Fresh Energy advocates for clean transmission in MISO region

Fresh Energy highlights the work of its director of regional transmission organization advocacy, Mike Schowalter, in influencing MISO’s grid planning to prioritize clean energy over fossil fuels.

• Mike Schowalter represents Fresh Energy in MISO planning processes, serves as vice chair of MISO’s Distributed Energy Resources Task Force, and engages with FERC on major transmission policy decisions, including a recent battle over a line to unlock more clean, affordable, reliable electricity.
• On October 8 in Becker, Minnesota, Mike attended the Northland Reliability Project ribbon-cutting, a ~180-mile transmission line running near the largest solar farm in the Upper Midwest, carrying clean energy from central Minnesota to a substation near Grand Rapids, illustrating the critical role of transmission in accessing remote wind and solar resources.