Tag Archives: ppl

  • News wayne ppl

    Power Upgrade Meant To Keep The Lights On

    WAYNE COUNTY — After several widespread power outages had people in the dark for days in recent years, PPL is…

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    Thieves Cut Down Utility Pole, Steal PPL Transformer

    BUTLER TOWNSHIP – Utility officials in Luzerne County said someone used a chainsaw to cut down a pole and steal…

  • News mon electrocution

    Man Electrocuted Trimming Tree

    JACKSON TOWNSHIP — There was a tragedy in the Poconos on Monday. A tree cutter was electrocuted, and killed near…

  • News wayne helo

    High-Flying Work Around New Power Line

    LAKE TOWNSHIP — Work is now underway in Wayne County on a major power line project that has been talked…

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    Chopping Down What All the Buzz is About

    DURYEA — It’s the tree that’s got people in Duryea buzzing. For Leona Brensha, it’s nostalgic. “It was an adult…

  • News ppl_logo

    Power Prices To Rise

    Electric bills are going up for customers of PPL Electric Utilities. The state Public Utility Commission approved the rate hike…

  • News mon meeting

    Sounding Off Over Sandy Response

    MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP — The lights are back on but some power customers are upset about the response to Hurricane…

  • News mon ppl workers

    Crews Working to Restore Power

    POLK TOWNSHIP — Truck after truck — from PPL, to a power company out of Kentucky, to a tree trimming…

  • News mon power help

    Warming Up

    CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP — Power outages are still a problem in Monroe County. So much so, that the Red Cross has…

  • News lacka power

    Red Cross Shelters Busy After Sandy

    The number of people without power in Lackawanna County is dwindling. According to PPL, about 7,000 homes and businesses still…

  • News saint clair storm dark

    Saint Clair Making Do in Darkness

    SAINT CLAIR — In Schuylkill County, the power is still out for the entire borough of Saint Clair. Wednesday night,…

  • News PPL TIPS

    PPL Asks for Patience and Safety

    DALTON — Two full days passed with more than 100,000 people in the area that were without power. Most of…