MID-GRID 2035
Background
Started by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and continued by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, MID-GRID 2035 initiative is a regional transmission education and planning effort to position the Midwest as a modern energy producer and low-cost energy provider, with the goal to establish a long-term transmission grid vision for the region.
Key Deliverables
2024 Events
April 29-30 – Minnesota
Treasure Island Resort
5734 Sturgeon Lake Rd, Welch, MN 55089
January 25 – Virtual
Agenda
Recording
Presentations
- Melissa Birchard, U.S. DOE GDO
Tentative 2024 Schedule
- July 9 – Quarterly Virtual
- September (Late)- Quarterly In-Person – Location TBD
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
MID-GRID 2035 2.0 Kick-Off Meeting
April 17-18, 2023 – Chicago
Agenda
Speaker Bios
Registration List
Speaker Presentations
Activities - 2020-2022
Work Product
- 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 Jesse Heier via email at [email protected].
