Ever see a line of silver towers in a rural field? Or, maybe steel poles lining the road? Those are transmission lines, and you likely don’t give them much thought as you pass by in your car. But those transmission lines are crucial to most everything you do at home...
We’ve never been afraid to experiment with new technology or implement innovative ideas if it means more reliable service for our customers. So as soon as battery technology became more advanced, our engineers were excited to launch a program within the PPL territory,...
Your game day party menu at home doesn’t have to be an energy hog. We’ve fallen in love with slow cookers and Instant Pots® as convenient and energy-efficient cooking options that’ll supercharge your game day menu.
It’s winter storm season in Pennsylvania. Even if you don’t tune into the weather reports, you’ll recognize the signs of an impending storm by the parking lot of your local grocery store. So how can you prepare in advance and stay safe when a winter storm strikes? ...
Our employees helped ensure that a large amount of electronics will be recycled – rather than end up in a landfill. Nearly 1,000 electronics items were collected during the first-of-its-kind recycling event organized by our Environmental Compliance department earlier...
It’s easy to brighten your holiday celebrations with festive food, fun and decorations with energy efficiency in mind. We’ve included some fun, creative and most importantly, convenient ways for you to save this holiday season.
However you choose to celebrate the holidays, either with family members or furry friends, there are many potential risks associated with the most wonderful time of the year. We want you to have a safe and happy holiday!
Instead of distributing candy this Halloween, we’re dishing out energy-saving tips! This year’s treat is learning how to cut down on phantom load, or energy vampires, that suck up your power and result in wasted energy. Energy vampires are small appliances or devices...
Monitoring tens of thousands of miles of power lines is important to keeping the lights on, and PPL Electric Utilities is increasing its use of drones to make that process more effective and efficient. We recently began using drones to patrol the lower-voltage...
We’ve never been afraid to experiment with new technology or implement innovative ideas if it means more reliable service for our customers. So as soon as battery technology became more advanced, our engineers were excited to launch a program within the PPL territory,...
“This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System.” It’s a phrase we’ve all heard countless times from our radios or TVs. We’ve heard it so many times that it’s easy to stop paying attention. The fact is that the Emergency Broadcast System — and other warnings like it...
Summer is winding down, but there’s still plenty of time to enjoy the outdoors. For many of us, outdoor fun in the summertime means splashing around at a nearby pool or relaxing by a stream with a fishing pole in hand. Water and electricity can be a deadly...
