The MRO Planning Committee’s (MRO PC) purpose is to provide a forum for review and discussion of bulk power system planning issues and to address the reliability related activities required by MRO and NERC Reliability Standards. Areas that the PC and its sub-groups focus on include: transmission adequacy and security, resource adequacy, integration of renewable generation, electric system modeling data, Eastern Interconnection Reliability Assessment Group (ERAG), NERC and regulatory data requests, and reviews of regional reliability criteria and procedures.
Key Objectives
- Review and verify that the procedures and guidelines conform to NERC Reliability Standards.
- Annually review the overall reliability of the MRO region and interregional bulk electric system for near-term and long-term planning horizons and provide planning horizon (LTRA) assessment reports to the board and NERC.
- Annually (or as often as required by NERC) assess the MRO region for an emerging issue/scenario as determined by NERC and/or the MRO Board.
- Perform special reliability assessments on a Regional, Interregional, and Interconnection basis as conditions warrant, or as directed by the board or
NERC.
- Annually prepare an MRO set of electric system modeling data.
- Perform all Regional Entity responsibilities associated with the existing and future NERC Reliability Standards, as they apply to MRO.
- Participate in and support all MRO Subcommittees, Working Groups and Task Forces that report to the MRO PC.
- Participate in and support the ERAG Management Committee, Steering Committees and Working Groups that reports to the ERAG.
- Participate in and represent the MRO region in all NERC groups, as required that report to the NERC PC.
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