Grid Security and Modernization Phase II
The goal of the project was to help states better understand the issues surrounding the fast-changing nature of the electric sector including pressures on the existing business utility model as more distributed generation and customer choice impact the traditional model.
Through a series of in-person meetings and webinars, the MGA will draw on the best thinking and practices from across the country-including throughout the Midwest-to inform state regulatory and policy discussions on the future of the electric grid. In addition, the MGA will work to identify the issues Midwestern states believe need more attention under the broad umbrella of grid security and modernization, in an effort to tackle these issues before there is an immediate need.
The Midwestern Governors Association (MGA) is building on the Grid Security and Modernization project from 2016-2017, which included efforts on:
In-Person Meetings
Meeting #1
April 11-12, 2018
St. Paul, Minnesota
In addition to hearing from those states and stakeholders in the Midwest who are tackling these issues, we explored what information would be most helpful to states and stakeholders in their work on these issues.
Meeting #2
October 17-18, 2018
St. Louis, Missouri
We had a rich discussion of not only what is happening in grid modernization in the Midwest, but also what should states and stakeholders be on the lookout for, as technology, customer choice and changing electricity demand continue to disrupt the traditional framework of our electric distribution system.
Speaker Handouts
The MGA would like to thank the following sponsors for their support:
Webinar Series
In the lead-up to meeting two, the MGA hosted a webinar to highlight critical components of the topic.
May 23, 2018
Physical Security
With the physical threats to the infrastructure of the grid, the MGA focused this webinar on issues related to the physical security of the electric grid.
- Richard Ward, IEE
- Michael Reterkolf, DTE Energy
June 27, 2018
Cyber Security
The second webinar in the series will focus on issues related to the issue of Cyber Security.
- James Briones, CISSP, Engineer – Energy Systems Security Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), NETL
- Candace Suh-Lee, Principal Technical Leader-Cyber Security, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
July 25, 2018
Market Evolution
The speaker will present their views on the shifting cost and market trends as the region invests in significant new renewable generation capacity. Many utilities in the region are announcing significant energy goals and MISO’s interconnection queue is dominated by wind and solar. How will wholesale energy markets need to evolve to enable reliable and cost effective service under this new paradigm? How will the transmission network need to evolve and what efforts does MISO currently have underway to understand the needed changes?
- David Boyd, Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, MISO
September 25
Customer Data Issues
The final webinar in the series will focus on issues related to Customer Data Issues. Presenters will discuss topics related to data including Advanced Meeting Infrastructure (AMI), how all the new data is being managed at a utility level and what is being done with the data, and the Illinois CUB customer data project.
- Kristin Munsch, Deputy Director, Illinois Citizen’s Utility Board
- Toni Garza, Manager, Regulatory Compliance, ComEd