ERCOT CEO Terminated After Deadly Winter Storm
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One of the biggest disasters was the lack of communication from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and its residents. Texans were kept entirely in the dark about the disaster that was happening right under their noses.
While temperatures began to fall below freezing and power began to trip off, Texans had no idea why and when they would get their electricity turned back on. Never in a million years would they have expected to be without a basic necessity like electricity more than a few hours, let alone days!
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.