Brett Lawler Receives 2023 HERO Award December 14, 2023 Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) is pleased to announce that Brett Lawler, Senior Threat Intelligence Consultant at Xcel Energy, is the recipient of this year’s HERO Award. Read More
2024 Self-Certification Schedule Now Available December 13, 2023 Please note that the 2024 Self-Certification Schedule has been released and is available for review here. This schedule covers the first quarter of 2024 through the first quarter of… Read More
MRO Hosts 2023 Cold Weather Preparedness Workshop December 1, 2023 Reducing cold weather risk through outreach and awareness MRO’s Reliability Advisory Council (RAC) hosted a Cold Weather Preparedness webinar on October 26 aimed at reducing winter-related reliability risks to… Read More
Regional Winter Assessment Indicates Portion of MRO Region at High Risk this Winter November 30, 2023 Midwest Reliability Organization’s 2023-2024 Regional Winter Assessment (2023 RWA) finds that portions of the regional bulk power system are at high risk of insufficient electricity supply to meet normal peak… Read More
Review of Conditions November 29, 2023 What is a Certification Review? Are you an actively registered Balancing Authority (BA), Reliability Coordinator (RC), or Transmission Operator (TOP)? Are you thinking about or have plans to remodel, build,… Read More
About the Congressionally Mandated Interregional Transfer Capability Study November 27, 2023 The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 directed the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to perform an Interregional Transfer Capability Study (ITCS) in consultation with the Regional Entities and… Read More
Winter Storm Elliott Report Highlights Reliability Impact to Electric and Natural Gas Infrastructure November 21, 2023 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jointly with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released a final report on the impact of Winter Storm Elliott on reliability of the… Read More
Phishing/Ransomware/Malware Mitigation November 21, 2023 Reducing a high risk identified in the 2023 Regional Risk Assessment through NERC Alerts and E-ISAC All Points Bulletins In the never-ending battle against the risk of Phishing/Ransomware/Malware, it is… Read More