MISO members have proposed that the grid operator resurrect the Stakeholder Governance Working Group (SGWG) that formerly managed its Stakeholder Governance Guide.  

The group was disbanded seven years ago following a restructuring of the stakeholder committees. (See MISO Stakeholders OK Redesign, Begin Implementation.)

Ameren’s Ray McCausland, the Reliability Subcommittee’s chair, proposed reviving the small stakeholder working group next year during a Steering Committee teleconference Thursday. He said he would like to put the governance guide’s control “back in the hands of the stakeholders.”

The SGWG serves as an outlet to discuss changes to the guide, provides governance training and offers an open forum for stakeholders to discuss governance concerns. The guide defines stakeholder committee elections, meeting structure and expected conduct, voting procedures, agenda management and the creation of new stakeholder groups.

McCausland said the group’s reinstatement w have stakeholders and the Advisory Committee’s member representatives exercising more control over guide changes. Currently, edits to the guide are routed only through the Advisory Committee.

McCausland said the Stakeholder Governance Guide used to be a more “dynamic” document that changed more often on stakeholders’ input. “That’s not necessarily the case anymore,” he said.

McCausland suggested that the group meet twice per year to review the governing document and discuss changes.

The Steering Committee plans to vote on restarting the group during its February meeting.