Just keep your eye on the ball. | Shutterstock

January 17, 2025

Remember when you were a kid, and you would play catch with your friend and try to see how many throws you could complete without dropping the ball? No matter how hard you tried, something always caused the ball to hit the ground earlier than you expected.

A pair of Swedes, known as the “Spin Duo,” attempted the “consecutive completion” game with a ping pong ball last July and went further and longer than anyone in the game’s history. The tandem successfully volleyed a pong ball for a staggering 13 hours, 37 minutes and 6 seconds … besting the previous record by 30 seconds before calling it a day and celebrating. 

As someone who can neither a) keep a pong ball on the table for longer than three volleys, nor b) stand for 13 consecutive hours focusing on a singular activity, my hats off to these guys. I’m not sure I could play video games for 13 straights hours. Boy, I’m getting old. 

Now, go back and forth between these RTO Insider news stories.

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 RTO Insider:

• ACEG: More Community Trust, Faster Transmission Development
  
• Burgum Criticizes ‘FERC Queues’ for Too Many Renewables
• FERC Approves SPP Price Formation Rules; Needs More Time on Resource Accreditation
• FERC Permits 2030 Finish Date for MISO Order 2222 Compliance
• Following DR Exploitation, MISO Announces Stiffer Requirements Before Capacity Auction
• LPO Offers Eight Utilities $22.9B in Loan Guarantees
• SPP Markets+ Tariff Wins FERC Approval
  

The latest from NetZero Insider:

• IEA Sees Momentum Toward New Nuclear Era, Obstacles
  
• NJ Advances Clean Energy Projects Amid Trump Skepticism

The latest from ERO Insider:

• CISA Leader Reiterates China Cyber Warnings
  

P.S. Want to skip this daily email and just receive our newsletter on Tuesdays? Want to opt out of our event promotion emails? You can set your email delivery preferences here - and change them any time you want. Note: if you're not logged in, do so and then click "My Account" in the top-right corner and scroll down to the "Requested Emails" section.

Upcoming Stakeholder Meetings:

• 1/17/25: NYISO Billing, Accounting & Credit Policy Working Group Meeting
• 1/21/25: NYISO Transmission Planning Advisory Subcommittee and Electric System Planning Working Group Meeting
• 1/21/25: MISO Regional Expansion Criteria and Benefits Working Group Meeting
• 1/22/25: NEPOOL Reliability Committee Meeting
• 1/22/25: MISO Planning Advisory Committee Meeting
• 1/22/25: NYISO Installed Capacity/Market Issues/Price-Responsive Load Working Groups Meeting
• 1/22/25: ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
• 1/22/25: PJM Risk Management Committee Meeting
• 1/23/25: ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee Meeting
• 1/23/25: PJM Markets and Reliability Committee Meeting
• 1/23/25: MISO Reliability Subcommittee Meeting
• 1/23/25: PJM Members Committee Meeting
• 1/25/25: NEPOOL Transmission Committee Meeting
• 1/28/25: MISO Interconnection Process Working Group Meeting
• 1/29/25: MISO Planning Subcommittee Meeting
• 1/29/25: NYISO Management Committee Meeting

Events We Think You'll Appreciate: