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Annual Report Highlights Strategic Progress in People, Processes, and Partnerships

Saint Paul, MN: Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) today announced the release of its 2025 Annual Report, providing a comprehensive review of the organization’s progress during the inaugural year of its 2025–2028 Strategic Plan. The report details a year of significant growth and foundational success centered on three key strategic pillars: People, Processes, and Partnerships.

As the electricity industry faces unprecedented change—driven by shifting resources, extreme weather, and complex cybersecurity threats—the 2025 Annual Report showcases how MRO is evolving to meet these challenges through independent, data-driven analysis.

“2025 was a pivotal year for MRO as we began executing our new four-year strategic roadmap,” said President and CEO, Sara Patrick. “By focusing on our internal culture, maturing our analytical processes, and deepening our regional and enterprise partnerships, we have built a resilient foundation. This report is a testament to the dedication of our staff and the technical experts across our region who work tirelessly to ensure a reliable and secure bulk power system.”

MRO encourages all stakeholders, industry partners, and the public to explore the interactive report to learn more about the organization’s mission to identify, prioritize, and assure the mitigation of risks to the grid.

Read the 2025 Annual Report

Our success is a credit to many, especially the industry experts that serve on our board and organizational groups. We appreciate your continued support and hope you enjoy looking back on all that we accomplished in 2025.

Our future is bright!

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Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the reliability and security of the bulk power system in the central region of North America, including parts of both the United States and Canada. MRO is one of six regional entities in North America operating under authority from regulators in the United States through a delegation agreement with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and in Canada under similar arrangements. The primary focus of MRO is monitoring and enforcing compliance with reliability standards and assessing the grid’s ability to meet the demands for electricity.