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March 21, 2024

Move over Christmas and the winter holidays. This weekend is the most wonderful time of the year. 

That is because March Madness tips off in about three hours and brings in arguably the greatest weekend of the year. Well, it isn’t up for debate to me, but I understand not everyone may feel the same way. They would be wrong, but I won’t hold any ill will toward them. After all, who doesn’t like four straight days of college basketball full of upsets and buzzer beaters? Sign me up. 

In a year that figures to have a lot of upsets (or not … who really knows?), I seem to have gone with a lot of chalk in my bracket. My Final Four consists of three No. 1 seeds and a No. 2. At the end of the day, who cares? I’m just glad there will be basketball on pretty much each waking second of the next four days! 

Now, everyone wins with today’s RTO Insider news.

From everyone at RTO Insider, thanks for reading and enjoy the rest of your day! 

Shawn McFarland  

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Upcoming Stakeholder Meetings:

• 3/21/24: MISO Board of Directors Open Session
• 3/21/24: FERC Meeting
• 3/21/24: NYISO Electric System Planning Working Group and Load Forecasting Task Force Meeting
• 3/21/24: Texas PUC Open Meeting
• 3/22/24: NYISO Billing, Accounting & Credit Policy Working Group Meeting
• 3/22/24: SPP REAL Team Meeting
• 3/25/24: NYISO Installed Capacity / Market Issues / Price Responsive Load Working Groups Meeting
• 3/25/24: SPP Special Board of Directors & Members Committee Meeting
• 3/26/24: NYISO Budget & Priorities Working Group and Business Intelligence Task Force Meeting
• 3/27/24: NEPOOL Transmission Committee Meeting
• 3/27/24: NYISO Management Committee Meeting
• 3/27/24: ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
• 4/1/24: NYISO Transmission Planning Advisory Subcommittee/Electric System Planning Working Group Meeting
• 4/2/24: NYISO Installed Capacity / Market Issues / Price Responsive Load Working Groups Meeting
• 4/2/24: PJM Planning Committee Meeting
• 4/2/24: PJM Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee Meeting
• 4/3/24: PJM Market Implementation Committee Meeting
• 4/4/24: PJM Operating Committee Meeting
• 4/4/24: NEPOOL Participants Committee Meeting
• 4/4/24: NYISO Communication & Data Advisory Subcommittee Meeting
• 4/4/24: NYISO System Operations Advisory Subcommittee Meeting
• 4/4/24: NYISO Electric System Planning Working Group and Load Forecasting Task Force Meeting

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