that in itself is a business. Swindling your customers out of reconnection fees for your poor notification process. These days, sending out a letter is NOT ENOUGH.

If you are reading this, be prepared to get NOTHING from CenterPoint's customer service. Don't expect much from their Customer Support because they do not fear you leaving, they have no reason to try to work with you. I was literally told on the phone by the customer service rep: "You must have put the number in wrong, that's not our fault, that's yours." LOL. Who says that? If this was said by any employee in my business, especially in customer support, they'd be fired. The fact the employee even said that, means they weren't trained right. If you don't know what feeling helpless feels like, call CenterPoint. As a customer, if there is something we can actually do to change how this company treats their customers, please contact me. I'm on board to do whatever I can.

Never fought so hard for $30 only to lose to ridiculous rep. I called to pay my mom's final bill after she died on Feb. 1st and to get the $30 returned payment charge removed. The charge was incurred when the company attempted to autodraft her final payment from her frozen bank account (as happens when someone dies) on Feb. 14th. My brother had called to activate service at the same address (he is assuming ownership of the home) on Feb. 3rd. She claims that when that happens, they have no obligation to contact the previous owner.

I pointed out how absurd that is considering I could just activate service at someone else's home, change my preferred contact method to email, and disconnect service the next day, leaving the victim with no gas service and no warning that it's being shut off! While I will admit that's a pretty great prank they're allowing people to pull on each other, it's absolutely ridiculous how hard this woman fought for that $30 charge. She said that if my brother had expressed that he was calling on her behalf to indicate she had died, they would have asked how he wanted the final payment processed (autodraft or mail a final bill). I pointed out that that is still stupid because when someone dies, their accounts get frozen and you CAN'T autodraft from them. This is exactly why every other company I've ever dealt with just mails a final bill!

Screw you, Centerpoint Energy. You will get my $30, but you will also get my eternal disdain. Oh, and not my business because I don't live in Arkansas, and you just solidified another reason I don't ever want to move back!

CenterPoint has the worst customer service practices and holding monopoly on the gas services in the area. Why? Someone please listen the complaints and anger and deep dissatisfaction of the customers!!! I own several investment properties and set up the account with CenterPoint with a billing address different from service address. Never received the bill and service got disconnected without notifying me. To reconnect CenterPoint asking for outrageous, high fee. Surprise, they found my mailing address to mail the final bill!!! We need alternative to CenterPoint!!! We need a fair gas rates that would reflect a current historically low gas prices!!! Get rid of this greedy CenterPoint!!!

For me, it can't get any worse than this and the idea that gas services can be monopolized at any part of a state is just absurd. I have never been treated this way in my life. They just shove it down your throat because you don't have other OPTIONS. I came home yesterday 2/7/17 around 3 pm and there was a note that my gas has been disconnected. I called CenterPoint immediately and explained to them that I had made the payment thru Bill Pay with my Chase account about 5 days ago. The lady wasn't hearing me out; she was extremely rude and at some point it felt like I was talking to a robot because she couldn't have been human. I have a new born in the house so I wanted them to reconnect same day. I had to pay my Bill which apparently had not been remitted to them by my bank, pay a disconnection fee and them pay for same day reconnection.

At around 4:30 I got an automated call concerning my service. I chose ON SITE to let them know I was home. I waited in the house until 6 pm at which point I was late to get my son from daycare. My mother was in the house also with my newborn in the living room. At 7 pm still no one had shown up so I called CenterPoint energy but they were closed and the system informed me that my service had to be rescheduled because there was no one at the residence when the tech got there.

The next day I called back and really I wasn't upset. I just want my service turned on. The agent told me that I have to pay another 47 bucks for expedited service so I explained to her what had happened the previous day and the fact that I already paid for the service. Laura decided to transfer me to David a supposed supervisor. David told me there was no way around it. I had to pay AGAIN or my service would be turned back on until the next day and this was at 7 am on 2/8/17. They were rude, heinous and without any remorse.

I work in customer service and I understand how difficult it can get that's why I have never written any negative comment about any business but this is monopolistic exploitation. It is a blue collar robbery business that should not be allowed to stand. The tech claimed to have knocked twice on the door but there was a car on the driveway, there was door bell, and them my phone number on which I had received call previously. This is a complete false service but I had to pay again. I have read so many similar reviews and I know nothing will be done but I commit all this in God's hands and I know he interfere in the affairs of men and he will fight this battle for me because justice is his.

I paid my bill via phone last month. The first time, the company's automated payment system cut off prior to finishing my transaction. I attempted to pay $30 which was about 3 over because the amount payable increased after I selected "pay all". Selecting "pay all" left a small balance. After I was cut off the first time, I went back in to attempt to pay balance again because I wasn't sure the first payment attempt was successful, after their phone system cut me off. I paid approx $28.

