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SUMMARY:16th Annual MGA-OMS Transmission Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Midwestern Governors Association (MGA) and the Organization of MISO States (OMS) hosted the 16th Annual Transmission Summit on July 8-9\, 2026 in Bismarck\, North Dakota. This event will focus primarily on interregional transmission issues from a variety of perspective and lenses. There was also a tour that included stops at the Bison Wind project and the Minnesota Power Square Butte Substation\, discussion on the modernization of the HVDC transmission line. \n\n\n\nMeeting Documents\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies\n\n\n\nRegistration List\n\n\n\n\nPresentations\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNicole Kivisto\n\n\n\nHannes Pfeifenberger\n\n\n\nClaire Wayner\n\n\n\nJohn Tuma\n\n\n\nSteve Johnson
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/transmission-2026/
LOCATION:North Dakota’s Gateway to Science\, 1600 Canary Ave\, Bismarck\, North Dakota\, 58501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Transmission Summit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T110000
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SUMMARY:MGA EEPIC Framework Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The energy system is under pressure. Across the Midwest\, states face unprecedented demand growth\, increasingly severe weather\, and a growing threat landscape of physical and cyber attacks\, all while coordinating planning across a fragmented network of state agencies\, utilities\, regulators\, and other partners who each hold a piece of the puzzle but rarely work from the same page. Effective energy security means bringing those pieces together\, and no single agency can do it alone.To meet that challenge\, MGA convened an advisory group of subject matter experts spanning state energy offices\, public utility commissions\, utilities\, ISO/RTOs\, and emergency management. Over two years\, this group produced the Energy and Emergency Planning Integration Crosswalk (EEPIC)\, a product of real-world practitioner expertise. The EEPIC gives state offices a structured\, flexible resource to align policy goals\, regulatory authorities\, and planning processes into a cohesive approach to energy security\, scaled to each state’s own context and priorities. \n\n\n\nThis virtual session is the culmination of this process. First\, hear from Jonathon Monken and Braxton Duncan from Converge Strategies\, LLC\, who designed and executed the development of the EEPIC. They will provide a high-level overview of the framework’s development\, structure\, and applications for the state. We will then have a panel of participants who have helped shape this effort and will discuss how states can put the framework into practice. That panel includes: \n\n\n\n\nMike Deising\, MISO\n\n\n\nJim Harmening\, Illinois Commerce Commission\n\n\n\nChris Watkins\, Minnesota Department of Commerce\n\n\n\n\n\nRecording
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/eepic-framework-discussion/
CATEGORIES:MID-GRID,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T140000
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SUMMARY:MGA MID-GRID Webinar | Pew Research - Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)
DESCRIPTION:Brian Watts\, officer with The Pew Charitable Trusts energy modernization project\, will present recent Pew research on how states can scale distributed energy resources (DERs)—including battery storage\, rooftop solar\, microgrids\, and virtual power plants—to meet growing energy demand and support an affordable\, reliable grid. The presentation will highlight examples of how states have advanced DERs and share practical recommendations—such as permitting reform\, improving grid access\, and integrating DERs into utility planning—for policymakers to scale these solutions to play an enhanced role on our grid.  \n\n\n\n\nRecording\n\n\n\n\n\nSlides
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/webinar-ders-pew/
CATEGORIES:MID-GRID,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T120000
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SUMMARY:Quarterly MID-GRID Symposium - Fall 2026
DESCRIPTION:Quarterly MID-GRID Symposium taking place September 29-30 in Chicago\, IL. This event will focus on wildfire risk to the grid\, passing the torch to new Midwestern Administrations\, the EEPIC Framework\, and transmission buildout.  \n\n\n\n\nDraft Agenda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\nNearby Hotels: \n\n\n\n\n\nHilton Garden Inn Downtown Riverwalk66 E Wacker Pl\, Chicago\, IL 60601312-920-6666 \n\n\n\nHampton Inn Chicago Downtown68 E Wacker Pl\, Chicago\, IL 60601312-419-9014 \n\n\n\n\n\nHyatt Regency Chicago151 E Wacker Dr\, Chicago\, IL 60601312-565-1234 \n\n\n\nRoyal Sonesta71 E Wacker Dr.\, Chicago\, IL 60601312-346-7100
URL:https://midwesterngovernors.org/event/quarterly-mid-grid-symposium-fall-2026/
LOCATION:Idea Studio\, 111 East Wacker Dr.\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60601\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,MID-GRID
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