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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T120000
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T213616Z
UID:10168-1760439600-1760443200@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:MID-GRID Webinar – Assessing Power Grid Reliability in the Midwest Today and Tomorrow
DESCRIPTION:Electricity is essential for modern life\, powering the economy\, and underpinning critical infrastructure safeguarding national security. Mark Tiemeier will provide an overview of annual reliability and risk assessments conducted by MRO; discuss the transition from capacity-based planning to energy-based planning and why that matters; and summarize the risks to reliability that are most present for the Midwest region. \nResources \n\nReliability Analysis\n2025 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report\nMRO’s Regional Risk Assessment\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nView Recording\n\n\n\nSlides
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/mid-grid-webinar-assessing-power-grid-reliability-in-the-midwest-today-and-tomorrow/
CATEGORIES:MID-GRID,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T100000
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DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T213024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T215657Z
UID:10166-1755770400-1755774000@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:Quarterly Mid-Grid Virtual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, August 21 the MGA hosted their MID-GRID 2035 Quarterly Meeting.This meeting will explored issues that included: interregional transmission\, FERC Order 1920\, and the changing Federal landscape. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nView Recording\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bios\n\n\n\nJenks & Profeta Slides
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/quarterly-mid-grid-virtual-meeting/
CATEGORIES:MID-GRID,Virtual Symposium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250503
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T212416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T184511Z
UID:10162-1746057600-1746230399@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:Spring Quarterly MID-GRID Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Kansas City\, Missouri \n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bios\n\n\n\nAttendee List
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/quarterly-mid-grid-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:In-Person,MID-GRID
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250129
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T212300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T215526Z
UID:10160-1738022400-1738108799@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:Quarterly MID-GRID Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is an opportunity to hear about the Midwestern landscape for transmission andenergy development. Guest speakers will include representatives from MGA States and RTOs inthe MGA footprint. The MID-GRID priorities will be the center of the topics. \n\n\n\n\nView Recording\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nBios
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/quarterly-mid-grid-meeting/
CATEGORIES:MID-GRID,Virtual Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T150000
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T211453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T214438Z
UID:10157-1736863200-1736866800@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:Webinar on FERC Order 1920A
DESCRIPTION:View Recording
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/webinar-on-ferc-order-1920a/
CATEGORIES:MID-GRID,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241119
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T213500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T133549Z
UID:10170-1731888000-1731974399@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:NERC Interregional Transfer Capacity
DESCRIPTION:MID-GRID 2035 webinar with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). John Moura\, Director of Reliability Assessment and System Analysis for North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) will discuss their recently released Interregional Transfer Capability Study (ITCS).
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/nerc-interregional-transfer-capacity/
CATEGORIES:MID-GRID,Virtual Symposium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241004
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T214241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T181420Z
UID:10178-1727827200-1727999999@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:MGA Quarterly MID-GRID 2035 In-Person Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Chicago\, Illinois \nSpeaker Biographies \nAttendee List \nOptional Tour Itinerary  \nPresentation: Cici Vu\, DNV Energy Insights USA \nAgenda
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/mga-quarterly-mid-grid-20235-in-person-meeting/
CATEGORIES:In-Person,MID-GRID
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240709
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240710
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T214429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T181452Z
UID:10181-1720483200-1720569599@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation
