specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: CenterPoint Energy
providerId: centerpoint-energy
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Energy
  - Utility
  - Smart Meter
  - Green Button
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for CenterPoint Energy''s integration surfaces. The Smart Meter Texas
  Data Access and Green Button interfaces are free under regulator / consortium policy; the only invoice
  surface visible to an integrator is the underlying utility bill driven by metered consumption, priced by
  the regulated retail delivery tariff.'
notes: 'API access carries no published per-call charge; meters below track usage and invoice signals
  rather than API spend. Corrected 2026-09-05: a cpc_api_requests meter and a Centerpoint Connect partner
  contract were removed from this file — that surface belongs to Centerpoint Connect, an unrelated roofing
  CRM company, not to CenterPoint Energy.'
sources:
  - https://www.smartmetertexas.com/
  - https://www.energy.gov/data/green-button
  - https://www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/our-services/rates-tariffs
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
serviceCategory: Utility (Energy + Gas)
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Regulated Utility Tariff + Partner Contract
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
    - Refund
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: CenterPoint Energy APIs
  ServiceCategory: Utility Data
  ProviderName: CenterPoint Energy
  PublisherName: CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: smt_usage_inquiries
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - tpsp
      - account
  - name: green_button_authorizations
    unit: authorization
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - third_party
  - name: interval_kwh_delivered
    unit: kWh
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - account
      - service_class
  - name: utility_invoiced_amount
    unit: USD
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - account
      - service_class
      - region
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Pull SMT TPSP usage exports nightly to see authorized account interval data, and combine
      with the customer's CenterPoint utility bill to reconcile observed kWh with billed kWh.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag SMT and Green Button authorizations with the consuming product team and the customer's
      cost center so utility-data costs are allocated where the data drives business outcomes.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Use Green Button bulk authorization windows rather than continuous polling; align SMT
      requests with the overnight batch cadence; cache results that don't change intra-day.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Energy / facilities lead owns the utility bill; integration platform owner manages SMT
      TPSP registration and Green Button consent flows; and the retail delivery tariff governs the utility invoice itself.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com