MRO’s Reliability Advisory Council (RAC) provides advice and counsel to MRO’s Board of Directors, staff, members and registered entities on topics like transmission adequacy and availability, resource adequacy, integration of renewables, essential reliability services, event analysis, system protection, and reliability assessments. The RAC increases outreach and awareness in these key areas.
A list of past and future RAC meetings, along with relevant meeting materials, is on the Events Page.
Webinars and Training Events
To view recordings from past reliability-related webinars, conferences, and training events, please visit the Events Page.
Articles and Announcements
To view articles and announcements published by the RAC, visit the News Page.
Guidance Documents
To view guidance documents published by the RAC, visit the Library Page.
| Name | Role | Company | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Pursley | Chair | Great River Energy | 12/31/2025 |
| Gayle Nansel | Vice Chair | Western Area Power Administration | 12/31/2025 |
| Andy Witmeier | Member | MISO | 12/31/2024 |
| Binod Shrestha | Member | Saskatchewan Power Corporation | 12/31/2025 |
| Bryn Wilson | Member | Oklahoma Gas and Electric | 12/31/2023 |
| CJ Brown | Member | Southwest Power Pool | 12/31/2024 |
| Dallas Rowley | Member | Oklahoma Gas and Electric | 12/31/2025 |
| Derek Brown | Member | Evergy | 12/31/2023 |
| Durgesh Manjure | Member | MISO | 12/31/2023 |
| Jason Weiers | Member | Otter Tail Power Company | 12/31/2024 |
| Jeremy Severson | Member | Basin Electric Power Cooperative | 12/31/2024 |
| John Stephens | Member | City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri | 12/31/2023 |
| Nandaka Jayasekara | Member | Manitoba Hydro | 12/31/2025 |
| Ron Gunderson | Member | Nebraska Public Power District | 12/31/2023 |
| Open | Member | 12/31/2024 |
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