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ERCOT chief sent packing after overseeing catastrophic failure

Watch live: ERCOT subcommittee holds meeting a day after grid CEO was fired following deadly Texas blackouts Meeting will be livestreamed in this article Associated Press Updated:  Tags:  ). The Electric Reliability Council of Texas will have a subcommittee meeting on Thursday morning, a day after CEO Bill Magness was fired. The meeting will be livestreamed in this article. Check back later if a livestream isn’t available. The Reliability and Operations Subcommittee is expected to address a variety of concerns, such as the state’s power generators, in the meeting. In the wake of Februar...

A Texas power grid oversight official who held the spectacularly wishful belief that he could keep his job after the state's power grid nearly failed and led to dozens of deaths has been fired and utility bills Texans will be paying for decades.

The Texas Public Utility Commission’s Revolving Door Between Industry and Regulator The state’s utility regulator drew intense scrutiny from legislators last week for failing to regulate the electric industry ahead of the February blackouts. Many of its top staffers have worked for the power companies it oversees. The Texas Public Utility Commission has been under fire from lawmakers for failing to exert its regulatory authority ahead of the blackouts this February. BFS Man/Flickr The state’s utility regulator drew intense scrutiny from legislators last week for failing to regulate the ...

Texas storm and resulting blackouts blamed for more than 40 deaths across the state