DESCRIPTION:Speaker Bios \nFERC Presentation on Order No. 1920 \nQuestions for FERC\, please contact Rob Thormeyer at  Robert.Thormeyer@ferc.gov \n\nAgenda\nWatch Recording
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/building-for-the-future-through-electric-regional-transmission-planning-and-cost-allocation/
CATEGORIES:MID-GRID
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240501
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T214534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T181528Z
UID:10183-1714348800-1714521599@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:MGA MID-GRID & MGA-OMS Transmission Summit
DESCRIPTION:Minnesota \nSpeaker Bios\nAttendee List \nPresentations: \n\nTemujin Roach\, EDF Renewables\nRyan Long\, Xcel Energy\nWill Harrop\, Grid UnitedAgenda\n\nAgenda
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/mga-mid-grid-mga-oms-transmission-summit/
CATEGORIES:MID-GRID
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240126
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T214743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T181557Z
UID:10187-1706140800-1706227199@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:MID-GRID 2035 2.0 Quarterly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Presentation: Melissa Burchard U.S. DOE GDO \n\nAgenda\nWatch Recording
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/mid-grid-2035-2-0-quarterly-meeting/
CATEGORIES:MID-GRID,Virtual Symposium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231215
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T214854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T181628Z
UID:10189-1702512000-1702598399@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:MID-GRID Webinar – Intertie Optimization
DESCRIPTION:Intertie Optimization is the process of efficiently utilizing any interregional transmission capability between neighboring RTOs/ISOs that remains unused after all bilateral trades have been arranged.The presentation will focus on a recent study performed by the Brattle Group and Willkie\, Farr & Gallagher LLP titled: The Need for Intertie Optimization – Reducing Customer Costs\, Improving Grid Resilience\, and Encouraging Interregional Transmission. A copy of the report can be found online here. \nSpeakers: \n\nHannes Pfeifenberger\, The Brattle Group\nNorman Bay\, Willkie\, Farr & Gallagher LLP\n\n\n\nWatch Recording
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/mid-grid-webinar-intertie-optimization/
CATEGORIES:MID-GRID,Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231019
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T221036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T181724Z
UID:10227-1697587200-1697673599@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:MGA MID-GRID 2035 – U.S. DOE Grid Deployment Office Update
DESCRIPTION:The MGA will be joined by Whitney Muse\, Chief of Staff\, Grid Deployment Office\, U.S. Department of Energy to discuss structural changes at DOE\, including the formation of the Grid Deployment Office (GDO). Attendees will learn about the mission of the GDO\, its programs and initiatives\, and the offices role in federal legislation include BIL\, CHIP\, and IRA \n\n\nWatch Recording
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/mga-mid-grid-2035-u-s-doe-grid-deployment-office-update/
CATEGORIES:MID-GRID,Virtual Symposium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230929
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T215524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T181931Z
UID:10195-1695772800-1695945599@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:MGA MID-GRID 2035 – Quarterly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Little Rock\, AR\nThe next MGA MID-GRID 2035 event will be a virtual session taking place on Tuesday\, June 20 at 11 am Eastern/10 am Central. Following-up on the foundations built at our event in Chicago in April\, this event will highlight specific topics/issues the MGA will focus on as part of our MID-GRID 2035 effort over the next year or so. \nLearn more about MID-GRID.
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/mga-mid-grid-2035-quarterly-meeting/
CATEGORIES:In-Person,MID-GRID
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230417
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230419
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T220007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T181853Z
UID:10206-1681689600-1681862399@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:MGA MID-GRID 2035 – Quarterly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Since the start of the MID-GRID 2035 effort in late 2019\, the Midwest has made considerable progress toward the vision outlined by the states. Regional and interregional transmission planning is taking place at a scale not before contemplated\, and new generation investments have provided economic development and other benefits. Simultaneously\, the region has dealt with multiple major weather events\, grid reliability challenges\, increasing costs due to global economic turmoil and record inflation\, and an increasing rate of generation retirements.As we look back at where MID-GRID 2035 began and now toward where this work will go\, the nature of the challenges and opportunities ahead has shifted and this event will set the stage for what we hope to tackle in MID-GRID 2035 2.0.More information can be found here.