Today, I came home and my gas was cut off, the explanation was that my bank account was nonexistent. I validated my banking info when the info was read back to me. I was charged for both the $30 payment which supposedly did not go through and would have technically been an over payment, the $28 payment which was a legitimate bill, in addition to a $20 return charge. I ended up paying close to $200 for a $28 charge. The account was valid and there were adequate funds.

Service appointment on 02/03/2017 was cancelled without notification. When I called them only I came to know that because of the upgrade to my account after making the appointment resulted automatic cancellation. This is not my fault. The person whom made the appointment should have noticed this cancellation. This is total negligence on the part of your representative. We were waiting for weeks for this repair as some parts were ordered. Dirty clothes piled up and wanted to wash them during the weekend. I came home taking half days leave to be at home for the technician as this repair is so important to us. NOW we have to wait for another two days. Shame on you HSP TODAY. PLEASE DO NOT MIX UP YOUR PROMOTIONS WITH SERVICE APPOINTMENTS.

On January 25 in Houston I was working from home and was in an important conference call with my boss (no less) when a Center Point worker knocked on my door (for an installation they were doing NEXT DOOR, not me). I chose to stay in the conference call with clients and not answer the door. The worker could hear me since my desk is close to the front door (and the window was ajar), so he chose to knock more loudly. I chose to ignore it again, since I had no appointment, I was home alone and at work, and I could not have verified this was a Center Point energy worker, anyway. At that point, he became enraged that I did not answer the door. I suppose he assigned "motive" and probably had no sensitivity training from Center Point - he assumed I didn't care or was lazy or something.

He began to beat on my door with both fists, at which time the "jig was up" and my company and clients heard him. So, I got up and answered the door. To my surprise after he rudely barked at me what he wanted, and I explained the conference call, and told him he could go in my backyard for my neighbor's installation, he stormed away angrily, without EVEN SO MUCH AS AN APOLOGY. I have been entrusted to be an employee work from home - not a contractor - so I have responsibilities to maintain an office environment.

I am the only employee in my entire company who is allowed to work from home. He could have actually cost me my job, or they could have reviewed the work from home and made me move to a distant city, but I have an understanding and good company (lucky for Center Point). I asked for a call from a supervisor and reported the incident, but no one called. I had to call back two days later and got a case number, but no return call yet. Really, I just want to know if he broke protocol or if Center Point tells their employees that if the homeowner (neighbor) is home they HAVE TO get permission, regardless of the cost to the person, to get into the yard without appointment.

I missed my bill date because I misread the date and my gas was shut off. The bill was 34 and change that has since turned into 155 just in fees and charges. When you call their call center you get people who don't have a clue on what they are doing and will lie to you just to get you off the phone. It is sad that this is what we have to deal with. Rude employees who don't give a damn about us. I was told my gas would be cut back on yesterday. Waited all day. Nothing. This is day 8. My bill has been paid, tech came yesterday and I didn't even know he was here. He lied and said he knocked on all windows and doors and called. Lie after lie. I had no missed calls from them. Here it is. Scheduled day and still no sign or word from them. Sorry excuses.

My husband and I purchased land and I needed CenterPoint to come and run the wires from my weather head to the transformer. It has taken over 3 weeks and STILL nothing. Although I have called, text, and pleaded with them to call me when they are headed to the property so that I can meet them there and bury any objections or concerns they may have and get my order completed, they continue to turn down the order and cite absurd reasons as to why they can't get this simple task completed! My gosh, what will it take? AT this point, I am emailing ALL the news channels to inform them of the situation and see who will pick up my story. It is Christmas time and I am fully aware that they are looking for stories that tug at the heart strings and boy do I have one for them.

Centerpoint Energy has no business doing ANY business at all. I paid my bill almost two week ago. The first time they were supposed to call, my phone crashed so that was on me. I called to reschedule, I was home all day and they never came but sent an email saying they did. Rescheduled again, they DID NOT call at all. They sent another email. I don't always have time to check my email. I seen a Centerpoint worker down the street from my house, asked if he could do it and he said, "no I can't." Here it is almost two weeks later, called today and of course, got the ** Houston location. They expect you to pay a $45 reconnect fee for same day service. I refuse to give them anymore of my money for something that is on the company. Asked to talk to a supervisor and she was just as ** as her employees. She told me if I didn't stop talking over her, she wasn't gonna help me. Shortly after that, she hung up on me.

