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Basic Information
PPL Corporation is a global energy company based in Allentown, Pa., that:
- Delivers electricity to more than 1.4 million customers in Pennsylvania.
- Delivers electricity and natural gas to 1.3 million customers in Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee.
- Sells energy in key U.S. markets.
- Provides energy services for businesses in the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States.
- Owns or controls generation in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Montana, and has developed renewable energy projects in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Vermont and New Hampshire.
- Delivers electricity to about 7.7 million customers in the United Kingdom.
PPL's principal business subsidiaries are PPL Generation LLC, PPL EnergyPlus LLC, PPL Global LLC, PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Louisville Gas and Electric Company, and Kentucky Utilities Company.
General Office
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, PA 18101-1179
610-774-5151
Corporate Web site address
www.pplweb.com
Stock exchange listing
Symbol: PPL
New York Stock Exchange
Board of Directors
Most Recent Financial Highlights
Number of Employees: about 17,000 worldwide
(Employment numbers approximate, as of June 1, 2011)
Employees by location:
- United States: 11,381
- Pennsylvania: 7,205
- Kentucky: 3,120
- Montana: 550
- New York: 230
- Massachusetts: 170
- Connecticut: 100
- Other: 6
- United Kingdom: 6,300
Employees by business line:
- PPL Global: 6,300
- LG&E and KU: 3,120
- PPL Generation: 2,775
- PPL Electric Utilities: 2,290
- PPL Energy Services Group: 1,800
- PPL Services: 1,200
- PPL EnergyPlus: 135
Operating Locations
(including partial ownership)
- Power Generation
Domestic: PPL owns or controls generation in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Montana, and has developed renewable energy projects in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Vermont and New Hampshire.
- Electric and Natural Gas Delivery
Domestic: Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee
International: United Kingdom
- Wholesale Energy Marketing and Trading
Key U.S. markets
Pennsylvania Electricity Delivery Business
 About 1.4 million customers
- 10,000-square-mile area covering all or parts of 29 counties in central and eastern Pennsylvania
- 39,790 miles of transmission and distribution lines
LG&E and KU Electricity and Natural Gas Delivery Business
- LG&E delivers electricity to 397,000 customers and natural gas to 321,000 customers
- KU delivers electricity to 546,000 customers
- About 8,300 megawatts of regulated generation capacity
International Electricity Delivery Business
- About 7.6 million customers in United Kingdom
Peak Electric Use
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PPL Electric Utilities Winter Peak |
7,577 megawatts
(set Feb. 5, 2007) |
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PPL Electric Utilities Summer Peak |
7,554 megawatts
(set Aug. 1, 2006) |
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U.S. Power Supply
 Controls about or owns about 11,000 megawatts of competitive generating capacity (winter rating).
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Coal-fired |
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4,213 MW |
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Nuclear |
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2,251 MW |
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Natural Gas & Oil |
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3,501 MW |
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Hydro |
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770 MW |
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Other |
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33 MW |
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Energy Sales
- Sells energy in key U.S. markets.
Energy Services
- Provides project design and development, facilities management and energy information services.
- Mechanical contracting firms in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
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