Near-failure of Texas power grid brings shake-up at ERCOT as several members resign
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Power lines are shown along the Sam Houston Tollway near Texas 249 on February 15, 2021 in Houston.Melissa Phillip, Staff photographer / Houston Chronicle
Almost a third of the board members who lead the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, manager of the state’s power grid, will resign Wednesday, a week after a historic winter storm caused statewide blackouts, disrupted water supplies and left dozens of people dead.
Chair Sally Talberg, vice chair Peter Cramton, and board members Raymond Hepper, Terry Bulger and Vanessa Anesetti-Parra will step down at an emergency meeting, according to an ERCOT filing Tuesday with the Public Utility Commission, which oversees the grid operator.
Near-failure of Texas power grid brings shake-up at ERCOT as several members resign
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Power lines are shown along the Sam Houston Tollway near Texas 249 on February 15, 2021 in Houston.Melissa Phillip, Staff photographer / Houston Chronicle
Almost a third of the board members who lead the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, manager of the state’s power grid, will resign Wednesday, a week after a historic winter storm caused statewide blackouts, disrupted water supplies and left dozens of people dead.
Chair Sally Talberg, vice chair Peter Cramton, and board members Raymond Hepper, Terry Bulger and Vanessa Anesetti-Parra will step down at an emergency meeting, according to an ERCOT filing Tuesday with the Public Utility Commission, which oversees the grid operator.
Five board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas the entity that manages and operates the electricity grid that covers much of Texas will resign on Wednesday, according to a notice to the Public Utility Commission. A sixth has withdrawn his application to the board.All six live ou.
ERCOT Chair, Four Directors Resigning to ‘Eliminate Distractions’
Five board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, which manages most of the electric grid of the state, were expected to step down Wednesday.
The board has come under withering criticism after a freezing winter storm last week that killed dozens and left more than 4.5 million customers without power, some for five days.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), which oversees ERCOT, in a notice late Tuesday said the resignations are by four unaffiliated board members and another board member. Also resigning is a board candidate who withdrew his application.