Feb. 20 — Prochazka’s sudden departure comes less than a week after the Public Utility Commission approved a deal that CenterPoint negotiated with big industrial electricity users and cities that will lower the utility’s profit margin from 10 percent to 9.4 percent. CenterPoint also agreed to accept a $13 million rate hike after asking Texas regulators for $161 million.
— Houston Chronicle
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