Across the Midwest, states face growing pressure on the grid and a fragmented planning network of state agencies, utilities, regulators, and other partners who each hold a piece of the puzzle but rarely work from the same page.
The Way Ahead. Effective energy security means bringing those pieces together, and no single agency can do it alone.
Our Work. Over the course of two years, Converge Strategies supported the Midwestern Governors Association in convening state energy offices, public utility commissions, utilities, ISOs/RTOs, and emergency management partners from across the Midwest to produce the Energy and Emergency Planning Integration Crosswalk, or EEPIC.
Why It Matters. EEPIC gives states a structured way to assess policy goals, regulatory authorities, and planning processes to support multi-stakeholder energy security planning at scale. The framework doesn’t replace existing plans or create new regulatory requirements. Instead, it works alongside current efforts to enhance findings and align stakeholders operating from different assumptions about risk, priority, and interdependency.