2026 Enterprise Hackathon

Build solutions that matter.

Two days to tackle real CenterPoint Energy challenges with AI, analytics and software. Build something to present to leadership and make a difference.

When
Nov 12–13
Thu 3 PM through Fri afternoon
Where
UH Campus
PGH + Student Center
Format
Teams of 4
Only 9–12 teams selected

Why apply

Real problems, real data

Work on challenges CenterPoint actually faces, with data provided for every track.

Meet the industry

Connect with professionals and leaders at a Houston Fortune 500 energy company.

Keep building

Top teams may present to CenterPoint leadership. The winning team continues as a Spring 2027 CodeCoogs project with CenterPoint.

Pick one of the four tracks

  1. Drone Imaging

    Use AI and computer vision to classify objects, features and conditions in drone-captured imagery.

  2. Predicting the Call Before It Happens

    Predict which customers will contact CenterPoint, why and when, so the right message goes out first.

  3. Right Crew / Right Time

    Spot outages likely to need a second crew trip, so dispatch gets it right from the start.

  4. Fraudulent Inspection Submissions

    Detect suspicious patterns in contracted-inspection data and flag likely fraud for review.

Apply by Nov 7th

Saturday at 11:59 PM · Selections expected Nov 9

One application per team of four, one track per team. You don’t need a finished product to apply, just a clear idea and a team that can build it.

Open to UH students. No team yet? Introduce yourself in #centerpoint-team-matching on the CodeCoogs Discord.

Apply by Nov 7