I'm in the business of customer service and THIS COMPANY is not customer service oriented. Only money oriented. I'm a single mother of a two year old child that is sick. Heartless witches and money hungry. Centerpoint just needs to go out of business and let someone else that is about the customer take over. And they really just need to get rid of the Houston location for Louisiana services or ANY service for that matter. Worst company to ever do business with. They are lazy and just want money.

My husband had a massive stroke and has been mute and cannot walk since 9/25/2016. He always handles bills. I am a grandmother with custody of my disabled grandson and we have lost my husband and have very little to live on. In my grief and distress I desperately tried to pay the bills and accidentally out the wrong number in for my debit card. They charged me bounced check charges, and now won't accept a check made out to them even from my husband's company from which he received a grant to help us. Now the check is being returned and made out to CenterPoint. I cannot cash it. They are rude on the phone, too. Nothing to help, and make you feel as if you should be punished. The most horrible company I have dealt with. They do not care about disabled children, critical illness, widows, etc. They are sickening.

I am disabled with Stage 4 congestive heart failure. I had rented my house out to someone while I was living at my sister's while getting things taken care of for my disability. The people that had rented my house trashed it and moved away. I had no clue how to reach them. I moved back into my house and had my gas service reconnected. A week later I get a letter in the mail from CenterPoint Energy stating that I had to pay the other people's bill or my service would be disconnected.

I called them and tried to explain the situation. They said, "Sorry," but it would have to be paid or I would lose service. They didn't care I was disabled and on a fixed income. So I had to pay it to keep my heat on for the winter and had to miss out on buying food for the month and get my medications. Someone should really do something about these **. If something happens to me you can bet my family will launch the biggest lawsuit on them anyone has ever seen and in the end own every one of them smug bastards.

Never got a notice of disconnection. Paid immediately. Paid ridiculous fees and then they want $47 to turn on today? This is a monopoly run by arrogant employees who take satisfaction in ruining your day and then stealing your money!

I was leaving my house and I find a yellow card on my gate stating that they shut my gas off. I go inside and sign in to my account and find out they disconnected me for a past due of 28 dollars. I was floored so I payed the 28 bucks owed and the 35 for current bill. I also had to pay a 20 dollar reconnection fee. I then wanted the gas back on same day and they said that would be another 47 dollars. What the hell kind of scam is going on here??

I just moved to Texas and I did miss the email sent to me. I was home at the time of the disconnection, the person could not ask for 28 bucks?? No courtesy call before the shut off. Maybe a 24 hour call to give me a chance to pay. This needs to stop. Texas do your job and protect your citizens from this scam of an operation. We need rules and regulations regarding how they handle shut offs. At least have a reasonable dollar amount owed before shut off... Not 28 bucks. Geez..

I am completely disgusted that I came home to an envelope containing a statement that Centerpoint Energy disconnected my gas. I received NO disconnection notice. My bill was less than $63. When I called to complain they told me it wasn't their fault that I had not received my notice via mail. They said I was sent an email which I also did not receive or went to Spam mail which I would not see. I asked them to re-send me that email which they said they could not. I told them I wanted the reconnection fee of $28 waived due to these circumstances.

I was told by a Centerpoint Energy supervisor that the state of MN REQUIRES they charge the fee. That's garbage! The state caps them at that fee charge. These utilities are monopolies and treat their customers like CRAP because we have NO recourse. I HATE CENTERPOINT ENERGY AND THEIR WORTHLESS UNCARING LOUSY EMPLOYEES!!! I would rate them a -10 stars if that was an option. Also, they can only give you a 12 hour window to reconnect! WTH!!!

This is our second PowerShell in two weeks. What happened? A minor thundershower occurred. If CenterPoint cannot sustain a thunderstorm, we all can expect then a major outage if any type of abnormal condition occurs. The infrastructure is entirely too soft, even with their so called "Smart Technology". If you ask me, your smarts is not working!

I am beyond frustrated and annoyed with this company. I wish I didn't have to deal with these people ever again! So I knew my bill was due on a certain day and I left my house with the gas still on and went to a nearby fiesta food mart to pay at the window thinking they would receive it that day but it turns out they don't receive the payment until 2 days later at that store. It would have been nice to know when I was paying. So of course when I went home my gas was off so I called and had to pay again with a debit card. I had to ask someone to borrow, and it was an extra $60 plus to get it turned back on. The automated service is horrible by the way! I have to repeat myself about 20 times and they still don't understand what I'm saying & the hold time is always so long.

When I finally go thru to get my refund back they said I have to wait 2 days to call back then request the refund so I did. Then they said they had to keep the money for 7 days on my account and if I happen to have a bill in those days they will automatically take it (which they did). So finally when I called in the 7th day I repeatedly told them to send me a refund and not to apply it to my next months bills but of course I got a bill saying they applied to my next months bills, so I called and all the time I finally get thru to someone. They're so rude. So they finally sent out the remaining my refund which took about a week or so. I went and tried to cash it and they didn't let me. They put the check to where I can't get any cash back, I can only deposit it in my bank account which I do not have one and cannot get one for personal reasons.

So once again I had to call and they basically gave me no solution and told me I have to open a bank account in order to get the money back. I was livid. I paid them in cash so why can't they just give me the damn cash back!?! So basically I'm stuck with a useless piece of paper and they're just not going to do anything about it. Now I have to bother someone and see if I can maybe sign the check over to them and maybe they can deposit it in their account and give me the money. I hate asking anyone for anything. These people are so quick to take my money but make me go thru a million obstacles to get my refund back. ** CenterPoint Energy!!!

My doorbell rang tonight. I was napping after a hot day at work and having recently taken a shower. I quickly threw clothes on, but they were gone when I got to the door. Only a call tag was left. Apparently my meter was upgraded without any prior communication. Common courtesy dictates they might want to check to see if the customer is home before replacing the meter, right? Nope, another company was hired to replace the meter which required turning off service, but they locked my gas valve and ran to the next job WITHOUT any real attempt to restore service. It didn't take more than a minute to get dressed!

This was not an emergency (claimed or real). Mine meter was one of the last in the area to be upgraded and a while back they insisted that they needed to come into the house to check my meter. Only the meter is located outside. They gave no other explanation so I hung up. I was working 70 hours a week and couldn't be home plus they didn't seem to know or understand that the meter is OUTSIDE for easy access.

When I called to schedule an appointment to restore service they wouldn't answer questions as to why, how long it might take, or give any window of time they might return. The meter must have been replaced after 7 PM. I turned the gas water heater OFF and get to take a cold shower in the morning. I'm not waiting up all night to see if they come back. It took two phone calls and many wasted minutes (15-20 of my monthly 100) to get some answers and schedule the restore appointment for tomorrow.

IF I had known they were on my property they could have turned it on immediately after it was hooked up. NOPE, run to the next job and let the gas company restore service! CenterPoint doesn't care. "We're sorry for the inconvenience..." Yeah, if they were truly sorry they would communicate with the customer and ensure the company that replaces the meters checks BEFORE swapping the meter to avoid these terribly annoying, and totally avoidable inconveniences!!!

DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT use CenterPoint Energy. I paid a deposit to have gas turned on. When I moved, the reps (3) I spoke with all said there was no deposit on file. Made 5 telephone calls, each time on hold for 12-19 minutes each time, only to be treated like TRASH from who answered incoming call. RUDE, ARROGANT, UNPROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE PLUS TOTALLY did not want to assist me. I will go anywhere else for service, but NOT CenterPoint. I paid a double bill for one month, just to get rid of this unethical company. Please beware.

Disconnected our gas on Tuesday morning because of a bill that was due the Friday of memorial weekend. $27 bill. Seems like they must be desperate. Now is the time to attack. Paid $100+ to get it turned back on the next day (today). They said that it would be between 7 am-7 pm. Really, they can't narrow it down any better than that. They should be very proud of themselves. A company that large that is that disorganized clearly has some major problems. I run/own a company and had to take the entire day off today. They never showed up between 7 am-7 pm. My wife finally called and complained. They sent out a third party person at 9:30 to restore our gas. I think it's a shame and total ** that they don't even send out their own people without even letting you know.

Seriously, I was expecting a fancy CPE truck to show up, the same as the ones that turn your gas off. But no, some random technician in a personal vehicle. Mind you he was very nice and polite and he actually said that he had been to 20 houses today who had their gas turned off because of a bill not paid over Memorial Day holiday. All under $30, you think maybe they do that on purpose to get the extra "vulture" fees? I could go on forever but my fingers would get tired. I'm going to send them an invoice tomorrow for my lost day. We'll see how they handle that. Most likely with laughter. Maybe so, but I hate them so much that I will not give up there. Time is now to band together and make a stand.

I have lived in an area serviced by CenterPoint for 10 years. In that time 7 big transformers have exploded, burned up, shorted out in my backyard and all they do is replace these items but never look for the cause! Each time the power is down for 3 to 5 days! We lose power about once a month, have power surges that have burned out two refrigerators, two televisions, numerous small appliances and caused at least $1500.00 in lost food from defrosting! They pay for nothing!!! My power just came back on today after being off for 37 hours and was off only 23 hours prior to that for a full day! I'M FED UP WITH CENTERPOINT ENERGY AND INTEND TO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR THEM WITH THE "PUC" AND ANY OTHER GOVERNING BODY! Enough is enough! These people care about nobody but themselves! I live just north of houston, tx and intend to raise hell!!!

