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Peter Lake sits at his desk at the Public Utility Commission of Texas while leading the turnaround of the Texas power grid (PUCT and ERCOT) after Winter Storm Uri.
Former White House power czar/grid guru, former Texas Public Utility Commission chairman, and former Texas Water Development Board chairman Peter Lake speaks at CERA Week in Houston, TX.

Power Grid Guru to Leave Energy Council

Politico

White House Power Czar Departs

Bloomberg

Lake Opens FERC PJM Conference

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Former White House power czar/grid guru, former Texas Public Utility Commission chairman, and former Texas Water Development Board chairman Peter Lake speaks to thousands of county commissioners at the annual association of counties conference in DC.

Data Centers Challenge Energy Market

County News

“None of it Matters if You Don’t Have Power”
Veriten

Gov. Greg Abbott & PUCT Chairman Peter Lake Winter Storm Press Conference (Feb 2022)

ABC KVUE Austin

One on One with Chairman Lake
Texas Tribune

Electrical power lines and transformers outside a modern glass building in an urban area.
A frozen parking meter with icicles hanging from it, with work trucks and trees in the background.

Texans not expected to lose power through the rest of the summer, regulators say (July 22, 2021)

Texas Tribune - Mitchell Ferman

An industrial chemical plant with large distillation columns, pipes, and machinery, with a person in a golf cart in the foreground.

Texas PUC Chair Lake: ‘The Lights Will Stay On’ (December 9, 2021)

RTO Insider - Tom Kleckner

State agency proposes changes to power market aimed at averting mass blackouts (November 10, 2022)

Texas Tribune - Joshua Fechter

A person jogging along a trail at sunset with power lines and transmission towers in the background.

Texas Electricity Demand to Outpace Dispatchable Supply for First Time Ever, ERCOT Officials Announce (May 4, 2023)

The Texan - Brad Johnson

Texas: The Issue Is — PUC chairman speaks on changes made to power grid
Fox 7 Austin

US Energy Officials Consider Shift in PJM

Reuters

Peter Lake sits at his desk at the Public Utility Commission of Texas while leading the turnaround of the Texas power grid (PUCT and ERCOT) after Winter Storm Uri.
Former White House power czar/grid guru, former Texas Public Utility Commission chairman, and former Texas Water Development Board chairman Peter Lake addresses the media at a substation in south Texas.

Top Texas regulator: Reform the grid so ‘people don’t die’ (August 27, 2021)

E&E News by Politico - Edward Klump

Powering up: PUCT chairman visits RGV (October 11, 2022)

MyRGV.com - Steve Clark

Former White House power czar/grid guru, former Texas Public Utility Commission chairman, and former Texas Water Development Board chairman Peter Lake holds a press conference while leading the turnaround of the Texas power grid (PUCT and ERCOT).

ERCOT Warns of Brownouts This Summer in Forecast of Power Grid Demand (May 3, 2023)

NBC DFW Channel 5 - Alanna Quillen