Join the Midwest Chapter in Madison, WI for their 2024 Annual Meeting! Topics will include Data Centers, Cybersecurity, Legal and Regulatory Developments in the Midwest Region, and keynote remarks from Commissioner Marcus Hawkins.

8:00 -8:45 AM: Registration Opens

8:45 – 9:00 AM: Opening Remarks

9:00 – 9:30 AM: Keynote Remarks

9:45 – 11:00 AM: Panel 1 – Impacts of Large Load Additions on the Grid

The impacts on the electric grid associated with the addition of large loads has become a significant focus of attention for politicians, utility regulators, grid operators, utilities, and consumers. But not all large loads are the same, and there are both opportunities and risks associated with their location and development. This panel will explore the drivers behind the increase in facilities requiring significant consumption of electricity, the different types of large loads and their operating characteristics, and the impacts of these facilities on both the grid and certain underlying policy decisions about how electricity will be sourced. We will explore these issues from the perspectives of industry analysts, state regulators, the grid operator, and developers/end users.

11:00 – 11:15 AM: Break

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM: Panel 2 – Cybersecurity in the Electric and Natural Gas Industries

This panel will explore: 1) the North American Electric Reliability Corporations (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards for regulating, enforcing, monitoring and managing the security of Bulk Electric System; 2) the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Security Directives for cybersecurity for the natural gas industry; 3) practitioners tips for how to prepare for and represent your clients in NERC CIP and TSA audits/interviews and site visits; and 4)  the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council’s  Cybersecurity Mutual Assistance program and its availability to both the electric and natural gas industries.

12:30 – 1:45 PM: Lunch

2:00 – 3:45 PM: Legal and Regulatory Developments in the Midwest Region

The EBA Midwest Board has worked to identify a “liaison” in each state in our footprint. That individual will help keep the Board informed of pertinent legal and regulatory developments in their respective state, and will also help educate local members about Chapter activities and benefits. During this panel, each liaison will give an informal update on items of interest from their respective state. The individuals invited include liaisons from MN, WI, NE, IA, IL, KS, MO, MI, IN and OH.

CLE Statement:
This program is eligible for 4.25 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states, and 5.1 hours of CLE credit for 50-minute states.  Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.

Thank you to our sponsors:

MW Sponsorship gold

MW Sponsorship silver (2)

MW Sponsorship silver