Saint Paul, Minn. As part of Midwest Reliability Organization’s annual summer assessment, staff engineers found that extreme hot weather combined with forced generation outages could result in insufficient electricity to meet above-normal peak demand in parts of the region. To mitigate the risk of energy shortfalls, the electric power industry must maintain heightened situational awareness of unplanned generation outages, extreme weather conditions, and periods of low wind forecast.

MRO’s 2025 Regional Summer Assessment (2025 RSA) provides key stakeholders with insights into possible reliability challenges for the upcoming summer season (June through September), along with recommended actions to mitigate reliability risks. The report also identifies bulk power system performance trends specific to the region to help inform long-term system planning.

Join us for a webinar reviewing the 2025 RSA findings and recommendations on June 26, 2025, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Central Time.

Read more in the MRO 2025 Regional Summer Assessment │ Infographic

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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 developing and monitoring compliance with reliability standards and assessing the grid’s ability to meet the demands for electricity.