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- EIN 04-3736566
- (651) 855-1760
- 380 Saint Peter St Ste 800 Saint Paul MN 55102-1316 USA
- www.midwestreliability.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Public Utilities
Mission: Ensure the reliability of the bulk power system in the north central part of north america. The primary focus is assessing compliance with reliability standards on entities that own, operate or use the bulk power system ("bps"), performing assessments of the bps, and technical analysis of matters impacting the reliability of the bps in the north central part of north america.
Programs: Compliance monitoring enforcement program: the mro staff will monitor, assess, and enforce compliance of reliability standards for each registrant (also known as registered entity) that has compliance responsibilities as defined in the mro registry in a non-discriminatory manner with the appropriate due process. In the united states, mro enforces reliability standards according to commission-approved rules (compliance monitoring and enforcement program or "cmep"). In saskatchewan, mro carries out its responsibilities according to an agreement with the applicable provincial authority. In manitoba, mro carries out its responsibilities according to the applicable statutory framework in the province.
reliability assessment:the mro analyzes, assesses, and reports on reliability and adequacy in the past, present, and future. This includes the long-term and seasonal assessments developed by the reliability assessment committee ("rac") and its subcommittees as required by the rda. In 2008, nerc added a fourth assessment, called the scenario assessment, to its requirements. This fourth assessment will be performed every one to two years in conjunction with the long-term assessment.
information technology:this department provides support and guidance to the technologies deployed at the mro. Technologies would include computers, office equipment such as copiers and faxes, servers to support our connected and shared resources, printers, handheld devices, telephony, remote access and conference solutions as well as networking and security.