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Methane from landfill at Shippensburg used to make electricity
New energy: Joe Marsicano, legislative assistant to state Sen.Pat Vance, left, joins Interstate Waste Services CEO Anthony Farina, PPL Energy Services Group President Rick Klingensmith and Adams Electric Cooperative CEO and General Manager Steve Rasmussen in flipping the ceremonial switch, launching the renewable energy methane gas to electricity ...
NRC to discuss safety at nuclear plant
Federal regulators will meet with PPL Corp. representatives on Monday to discuss the company's response to concerns about an atmosphere at the Susquehanna nuclear plant in Salem Township that deterred workers from reporting safety issues.
PPL Corp. selling hydroelectric dams in Maine for $95 million
PPL Corp. has agreed to sell five of its hydroelectric dams in Maine to an energy investment firm for $95 million, the company announced Wednesday.
PPL to sell Maine hydroelectric assets to ArcLight
The sale involves five hydroelectric generating facilities in Maine that produce a total of 23 MW of electricity and are 100 percent owned by PPL; and PPL's 50 percent ownership interest in a separate 13 MW hydroelectric project, of which the other 50 percent is already owned by another ArcLight affiliate.
Recovery Act to help fund Penobscot sea-run fish restoration
AUGUSTA : The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday, June 30, that it will invest $6.1 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help rebuild sea-run fisheries of the Penobscot River.
PPL shifts its focus to Senate on climate bill
With a landmark climate bill past the U.S. House, PPL and other energy companies have turned their attention toward the Senate in hopes of easing provisions that call for expanded use of renewable energies and significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
PPL Falcons Spotted Under Bridge
Ever since they flew the coop, we've been keeping our eyes out for a few feathery friends.
PPL Electric Utilities Names Senior Vice President-Operations
Gregory N. Dudkin, who has more than three decades of experience in telecommunications, electric and gas utility operations, including 11 years in executive positions, has been named senior vice president-Operations for PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, the electricity delivery subsidiary of PPL Corporation.
Watchdogs: PPLa s nuke plan tentative
Two men who monitor Salem Twp. activities say utility might sell its existing plant.
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Who is most to blame for the revocation of Nazareth Memorial Library privileges for a 7-year-old Tatamy boy due to residency? Overturned tractor-trailer slows traffic on Interstate 80 East near Delaware Water Gap 11:14 a.m. ET >> PPL Electric Utilties names Gregory Dudkin senior vice president of operations by Tom Zanki Monday June 22, 2009, 12:45 ...
PPL will appeal regulatory report
The assessment came after a force-on-force drill at the site in Salem Township. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave the Susquehanna nuclear plant a less-than-tolerable assessment for its response to a security exercise in March, but PPL Corp., the plant's majority owner and operator, will meet with the NRC next month to appeal.
Planned nuke reactor might not be built
Report: PPL could sell Bell Bend if it can't get fed loan guarantees, says PPL exec.
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Continue reading "Jammin' on the Plaza kicking off in Allentown"
The Trouble City All-Stars kick of the Jammin' on the Plaza music series Thursday.
U.S. renewable power goals too aggressive: PPL exec
The United States will not be able to meet the national renewable power mandates currently being considered in Congress, the chief executive of power company PPL Corp said on Tuesday.
PPL wants road near Brunner Island private
PPL Corp. plans to seek state approval to privatize a portion of Wago Road in front of its Brunner Island plant in East Manchester Township by October, closing the road to traffic other than PPL business and emergency vehicles.
PPL Generation Names Chief Nuclear Officer
PPL Generation, a subsidiary of PPL Corporation, announced Thursday that Timothy S. Rausch, who has 25 years of experience in virtually all the disciplines of the nuclear power industry, will become the company's senior vice president and chief nuclear officer.
Paul Carpenter: A loose end in nuke issue: spent fuel
At the end of March 1979, the story of the newborn cat with two heads spread through the Susquehanna Valley like wildfire.
Blues event slated for Allentown
Here's a heads up on a cool event coming up in Allentown. Blues, Brews & Barbecue will take place noon to 8 p.m. June 13 at the PPL Plaza on Ninth and Hamilton streets.
Spooners Cafe is latest casualty in downtown Allentown
Linda McGoey opened Spooners Cafe on Allentown's Hamilton Street in August 2006 with the idea of attracting a key demographic: downtown office workers.