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In the Community

We believe in giving back.
Being part of the communities we serve goes beyond delivering safe, reliable electricity.

Whether we’re mentoring budding engineers, tutoring school children, cleaning up neighborhood parks, assisting veterans, or empowering educators and students we’re committed to the communities we serve.

We also believe in sustainability and we consider environmental impact in all we do. We care about the environment, local wildlife and are working to build a greener energy future. 

Empowering our communities

Empowering our communities

In addition to providing safe, reliable and affordable electricity, we're committed to empowering our communities through various initiatives and investments, such as our annual United Way campaign.  PPL Corporation's 2021 campaign, which included contributions from...

Planting seeds for a cleaner, greener future

Planting seeds for a cleaner, greener future

From August through October, our Community Roots Program made its way across PA.   Our employees visited events, like baseball games, throughout our service territory, to deliver free plants and seeds to our customers. Their mission: spread the word about pollinators...

140 employees volunteer for United Way Day of Caring

140 employees volunteer for United Way Day of Caring

Our employees are always willing to offer a helping hand and look forward to participating in the United Way’s Day of Caring every year.   It’s an opportunity for employees to roll up their sleeves and make a direct impact in the communities where we live, work, and...

Challenging kids to think and live greener

Challenging kids to think and live greener

When you’re nearly four decades into teaching school children about the environment –and getting them to think critically about it – you have to be doing something right. And, certainly, Pennsylvania Envirothon, through its annual competition for high school students,...

Preparing for a minty fall

Preparing for a minty fall

We’re passionate about pollinators and the positive impact they have on our environment. Birds, bees, and butterflies are just a few of the pollinators that help sustain our ecosystem. And we’re committed to preserving and protecting them. Since 2017, we have...

Lineworkers compete for a cause

Lineworkers compete for a cause

Keeping the lights on for everyone- in the heat and the cold, when it's raining or snowing, or even on a blue sky day - is no easy task. Working in the field requires agility, strength and focus, and commitment to safety above all else. Earlier this summer, 10 of our...

Reviving a popular nature area

Reviving a popular nature area

A popular Union County nature area enjoyed by hundreds each year is getting long planned and much needed improvements with a little help from PPL. Koons Trail along Buffalo Creek in Mifflinburg, originally created by Mifflinburg Middle School teacher Joe Southerton...

Delivering trees for a greener future

Delivering trees for a greener future

Thousands of blueberry, serviceberry, eastern redbud, river oak and sycamore trees are getting planted across our territory, thanks to our Community Roots program. Just this week, our employees distributed nearly 12,000 tree seedlings to conservation organizations,...

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