Planned reserves will fall below reference margins in MISO and Ontario within the next five years, NERC told MRO.

Foreign adversaries are honing their cyber threat strategies against the North American bulk power system, cybersecurity experts told the MRO.

A safety mechanism in many circuit breakers may pose an unexpected risk to the grid during periods of severe cold weather, according to NERC.

NERC is set to begin training entities on its new Align tool and Secure Evidence Locker by the end of the year, with MRO and Texas RE going first.

Strategically placed transmission or storage devices could serve as a reliability tonic to the Midwest, panelists said during MRO’s reliability conference.

MRO covered a number of timely issues at its quarterly Board of Directors meeting, held via conference call because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Midwest Reliability Organization approved appointments and policy changes at its annual meeting.

Increasing incidents of extreme weather, along with threats to cybersecurity, are pressing items identified in MRO’s draft Regional Risk Assessment.

NERC and the regional entities are proposing almost $207 million in spending in 2020, a 3.8% increase, while assessments are projected to increase by 2.9%.

The Midwest Reliability Organization Board of Directors reviewed the transition of former SPP Regional Entity members to MRO.