PPL Corp News

For nearly a century, the city of Allentown purchased the energy needed to power its buildings and plants from PPL Corp., its largest corporate citizen.

An electrical line crew works to repair wires along N. Abington Rd. in S. Abington Twp.

Liberty Power, one of the fastest-growing retail electric providers in the United States, today announced that it has signed a 24-month contract with the City of Allentown to supply an estimated 7,200 megawatt-hours of power annually to the Pennsylvania city.

Last of four parts. The price most people pay for a kilowatt hour of electricity doesn't change - it's the same around the clock and every day of the month.

A federal declaration Monday promising new restrictions on emissions blamed for global warming will land hard on Pennsylvania , the nation's third-largest producer of greenhouse gases.

Six years after the biggest blackout in U.S. history, the reliability of the electricity supply is being shored up by investors betting that transmission projects are a smart wager in a weak economy.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] For PPL electric customers, deregulation wasn't a quick separation - it has been more of a long, bitter divorce.

In the second quarter, PPL Corp. lost $7 million. The following quarter the diverse energy conglomerate earned $20 million - still 90 percent less than a year ago.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] William Hecht cuts the figure of a conventional utility executive - conservative, soft-spoken and mild-mannered. He retired as chief executive and president of PPL Corp.

In the second quarter, PPL Corp. lost $7 million. The following quarter the diverse energy conglomerate earned $20 million - still 90 percent less than a year ago.

With the household electric bills of many Pennsylvanians expected to skyrocket by 2011, legislators last year were talking about forcing electric utilities to eat part of the cost.

Power outages and road closures made Thursday a challenge for some in the region.

A northeastern Pennsylvania nuclear power plant is reporting a leak of several thousand gallons per minute from a cooling tower supply line.

PPL Corp. is in the sights of political activists with a month to go before electric rate caps come off Jan.

A report of a suspicious package on the Ninth Street side of the PPL building in Allentown prompted an evacuation Monday afternoon.

A bomb squad member walks down 9th street away from a suspicious package placed between two planters near the PPL buildings.

The end of the work day proved to be anything but routine for workers in downtown Allentown this afternoon.

Reading Eagle To clear up confusion over the lifting of caps on electric rates in Pennsylvania, state Consumer Advocate Sonny Popowsky answered some commonly asked questions.

The old, left, and new PPL buildings on Hamilton Street in Allentown. An Ohio electricity provider announced plans today to compete in PPL's service area, promising customers choice and stability in pricing.

In just a few weeks, the cost of electricity for most of us in the Valley will go up substantially.