10 Facts About PPL Corporation

1.

PPL Corporation is an energy company headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.

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In 2010, PPL Corporation completed the acquisition of two regulated utilities in Kentucky: Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities.

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3.

In 2011, PPL Corporation completed the acquisition of two regulated regional electricity distribution companies in the United Kingdom.

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4.

On June 6,2014, PPL Corporation announced it would divest its electrical generation facilities to a newly formed company, Talen Energy.

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5.

On June 1,2015, the Talen spinoff was completed, allowing PPL Corporation to concentrate on the transmission and distribution aspects of the electric utility business.

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6.

In 2020, PPL initiated a formal process to sell WPD in order to position PPL as a purely U S -focused energy company and create additional shareowner value.

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7.

PPL Corporation Building is the tallest building in not just Allentown, but in the greater Lehigh Valley, after the demolition of the Martin Tower on May 19,2019.

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8.

In February 2010, PPL Corporation purchased the naming rights to the venue originally known as PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, the home stadium of Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union.

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9.

PPL Corporation owns the naming rights to the PPL Corporation Center in Allentown, which hosts the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League starting with the 2014 season.

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10.

Exterior shots of the PPL Corporation Building were used in the 1954 motion picture Executive Suite.

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