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Smart planting today helps prevent outages tomorrow

Before you grab that shovel, take a second to look up. Spring is the perfect time to refresh your landscaping, but the tree you plant today shouldn’t be the power outage of tomorrow. Here is how to pick the right species for your yard while keeping your lights (and your neighbors’ lights) on.

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Keeping the lights on in the Poconos

Keeping the lights on in the Poconos

Our mission is to provide safe and reliable electric service to power your lives. That’s why we’re always working on reliability efforts, like trimming trees and investing in stronger poles.   Recently, our crews in Monroe County completed a major project to relocate...

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World Bee Day

World Bee Day

Caring about the environment means more than just following rules and regulations. It’s about doing more because you want to do more. That’s why something like World Bee Day matters to us at PPL. Right now, we’re working to come up with a program to grow...

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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...

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Maximizing energy savings for your business

Maximizing energy savings for your business

The PPL Business Energy Efficiency Program offers business customers high incentives for energy efficiency projects such as lighting, compressed air, refrigeration, HVAC, combined heat and power, and more. Our kW savings are based on summer peak demand. Watch our video to learn more.

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Falling behind on your bill? We can help.

Falling behind on your bill? We can help.

With higher-than-normal winter heating bills, along with the rising cost of almost everything else on the market, you may be falling behind on your electric bill. We understand and want to help.

If you’re struggling to pay or even facing a shut-off, we have programs and payment agreements to help you catch up.

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Stay warm and stay safe

Stay warm and stay safe

Winter is prime season for space heaters. While space heaters can keep you comfortable, they can also be dangerous. When you're using an electric space heater to warm up your home, office, or business, follow these tips to stay safe: Only buy newer models with current...

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Innovation to Improve Reliability

Innovation to Improve Reliability

When there’s a problem — or a fault — on a power line, it can cause power outages for our customers. But thanks to a game-changing new system, these problems impact fewer customers than ever. The new system, created by our own engineering teams and vendor partners, uses smart devices that interrupt faults remotely. They’re called “vacuum reclosers.”

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Need help paying your bill? We have programs to help

Need help paying your bill? We have programs to help

As colder temps set in, we welcome winter hats and gloves, the first snowfall, and the holiday season with loved ones. However, for some of our friends and family members, the winter season brings concerns for increased energy use and, in turn, higher heating bills.

Help us spread the word about available programs and payment agreements. Each year, thousands of our customers receive help with their bills through these programs.

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Recycling plastic and making a difference

Recycling plastic and making a difference

We’re committed to preserving the environment in everything we do. Whether our employees are in the office or out in the field, we’re always thinking of innovative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle common materials.  

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End the call. End the scam.

End the call. End the scam.

As creative as scammers get, it’s important to be vigilant and remember that anyone can be targeted. If a scammer targets you, they may also target your neighbor. That’s why we must continue to raise awareness. Together, we can #StopScams.

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