Power plants owned and operated by PPL Corporation generated 54.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2005 – more than any year in the company's history, and the fourth straight year in which PPL plants set a generation record.

"These records have significance because they mean our plants are ready to generate the electricity that powers our economy and our standard of living," said Bryce L. Shriver, president of PPL Generation. "We've been able to set records four years in a row because we have made good business decisions regarding plant upgrades, and because our employees have responded to the challenge of finding new and better ways to operate and maintain the plants."

PPL controls 12,000 megawatts of generating capacity in seven states: Pennsylvania, Montana, Maine, Connecticut, New York, Arizona and Illinois.

The electricity generated by PPL's power plants in 2005 was enough to meet the yearly electricity requirements of about 5 million homes. That's roughly equivalent to the number of homes in Pennsylvania and Montana combined, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Two PPL-operated plants – the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania and the coal-fired Colstrip plant in Montana – set individual generation records during 2005. Two other PPL plants – the coal-fired Montour and Brunner Island plants in Pennsylvania – each generated more than 10 billion kilowatts in 2005.

"While 2005 was a record year for our plants, we continue to search for ways to improve our operations while ensuring that we demonstrate our focus on employee safety and environmental responsibility," Shriver said.

During 2005, PPL's Corette coal-fired plant and its Kerr hydroelectric plant in Montana were the first two industrial facilities in that state to meet the rigorous industrial safety standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program.

Other PPL power plants that have been certified under VPP are the Martins Creek, Holtwood, Susquehanna, Montour and Brunner Island plants in Pennsylvania.

PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), headquartered in Allentown, Pa., controls about 12,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States, sells energy in key U.S. markets and delivers electricity to nearly 5 million customers in Pennsylvania, the United Kingdom and Latin America. More information is available at www.pplweb.com.