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Mar 1, 2025 By Rick 4 min read

The electric grid is being stressed across the North Atlantic region – a quandary that will be stressed at the next webinar organized by the Center for Energy Policy and Management at Washington & Jefferson College.

“Meeting the Challenges of the Electric Grid: PJM’s Role” will be the focus of the program scheduled for 11 a.m. March 19. The hour-long event, free and open to the public, will examine how PJM Interconnection manages the reliability and stability of the power grid at a time of increasing energy demands.

Stephen Bennett, senior manager of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, Governmental Services at PJM, will be the featured speaker at the webinar, part of the CEPM’s Energy Lecture Series.

PJM manages the grid for all or part of 13 states and the District of Columbia, and is tasked with ensuring reliable electric service throughout that region. Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio are among the eight states PJM serves completely.

CEPM explained in a news release that “the grid is facing a rapid increase in demand … from a growing number of energy-intensive data centers and industrial projects, and the continuing electrification of vehicles and residences.

“At the same time, the amount of available electric generation is tightening as fossil-fuel-fired plants that provide around-the-clock electricity are retiring due to policy and economic pressures.

“Several factors also are preventing the number of new generation projects joining the grid from keeping pace. Some new renewable energy projects that have received approval are also slow to connect to the grid.”

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has expressed concerns about limiting future cost increases after a large jump recently in PJM’s capacity auction prices. He is calling for changes to PJM’s rules.

As PJM liaison for Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois, Bennett interacts with state utility commissions, executive agencies and legislators on energy policy in grid reliability, transmission planning, operations and wholesale markets.

To register for the webinar, visit wjenergy.org or Eventbrite. The event is approved for Continuing Legal Education in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. For information, contact the Washington County Bar Association, wcba@washcobar.org.

Gaming board

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced recently that nearly $530 million in combined total revenue was generated in January from all forms of gaming and fantasy contests.

The statewide total of $529,079,052 was an increase of 10.88% above revenue generated in January 2024.

Locally, total revenue at Hollywood Casino at the Meadows, in North Strabane, was $28,011,446 in January, down 15.29% from $33,069,428 in January 2024.

The Casino at Nemacolin had $1,798,323 in total January revenue, an increase of 20.11% from the same month a year earlier.

Revenue from slots play at Hollywood Casino at the Meadows was $11,514,803 in January, up 0.82% from $11,421,584 in January 2024. Table games revenue at the North Strabane complex was $1,512,434 this January, a 42.14% plummet from a year earlier.

Nemacolin had large year-over-year increases in slots and table revenues. The Wharton Township casino had $1,618,993 in slots revenue this January, a 17.19% jump from $1,381,534 the previous January; and $179,331in table revenue this January, compared with $115,708 in 2024, a 54.99% bump.

AHN

Allegheny Health Network has announced its Center for Inclusion Health, part of the AHN Medicine Institute, has received another round of grant funding from the Jennie K. Scaife Charitable Foundation in support of various programs within the Medicine Institute and AHN Women’s Institute.

This is the third annual charitable gift from the foundation in support of AHN programs that are aimed at improved health equity across Western Pennsylvania.

This year’s gift will support AHN’s Perinatal Hope Program, Humane Health Coalition, Healthy Food Centers, Chronic Care Specialty Team, and the Intimate Partner Violence Program.

The Jennie K. Scaife Charitable Foundation was formed in 2020 under the will of Jennie K. Scaife, who is the granddaughter of banker and industrialist Richard B. Mellon, grandniece of Andrew W. Mellon and inheritor of a portion of the family’s fortune.

Spirit

Beginning May 7, Spirit Airlines will resume daily flights from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, to Myrtle Beach, S.C.

“Our local frequent fliers will be thrilled to have this service back, but we fully anticipate that travelers from beyond our region will also embrace this exciting low-cost travel opportunity,” said airport authority Executive Director Gabe Monzo. “Add in the convenience of direct, nonstop flights, and we really have a winner here,” Monzo said.

Arnold Palmer Regional near Latrobe is easily accessed via a number of major travel arteries, including Routes 30, 981, 119, 22 and Interstates 68, 70 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

The airport also currently offers daily flights to Orlando, Fla., using 180-seat Airbus 320 aircraft. More than three million passengers have flown Spirit from Latrobe to a variety of destinations since the airline began operations there in 2011. For more information on scheduling and fares, visit spirit.com/.