September is National Preparedness Month, a time to think about how we can protect ourselves, our families and our communities when unexpected emergencies happen. Whether it’s a severe storm, a power outage or another type of emergency, being prepared can make all the difference.
For years, we’ve partnered with Northampton Community College (NCC) to train and place dozens of new lineworkers, who are now safely keeping your lights on. In addition to helping build and kickstart the lineworker training program back in 2011, we’ve provided wooden...
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...
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...
PPL Electric Utilities offers tips to stay cool and save money as heat wave hits Pennsylvania
A single grain of pollen is invisible to the human eye, but the role it plays in our world is seen by everyone. Much of what we eat would not be possible without pollen, or pollinators, the insects that help transport pollen between flowers. About three quarters of...
PPL Electric Utilities opposes an idea that would require electric utilities to purchase as much as 50 percent of customer demand from nuclear energy as part of a new mandate under Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act.
Utilities across the U.S. are in constant battle with these thieves who try to fleece their customers. Don’t let it happen to you.
If there’s one thing PPL Electric Utilities employee Jeffrey Barton doesn’t have, it’s a walk-by attitude. If he sees a hazardous condition or something potentially unsafe, he’s going to say something about it. That safety mindset may have saved a life. Barton, an...
When PPL Electric Utilities unveiled its plan to give out thousands of trees as part of its Community Roots program, no one was more excited – or proud – than Eric Beaver. The PPL environmental professional and self-proclaimed lover of the outdoors saw a great...
When workers on a PPL contractor crew were faced with a life or death situation last year, they responded by helping to save someone’s life. And they managed to do so because they were alert and prepared to react in an emergency situation with the knowledge of how to...
You’ve heard about PPL Electric Utilities using drones to patrol power lines. Here’s the story of an employee who uses drones to win prizes. Customer Experience Specialist Susie Smith recently competed in the MultiGP International Open, a drone racing event in Muncie,...
The sight of ospreys nesting at the overlook by Wallenpaupack Dam has become something local residents have come to expect for more than 20 years. So when the nesting platform originally put up by PPL Electric Utilities came down during a wind storm early in 2018, Meg...
