Midwest Reliability Organization
Cris Zimmerman is an experienced professional in the energy and safety sectors, currently serving as the Manager of Outreach & Stakeholder Engagement at Midwest Reliability Organization since May 2022. Previously, Cris held various leadership roles at Xcel Energy from June 1990 to October 2021, including Director of Operation Technical Training, where direction was provided for a multi-million-dollar O&M budget and the integration of training departments to enhance effectiveness. Other notable positions at Xcel Energy included Manager of Transmission Technical Compliance Training, responsible for developing training facilities, and Manager of Energy Supply Technical Training, overseeing training for 36 generating plants. Earlier career roles included Plant Production Supervisor and Environmental Training Coordinator. Cris began the professional journey as a Radiation Protection Technician at Nuclear Support Services from January 1983 to June 1990 and also served as a Firefighter/EMT and Safety Officer for Woodbury Public Safety from July 2006 to March 2013. Cris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Plymouth State College, earned between 1979 and 1983.
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Midwest Reliability Organization
Welcome to Midwest Reliability Organization! Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) is dedicated to achieving its vision of a highly reliable and secure North American bulk power system. The MRO region spans the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and all or parts of the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The region is comprised of more than 200 organizations that are involved in the production and delivery of electricity, including municipal utilities, cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, transmission system operators, federal power marketing agencies, Canadian Crown Corporations, and independent power producers. MRO's primary responsibilities are to: ensure compliance with mandatory Reliability Standards by entities who own, operate, or use the interconnected, international BPS; conduct assessments of the grid's ability to meet electricity demand in the region; and analyze regional system events. Additionally, MRO creates an open forum for stakeholder experts in the region to discuss important topics related to addressing risk and improving reliable operations of the power grid.