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/10206/
CATEGORIES:MID-GRID,Virtual Symposium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221005
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T220922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T220945Z
UID:10225-1664841600-1664927999@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:MGA MID-GRID 2035 – Converter Stations
DESCRIPTION:The MGA will host Roger Rosenqvist\, Vice President of Business Development for Hitachi Energy’s HVDC Division in North America for a webinar about converter stations. High-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission technology has not been deployed widely in the Midwest\, compared to alternating current (AC) transmission. This is in part because the equipment needed to manage a DC grid\, and to connect the DC and AC grids\, has been prohibitively expensive. Today\, HVDC technology is gaining traction around the world as power system are modernized and decarbonized. Technological improvements and cost declines in DC-AC converter stations have helped spur deployment. During this webinar\, participants will hear from one of the industry’s leading manufacturers of converter stations on the capabilities these assets can offer and how those capabilities can address emerging reliability needs and be part of an optimized transmission grid that meets the MID GRID 2035 vision. \n\n\nWatch Recording
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/mga-mid-grid-2035-converter-stations-2/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Symposium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221005
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T220639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T220639Z
UID:10219-1664841600-1664927999@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:MGA MID-GRID 2035 – Converter Stations
DESCRIPTION:The MGA will host Roger Rosenqvist\, Vice President of Business Development for Hitachi Energy’s HVDC Division in North America for a webinar about converter stations. High-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission technology has not been deployed widely in the Midwest\, compared to alternating current (AC) transmission. This is in part because the equipment needed to manage a DC grid\, and to connect the DC and AC grids\, has been prohibitively expensive. Today\, HVDC technology is gaining traction around the world as power system are modernized and decarbonized. Technological improvements and cost declines in DC-AC converter stations have helped spur deployment. During this webinar\, participants will hear from one of the industry’s leading manufacturers of converter stations on the capabilities these assets can offer and how those capabilities can address emerging reliability needs and be part of an optimized transmission grid that meets the MID GRID 2035 vision. \n\nWatch Recording
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/mga-mid-grid-2035-converter-stations/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Symposium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220921
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T220539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T220539Z
UID:10217-1663632000-1663718399@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:MGA MID-GRID 2035 – FERC Update Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Liz Salerno\, Lead\, Transmission and Technology Initiatives for Chairman Glick\, FERC provided an update on Transmission related topics at FERC. Since we heard from Chairman Glick at last year’s MGA-OMS Transmission Summit\, the FERC-NARUC task force has meet multiple times\, FERC’s transmission planning NOPR has received comments from stakeholders\, and FERC has issues even more proposed rules related to transmission planning and interconnection\, just to name of few of the things that FERC has going on that is impacting transmission. \n\nWatch the Recording
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/mga-mid-grid-2035-ferc-update-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Symposium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220823
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220824
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T220733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T220733Z
UID:10221-1661212800-1661299199@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:MGA MID-GRID 2035 – Advanced Conductor Webinar
DESCRIPTION:David Townley\, Director of Public Policy at CTC Global will present on their work with advanced conductors. CTC Global is a pioneering manufacturer of advanced transmission conductors. CTC’s innovative design enables more power to flow through existing transmission corridors\, delivering more efficient and reliable energy to customers than conventional wires do today. MGA participants will have the opportunity to discuss the benefits of advanced conductors\, barriers to their broad implementation\, and opportunities for states and utilities to explore their use in the Midwest. \n\nWatch Recording
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/mga-mid-grid-2035-advanced-conductor-webinar-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220823
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220824
DTSTAMP:20260119T083349
CREATED:20251215T220412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T220412Z
UID:10215-1661212800-1661299199@midwesterngovernors.org
SUMMARY:MGA MID-GRID 2035 – Advanced Conductor Webinar
DESCRIPTION:David Townley\, Director of Public Policy at CTC Global will present on their work with advanced conductors. CTC Global is a pioneering manufacturer of advanced transmission conductors. CTC’s innovative design enables more power to flow through existing transmission corridors\, delivering more efficient and reliable energy to customers than conventional wires do today. MGA participants will have the opportunity to discuss the benefits of advanced conductors\, barriers to their broad implementation\, and opportunities for states and utilities to explore their use in the Midwest. \n\nWatch Recording
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/mga-mid-grid-2035-advanced-conductor-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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