Board members of Texas grid operator resign following blackouts
Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) board plan on resigning Wednesday, following last week's power outages amid a brutal winter storm. All five of the members live outside Texas, as does a sixth person who has withdrawn his application to the board, The Texas Tribune reports.
A nonprofit, ERCOT manages and operates the electricity grid for most of Texas. During last week's deadly storm, millions of Texas went without power, some for several days. In the wake of the mass power outage, ERCOT officials revealed during a press conference that several board members were being harassed by the public after it was reported that they did not live in Texas.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said he welcomes the resignations. "The lack of preparedness and transparency at ERCOT is unacceptable," he said. "We will ensure that the disastrous events of last week are never repeated."
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