Dear MISO Members,
At the May 29, 2025, Reliability Subcommittee (RSC) Meeting, MISO announced plans to refresh its IT hardware to replace end-of-support equipment at customer sites. This upgrade includes routers that manage ICCP data transmission to MISO and support Wide Area Network (WAN) communications in your data centers. The new equipment also supports continued compliance with NERC CIP-012 requirements.
After a thorough vendor selection process, MISO has partnered with Ahead Inc. for the installation. Representatives from MISO and Ahead will contact your companies to schedule an installation time between July 2025 and October 2026.
This project not only maintains CIP compliance but also upgrades obsolete equipment, enhancing reliability and security.
MISO will supply and maintain this equipment in line with the MASTER AGREEMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF DATA LINKS TO PRIMARY/BACKUP CONTROL CENTERS.
We are piloting the installation process at two locations and will apply lessons learned to the full implementation.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Project Manager, Zack Sposato, at zsposato@misoenergy.org.