PPL (utility)
PPL, formerly known as PP&L or Pennsylvania Power and Light, is an electric company headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. It currently controls over 10,000 megawatts (MW) of electrical generating capacity, primarily in Pennsylvania and Montana.
History
PPL was founded in 1920 out of a merger of eight smaller Pennsylvania utilities. It confined its activities to central and northeastern Pennsylvania for several decades until deregulation of electrical utilities in the 1990s encouraged PPL to purchase assets in other states. The largest of these transactions was PPL's 1998 purchase of 13 plants from Montana Power, orchestrated by Montana Power as part of its ill-fated transformation into the now-defunct telecommunications company Touch America. This added over 2,500 MW of capacity and was the largest expansion in PPL's history.
Nuclear power
The majority of PPL's power plants burn coal, oil, or natural gas, however its largest plant is the 2,352 MW nuclear power plant PPL Susquehanna, located on its namesake river seven miles northeast of Berwick, Pennsylvania.
External linksPPL Web - Official site
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