Texas Public Utility Commission Chair Peter Lake Resigns Amid Power Grid Controversy

Peter Lake, the chair of the Public Utility Commission in Texas, has resigned from his position. Lake was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in April 2021 to help the state's power grid withstand weather disasters. However, state lawmakers soured on the agency-led proposal, which was approved by the commission in January, at the start of this year's legislative session. Several lawmakers argued that it didn't go far enough to ensure new fossil fuel-fired power plants would be built.