Four board members of Texas power grid operators plan to leave their post after last week s widespread blackouts, which left millions of people without electricity amid the cold weather situations.
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) board chairwoman and vice chairman with two other board members issued a letter announcing their intention to resign from their position at a meeting on Wednesday, NBC News reported. To allow state leaders a free hand with the future direction and to eliminate distractions, we are resigning from the board effective after our urgent board teleconference meeting adjourns on Wednesday, they wrote in their letter filed with the Texas Public Utility Commission.