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Commissioners debate RTO scheduling; staff to propose March 28 afternoon slot and a second date
Summary
Commission staff and commissioners discussed scheduling Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) updates; staff said they will propose an afternoon slot on March 28 for one session and seek another date for the other, with a likely preference to split the updates across two days during the legislative session.
Victor, a staff member for the Public Service Commissioners, told the commission he had sought an alternative date for the next RTO meeting and encountered scheduling conflicts among RTO administrators. Commissioners discussed options and generally favored splitting the two RTO update sessions onto separate days during the legislative session to avoid conflicts with energy committee calls and other duties.
Commissioners and staff discussed typical meeting length (staff said they typically schedule RTO updates for about two to two-and-a-half hours per session). Several commissioners noted that Thursdays and Fridays are frequently called for energy committees and that flying in participants for a full day risks attendance problems; splitting the updates could ease scheduling. The transcript records references to SPP and MISO as the two RTOs typically present and to a proposed March 28 Friday date for one session.
Victor said he would propose a March 28 afternoon slot for one RTO update and find another date for the second session. No formal vote was taken; commissioners signaled agreement with the approach and left final scheduling to staff.
