CenterPoint Describes 2021 as "Great Year"

Evansville IN

24 February, 2022

3:21 PM

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By John Gibson, WNIN February 24, 2022 The president and CEO of CenterPoint Energy calls 2021 a "great year," despite an outcry from customers about higher utility bills. The Texas-based company reported income for shareholders of $641 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. For the full year, income available to common shareholders and earnings per diluted share were nearly $1.4 million, In a release, CenterPoint President and CEO Dave Lesar (leh-ZAHR) said 2021 earnings met or exceeded expectations. The earnings report came amid complaints from customers about higher utility bills and a letter from the Evansville City Council calling on the company to provide more support and leniency for low-income and fixed-income customers. Higher natural gas rates have led to a spike in customers' bills this winter. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.