Four board members of US state of Texas’ power grid operator announced their resignation on Tuesday after millions of residents were left without power during days of unprecedentedly frigid temperatur
You d think the folks responsible for overseeing Texas independent power grid would at least live here in the Lone Star State.
It turns out that s not always the case, but perhaps that will change after five out-of-state Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) board members resign today.
In a document released by ERCOT Tuesday, the electrical grid operator announced the resignation of four Unaffiliated Directors in the wake of the spectacular failure of the system during last week s winter storm: Sally Talberg (Board Chairman), Peter Cramton (Board Vice Chairman), Terry Bulger (Finance and Audit Committee Chairman) and Raymond Hepper (Human Resources and Governance Committee Chairman).
The winter storm that hit Texas and other states has killed at least 80 people, but officials have said that an accurate death toll will take time to establish.
Top board leaders of Texas' embattled power grid operator have resigned following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing electricity during the