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May 31, 2024

It feels like just yesterday Justin Timberlake memes everywhere were telling me, “It’s gonna be May.” Welp, sorry Justin, but your time is up and just like that … we are on to June.

As far as I am concerned, June is the unofficial start of summer (despite the fact that some schools are still in session). The weather is mostly warm and nice; it doesn’t get dark until close to 9 p.m.; local parks and basketball courts are full; and pools are finally open. Throw in the ice cream truck’s ringing music and, to me, summer is here. I don’t care what Earth’s orbit says. There are 12 months and four seasons. Every season gets three months: fall (September-November), winter (December-February), spring (March-May) and summer (June-August). That’s the Shawnian calendar. 

With that, there is only one way to end this email. Let it roll, Will. 

Now, here is today's news from RTO Insider: 

• State energy officials are “cautiously optimistic” about maintaining grid reliability during the upcoming summer, with California poised to benefit from above-normal snowpack and precipitation coupled with the probability of mild conditions in its coastal regions. Ayla Burnett reports. 

• MISO told stakeholders not to expect sweeping, greenfield projects as a result of its new transfer capability study with PJM. Amanda Durosh Cook has that story, as well as … 

• … MISO’s Independent Market Monitor continuing to cast doubt on the theoretical benefits estimates of the second long-range transmission projects as the RTO intends to add more projects to the already $17 billion to $23 billion portfolio. 

• SPP’s resource adequacy stakeholder group has moved several policies that indicate the team’s work is “coming home” after months of presentations and discussions. Tom Kleckner tracked down the details on that, along with … 

• … ERCOT hiring Keith Collins, who directs SPP’s Market Monitoring Unit, as its new vice president of market operations to replace Kenan Ögelman. 

• Battery storage remains largely reliant on state programs and subsidies to be viable in Massachusetts but could increasingly stand on its own as renewable energy proliferates, a panel of energy storage experts said. Jon Lamson followed along. 
  

Lastly, we have news from other sources: 

• “NTSB investigating after deadly explosion rocks downtown Youngstown, Ohio,” ABC News 

• “Pay what you can for electricity and gas? Why RI advocates are pushing for such a plan,” The Providence Journal 

• “Increasing use of renewable energy in US yields billions of dollars of benefits,” The Guardian 

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  

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