All out-of-state board members of Texas power grid operator resign following winter blast Print this article
All four out-of-state board members of the Texas power grid operator submitted their resignations after millions of people lost power during last week’s major snowstorm.
Sally Talberg, board chairwoman; Peter Cramton, vice chairman; Terry Bulger, finance and audit chairman; and Raymond Hepper, human resources and governance committee chairman, will resign at the end of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas board meeting on Wednesday, according to a notice from the Public Utility Commission of Texas posted on Tuesday.
“We have noted recent concerns about out-of-state board leadership at ERCOT. To allow state leaders a free hand with future direction and to eliminate distractions, we are resigning from the board effective after our urgent board teleconference meeting adjourn,” the four said in their resignation letter to ERCOT board members, which was also poste
23 February 2021
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