I was very pleased with the fast response to the gas leak coming from my extinguished gas light fixture near my front door which I had no way of knowing how to turn off since there was no visible valve on the fixture. My technician, Chris ** was very thorough checking every gas source in my house and outside for a faulty leak. He replaced my outdated meter and pressure tested everything to assure me of my safety. Thank you Chris for this Peace of Mind!

In February my husband died after being in the hospital and hospice since December. A friend tried to pay my bills for me during this stressful time, but she didn't realize that 10 years ago my husband and I had told our bank to not pay CenterPoint electronically because of a bill dispute. The bills were turned back by the bank. When I got home from hospice my house was cold and the gas had been turned off. I called immediately and explained the situation. They charged me around $250 to get it turned back on plus a $95 deposit, even though my husband and I have never missed a bill payment in 40 years. Now they refuse to accept my payment in any manner except credit card which costs 2.75 per transaction. I'm being treated like a deadbeat customer. Where's the heart? I asked if they had a compassion department and they just laughed. We need competition!!!

Company incorrectly identified source of leak on Monday evening. It was from an improper installation of the gas meter. I am out $625 in testing costs to get my meter back. They failed to schedule the installation after receiving the city inspector's green tag report on Friday afternoon. I have to wait over the weekend until Monday to have my meter brought back because they don't staff technicians on the weekend and dropped the ball Friday afternoon. Customer service agent's supervisor was talking over me and arguing with me from the first time I began to speak when I asked for a supervisor in hopes of getting a more timely installation.

After several attempts at communicating my concerns with the poor service I had encountered, I finally asked for a day/time when they would be out. The supervisor refused to give me a time, saying she did not know when a technician could come. I pushed harder and she put me on hold. She finally came back and gave me a 4 hr window. I had to ask if they would call before coming and she gave me an attitude again. They get no stars. This website required at least one to complete the form.

I have been trying for over 6 months to resolve an issue with misapplied payments on my account that I've had for almost 2 years. They have turned off my gas twice and almost a third time after making on-time payments after transferring service when I moved almost a year ago. Multiple calls and conversations have failed to resolve the issue. I've faced my remittance information more than 5-6 times to prove payment on my part.

Today I learned their electric department has been receiving the payments even though I've never paid an electric account to them directly. Once I was informed, they asked me again to send the same remittance info despite clearly being able to see they have access to this information already. After calling the gas side of Centerpoint back again, they stated I would still have to retrace my steps AGAIN to prove that I've paid even though they internally misapplied my payments. This company is a fraud and should be shut down - bare minimum. I should have a choice to receive service elsewhere.

I am extremely disappointed at the service provided by CenterPoint Energy. I had requested turning on electricity for my house 10 days before the schedule date with 4ChangeEnergy, the provider of electricity. 2 days before the move, I received a notice that the scheduled service date is 3 days after my requested date. I immediately called 4ChangeEnergy and they finally put in priority order by 5 pm on Wednesday. However, I still don't have electricity at 6 pm on Friday (the scheduled date). I called CenterPoint Energy (the local utility who is in charge of turning on electricity) to ask for when they will turn on my electricity. The customer representative told me that my priority order was in system and their technician usually works until 10:00 pm and will turn on my electricity anytime from 6 pm to 10 pm. I called again at 9:30 pm and asked another representative to check with dispatch department.

The representative told me that he called dispatch department and the technician will come any time during the night as it is emergency order. However, there is still no electricity at 7:30 am on Saturday. I called again. The lady on the phone said she talked to the dispatch department and they were aware of the pending order and the technician has my order with them on the truck and will show up at any moment in the morning, and it will be done the first thing in the morning. However, there is still no electricity by now (10 am the following Monday), three days after the scheduled date.

I called on late Saturday and this morning and there is still no update. I don't know when I will get electricity. I lost trust to the call center of Center Point Energy and I am extremely frustrated at no electricity for three days. I don't know when I will get my electricity! I wonder what people do if they don't have electricity for three days during the middle of moving. How bad the service representatives from CenterPoint Energy are. They kept lying about the service schedule and not telling me the actual fact. How can they say the technician would show up at any time on Saturday and no one ever shows up by now on Monday.

Unfortunately, we don't have options for not having CenterPoint Energy to turn on my electricity. Can the government or consumer protect service help us do something to protect our basic consumer right? Is it possible to remove the monopoly of CenterPoint Energy in the Houston area or get them responsible for failure to do their jobs?