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May 29, 2024

If you are reading this and you live in Manhattan, I hope you have nothing to do around 8 p.m. tonight. And that it’s not cloudy.

One of two yearly “Manhattanhenge” sightings will take place tonight around 8:12 p.m. ET. The phenomenon, termed by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (love this guy), is when the sunset coincidentally lines up with the Manhattan street grid and looks as if it is perfectly hovering between the rows of buildings. If you can’t make it to 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd or 57th streets for the view, mark your calendar for July 13, as that will be your last chance to see it until next year. 

Now, this news lined up perfectly in today’s RTO Insider email: 

• NV Energy plans to make its intention to join the CAISO EDAM public on May 31 when it files an integrated resource plan with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, sources told RTO Insider. Robert Mullin has that story, along with … 

• … CAISO’s Board of Governors and WEIM Governing Body unanimously voting to approve an expedited proposal to increase the ISO’s soft offer cap from $1,000/MWh to $2,000. 

• Tri-State CEO Duane Highley spoke with ACP CEO Jason Grumet about how cooperatives are managing the transition from coal to renewables and balancing clean energy goals with reliability. John Cropley reports.

Lastly, we have news from other sources: 

• “Nuclear Energy’s Bottom Line,” The Atlantic 

• “Texans are falling behind on their light bills — especially during extreme heat,” The Texas Tribune 

• “Naperville, St. Charles, Winnetka and dozens of other communities urged to double down on coal,” Chicago Tribune 

From everyone at RTO Insider, thanks for reading and enjoy the rest of your day! Also, be sure to check out our latest news from NetZero Insider below!

Shawn McFarland  

The latest from NetZero Insider:

• BOEM Offers Maine Offshore Wind Research Lease
  
• DOE Tackles EV Charging Challenges to Get More EVs on the Road
• NJ Accelerates OSW Plans Again
  

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