{"id":2290,"date":"2018-04-25T14:13:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T14:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/?page_id=2290"},"modified":"2024-12-15T21:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T02:13:00","slug":"transmission-2014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/transmission-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering the Grid: Choices and Flexibility for Grid Operations and Utilization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Empowering the Grid:<br>Choices and Flexibility for Grid Operations and Utilization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>The Midwestern Governors Association held its fourth invite-only transmission meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana on September 16 and 17.&nbsp;<\/em><em>The Midwest has made steady progress in planning for the transmission needs of the future. Midwestern governors have been actively engaged in this process to ensure collaboration and progress among the many regional stakeholders. To build upon the region\u2019s successes and the MGA\u2019s past efforts on transmission, this meeting focused on options states, utilities and grid operators can take to meet the current and future challenges of grid reliability.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 16-17, 2014<br>Indianapolis, Indiana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Transmission\/T4\/Agenda.pdf\">Agenda<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Transmission\/T4\/AttendeeList.pdf\">Attendee List<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Transmission\/T4\/SpeakerBios.pdf\">Speaker Bios<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Press-Releases\/2014\/T4.pdf\">Press Release<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><br>Co-Hosting Organizations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ornl.gov\/\">Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/a><br><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/misostates.org\/\">Organization of MISO State<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Speaker Presentations and Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Permitting Challenges and Solutions for Major Transmission Projects<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Transmission\/T4\/Handouts\/Ioanidis.pdf\">Gregory Ioanidis, ITC\/METC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Transmission\/T4\/Handouts\/Mooney.pdf\">Mike Mooney, Hoosier Energy REC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Breakdown of 111-D \u2013 What it Means for States and the Region<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a 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