2026
Upcoming Events and Webinars
MID-GRID Webinar: Benefits of Interregional Transmission – Developer & Utility Perspective
Join the MGA on February 26 at 10 am CT for the next webinar on our series on the benefits of interregional Transmission. This webinar will feature the perspective of […]
MID-GRID Quarterly Symposium
Join the MGA for the Quarterly MID-GRID Symposium April 9-10 in Downtown Indianapolis.
2026 Events and Webinars
MID-GRID Webinar: Power After the Storm
In this report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, they analyze the last decade of power outage data in the central United States, alongside media reports and peer-reviewed science, to explore three key questions
MGA MID-GRID Webinar: Benefits of Interregional Transmission No. 2
MGA has been engaging with state government and stakeholders on cross-regional studies. To continue this topic of discussion, this webinar will connect policymakers to challenges with assessing the benefits of interregional transmission.
2025 Events and Webinars
MID-GRID Webinar – Benefits of Regional Transmission
MGA has been engaging with state government and stakeholders on cross-regional studies. To continue this topic of discussion, this webinar will connect policymakers to challenges with assessing the benefits of […]
MID-GRID Fall Quarterly Meeting
Quarterly MID-GRID in-person symposium covering load growth topics that look ahead to how states are preparing from a legislative standpoint and how nuclear energy is increasingly being investigated and studied […]
MID-GRID Webinar – Assessing Power Grid Reliability in the Midwest Today and Tomorrow
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; […]
Quarterly Mid-Grid Virtual Meeting
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.
2024 Events and Webinars
NERC Interregional Transfer Capacity
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).
Grid Strategies RE NTP Study
The MGA will host a MID-GRID 2035 Webinar this Thursday, November 7 at 12:30 pm Eastern / 11:30 am Central with Rob Gramlich and Jay Caspary from Grid Strategies. On the webinar, they will […]
MGA Quarterly MID-GRID 2035 In-Person Meeting
Chicago, Illinois Speaker Biographies Attendee List Optional Tour Itinerary Presentation: Cici Vu, DNV Energy Insights USA Agenda
Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation
Speaker Bios FERC Presentation on Order No. 1920 Questions for FERC, please contact Rob Thormeyer at Robert.Thormeyer@ferc.gov Agenda Watch Recording
MGA MID-GRID & MGA-OMS Transmission Summit
Minnesota Speaker Bios Attendee List Presentations: Temujin Roach, EDF Renewables Ryan Long, Xcel Energy Will Harrop, Grid UnitedAgenda Agenda
MID-GRID 2035 2.0 Quarterly Meeting
Presentation: Melissa Burchard U.S. DOE GDO Agenda Watch Recording
2023 Events
MID-GRID 2035 2.0 Quarterly Meeting
September 27-28 – Little Rock – SPP
Agenda
Speaker Bios
Attendee List
Presentations and Handouts
Affordability and Resilience – How to Appropriately Value Interregional Transfer Capacity
- Lauren Azar
- Ryan Deyoe, Telos Energy
- Natasha Henderson, SPP
- Hannes Pfeifenberger, Brattle Group
- The Operational and Market Benefits of HVDC to System Operators
Highlighting State Efforts to Leverage Federal Funding
- Melissa Birchard, US DOE
- Catherine Reed, NASEO
- Lynn Retz, KCC
- Claire Virgasaa, North Dakota Transmission Authority
NERC Review of Evolving Grid Reliability Needs
Generation Fleet Change – Timing, Magnitude, and Grid
Impacts
MID-GRID 2035 2.0 Virtual Quarterly Meeting
June 29, 2023 – Virtual
Agenda
Recording
Presentation
Priorities Document
MID-GRID 2035 2.0 Kick-Off Meeting
April 17-18, 2023 – Chicago
Agenda
Speaker Bios
Registration List
Speaker Presentations
2020-2022
Work Products, Events & Resources
Work Product
- MGA Vision Statement
- Transmission Planning Primer
- Transmission Planning Brief
- MGA Letter to RTO CEOs
Toolkit
- Minnesota PUC Letter of Support for American Jobs Act
- Seams White Paper for OMS & RSC Seams Liason Committee
- Brattle Group Study – Cost Savings Offered by Competition in Electric Transmission
- Building New Transmission -Experience To-Date Does Not Support Expanding Solicitations
- 3 serious failures in transmission planning and how to fix them
Public Educational Sessions
10/18/2022 – US DOE – Grid Deployment Office
10/4/2022 – Converter Stations
9/20/2022 – FERC Update
8/23/2022 – Advanced Conductors
5/10/2022 – MGA Webinar: Overview of NARUC Mini Guides on RTO Engagement and Transmission Siting
4/20/2022 – Solutions Accelerating Siting and Deployment of Beneficial Transmission Solutions
2/24/2022 – What’s Up with JTIQ
8/17/2021 – The FERC ANOPR and What it Means for the Midwest
4/20/2021 – Maximizing the Local Benefits from New Transmission Lines
2/23/2021 – Generation Fleet Change Pathways and Cost Implications
10/20/2020 – Corporate Buyer Perspective Workshop
4/23/2020 – Public Kick-Off Meeting
1/24/2020 – Grid Reliability 101 Webinar
1/16/2020 – Transmission Planning 101 Webinar
MID-GRID Sponsors
The MGA would like to thank the following sponsors of MID-GRID 2035. Should your organization be interested in being a sponsor, please contact Jeff Ewart via email at jewart@midwesterngovernors.org.