The Organization of MISO States, Inc.

What The Organization of MISO States, Inc. does

The Organization of MISO States, Inc. (OMS) is a non-profit regulatory coordination organization incorporated under Wisconsin law in June 2003 to serve as the Regional State Committee (RSC) for the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region. It represents the collective interests of 17 member state and local utility regulatory commissions spanning 15 U.S. states (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin) and the Canadian province of Manitoba, with the Council of the City of New Orleans (CCURO) as a municipal member. The organization was originally formed by 14 Midwestern states plus Manitoba and expanded in December 2013 when the Entergy Region joined MISO, adding five southern state members to reach its current 17-member construct.

OMS delivers regulatory coordination services rather than commercial products. Core offerings include FERC and DOE filings, formal board and staff comments to MISO, seams coordination with neighboring RTOs (SPP and PJM), annual distributed energy resources (DER) surveys supporting state compliance with FERC Order 2222, and five ongoing work groups covering DER, Markets, Resources, Seams, and Transmission. The organization convenes an Annual Meeting and topical summits such as the Resource Adequacy Summit and Transmission Summit, maintains a public work-products repository (FERC, DOE, court filings, and board/staff comments), and publishes annual strategic priorities covering cost allocation, transmission planning, seams and interregional transmission, resource adequacy, and distributed energy resources. Each member commission retains autonomy to express its own positions, while OMS strives for unified regulatory viewpoints where possible.

OMS is funded exclusively through member dues and assessments rather than commercial revenue; no pricing models, product sales, or external investment capital apply. The organization operates with a small staff of 1-10 employees from a Madison, WI headquarters (811 E Washington Avenue, Suite 400), led by Tricia DeBleeckere (Executive Director, appointed May 2024), Brad Pope (Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, appointed May 2022), and Amanda Slaton (Office Manager, appointed December 2020). OMS does not develop or operate proprietary technology platforms, has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no external investors.

Name

The Organization of MISO States, Inc.

Legal name

Organization of MISO States, Inc.

Website

https://misostates.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Organization of MISO States (OMS) is a non-profit Regional State Committee that coordinates 17 state and local utility regulatory commissions across 15 U.S. states and Manitoba within the MISO region, filing comments with FERC and DOE on transmission, markets, and resource adequacy matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Utility Regulatory Coordination

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (926130), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAAAB

Central Government Policy, Strategy & Performance (incl. OMB-style functions)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Central/Federal Government Administration

Keywords

• Utility regulatory coordination
• State energy regulation
• RTO market oversight
• FERC filing services
• Interregional transmission planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Organization of MISO States (OMS) is a Regional State Committee that represents the collective interests of state and local utility regulators within the MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator) region. It coordinates regulatory oversight among 17 member commissions across 15 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Manitoba by preparing and submitting FERC, DOE, and court filings; issuing board and staff comments to MISO; convening five topical work groups (DER, Markets, Resources, Seams, Transmission); coordinating seams activities with neighboring RTOs (SPP and PJM); and hosting annual meetings and educational summits for member engagement.

Product overview

The Organization of MISO States, Inc. (OMS) is a Regional State Committee (RSC) established in June 2003 to represent the collective interests of state and local utility regulators across 15 states and the Canadian province of Manitoba within the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region. Rather than offering a traditional technology product, OMS provides regulatory coordination services including FERC and DOE filings, MISO stakeholder comments, work group programs (DER, Markets, Resources, Seams, Transmission), seams coordination with neighboring RTOs, strategic priorities development, and annual educational events. The organization facilitates collaboration among its 17 member commissions to share information, debate policy issues, and communicate unified regulatory viewpoints to federal and regional energy authorities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regulatory Representation Services Collective regulatory representation for 17 state and local utility commissions in MISO-related matters including FERC filings, DOE filings, court filings, and stakeholder comments to MISO.
• Work Group Programs

Named customers17 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Core technology

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): FERC is the federal regulator before which OMS files comments and interventions. It is the principal federal venue where OMS's collective filings exert influence, making it a key institutional counterpart rather than a direct peer.
• Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO): MISO is the RTO that OMS interfaces with and represents state regulators to. While not a peer in the competitive sense, MISO is the central counterpart organization whose governance, market design, and planning decisions define OMS's work agenda.

Direct peers

• Organization of MISO States (OPSI): This entry is intentionally a placeholder to flag redundancy. (No additional peer identified.)
• New England States Committee on Electricity (NESCOE): NESCOE is the regional state committee for ISO New England, performing an analogous function to OMS for the New England RTO. It is structurally and functionally one of the closest analogs among the RSCs.
• Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WRAB): WRAB serves a similar regional state coordination function in the Western Interconnection, though it operates with a different structural model. It is comparable as a regional state regulatory coordination body for a multi-state RTO footprint.
• Southwest Power Pool Regional State Committee: The SPP RSC is the designated Regional State Committee for the Southwest Power Pool, performing the same RSC function for SPP jurisdictions that OMS performs for MISO. It is the closest parallel by structure and mission.
• Organization of PJM States (OPSI): OPSI is the Regional State Committee for PJM Interconnection, the direct structural analog to OMS for MISO. It performs an identical function—coordinating state regulatory positions, filing at FERC, and interfacing with its RTO—making it the most comparable peer.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC): NARUC is the national association of state utility regulators across all U.S. states. It is a broader incumbent that operates at a national level where OMS operates regionally, with overlapping mission of representing state regulatory interests in federal proceedings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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