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ERCOT Power Grid CEO Fired After Deadly Blackouts

Electric Reliability Council of Texas CEO Bill Magness has been fired from his post after February’s deadly blackouts that left more than 4 million people without power.

Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley talks with Michael Regan, senior editor at Bloomberg News, about the termination and replacing Magness.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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