Last week, Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. filed a comprehensive customer choice transition plan with the state Public Utility Commission.

The plan provides for a smooth transition from today's regulated electricity system to a marketplace in which customers will have the opportunity to choose the company that generates their electricity.

To provide reporters with an opportunity to learn more about PP&L's restructuring plan and what it would mean for customers, we are sponsoring media seminars in three locations. The seminars will be structured to provide an open exchange on the details of PP&L's plan and a glimpse of what will happen next in the customer choice transition process.

To make it easier for reporters to attend, we have scheduled the sessions in three different locations:

-- April 15, 9 a.m., in Allentown
-- April 15, 1:30 p.m., near Wilkes-Barre
-- April 16, 1:30 p.m., in Harrisburg

The sessions are expected to last about 90 minutes to 2 hours. Please call Nancy Minnich in PP&L's Corporate Communications department, (610) 774-5894, to let us know which session reporters from your organization will attend.

Seminar locations and directions:

April 15, 9 a.m.
The Comfort Suites, Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown
Directions: I-78 to Route 222 (Hamilton Blvd.) east. Comfort Suites is located on the right side of Hamilton Blvd., directly across from Dorney Park.

April 15, 1:30 p.m.
East Mountain Business Center, Route 115, near Wilkes-Barre
Directions: From exit 36 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension take route 115 north to East Mountain Drive. Enter the East Mountain Corporate Center and PP&L's East Mountain Business Center is the first building on the right as you enter.

April 16, 1:30 p.m.
Harrisburg Hilton, One North Second Street, Harrisburg
Directions: Conveniently located in the heart of downtown Harrisburg between Second and Court streets off Market Street. You can enter their parking deck from the Court Street side.

We look forward to the opportunity to discuss customer choice issues with reporters in a "non-deadline" atmosphere.