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PPL Electric Utilities expands efforts to reduce tree-related power outages

By PPL Electric Utilities
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20 weeks 4 days ago

PPL Electric Utilities will increase tree trimming and removal along its power lines this year to further reduce tree-related power outages and improve the reliability of electric service for customers. more»

PPL Corporation Sponsors Students for Training in Economic Development

By PPL Corporation
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21 weeks 1 day ago

PPL Corporation is working to facilitate growth in local communities by sponsoring economic development training for young professionals at Pennsylvania State University. more»

PPL Electric Utilities Files for First Distribution System Improvement Charge

By PPL Electric Utilities
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21 weeks 6 days ago

PPL Electric Utilities filed a request Tuesday (1/15) with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to implement a distribution system improvement charge to recover costs associated with new capital investments, under a state law that was signed in early 2012. more»

PPL Expanding Classrooms and Young Minds

By PPL Electric Utilities
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22 weeks 5 days ago

PPL’s Empowering Educators grants benefit local schools

PPL Corporation is helping redefine the classroom experience for hundreds of local students, who are taking to the outdoors and participating in fossil digs, creating sun root roofs, investigating wetlands and creating a living wall to grow plants. more»

Operators Restart Unit 2 at PPL Susquehanna

By PPL Susquehanna LLC
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24 weeks 4 days ago

Unit 2 at the PPL Susquehanna nuclear power plant resumed generating electricity for the power grid Friday (12/28). The unit had been shut down since Dec. 16. more»

Operators restart Unit 2 at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear plant

By PPL Susquehanna LLC
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28 weeks 4 days ago
PPL Susquehanna (Berwick, Pa.) Courtesy of PPL

Operators at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant reconnected Unit 2 to the regional power grid Thursday (11/29) after repairing a hydraulic system associated with the unit's main turbine.

The hydraulic system operates valves that enable steam to bypass the turbine during startup and certain operating conditions. more»

Don’t forget safety this holiday season

By PPL Electric Utilities
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28 weeks 5 days ago

Taking electrical safety shortcuts could get your holiday season remembered for all the wrong reasons. more»

Operators Shut Down Unit 2 at PPL's Susquehanna Nuclear Plant

By PPL Susquehanna LLC
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30 weeks 20 hours ago
PPL Susquehanna (Berwick, Pa.) Courtesy of PPL.

Operators at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant disconnected Monday (11/19) from the regional power grid shortly after returning to service because of a hydraulic oil leak on a system that controls the flow of steam into the turbine. more»

Another 70,000 Customers Expected to Be Restored Today

By PPL Electric Utilities
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32 weeks 5 days ago
PPL Electric Utilities linemen at work, PA

More than half of the hundreds of thousands of PPL Electric Utilities customers left without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy are now back in service. more»

Berwick Driver Sustains Major Injuries in Muncy Creek Township Rollover

By NORTHCENTRALPA.COM
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35 weeks 4 days ago

Berwick Driver Sustains Major Injuries in Muncy Creek Township Rollover - Montoursville State Police say a 26-year-old man is listed in serious condition following an accident in Muncy Creek Township. Trooper Joel Miles said Walton E. Hunsinger, of Berwick, was operating a cement truck on Oct. 9 around 3:18 p.m., traveling westbound on Route 180. more»

Program for Teachers Earns Recognition for Community Education

By PPL Susquehanna LLC
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43 weeks 1 day ago

PPL’s Susquehanna power plant has offered a weeklong program for teachers about nuclear energy for three decades, earning accolades from legislators and industry organizations. more»

Recycling Your Old Fridge Could Win You $1,000

By PPL Electric Utilities
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44 weeks 5 days ago

Think you might have the oldest refrigerator in the PPL Electric Utilities service area, or maybe in the entire state?

Time is growing short to find out and possibly win a prize to boot. more»

PPL Completes Final Solicitation for Solar Renewable Energy Credits

By PPL Electric Utilities
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45 weeks 4 days ago

PPL Electric Utilities completed its third and final solicitation for solar renewable energy credits on July 16, 2012, which will help the company provide power from alternative energy sources for residential customers who elect to remain on the utility’s default electric supply. more»

PPL Electric Utilities Warns Customers Against Scam

By PPL Electric Utilities
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49 weeks 1 day ago

Swindlers Invoking President Obama to Get Social Security Numbers in Ruse Across U.S.

The PPL Electric Utilities service territory has been affected by a nationwide scam that pries personal information — including social security numbers — from customers by promising them utility bil more»

Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Returns to Service

By PPL Susquehanna
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50 weeks 1 day ago

Unit 1 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County, Pa., resumed generating electricity for customers Monday (7/2) after an outage to investigate and repair a small water leak inside the containment structure surrounding the reactor. more»

Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Shut Down

By PPL Susquehanna LLC
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52 weeks 20 hours ago
Illustration Courtesy of PPL

perators at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant performed a planned and controlled shutdown of the Unit 1 reactor Tuesday (6/19) morning to investigate the source of a minor water leak inside the containment structure that surrounds the reactor. more»

Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Returns to Service Following Outage;

By PPL Susquehanna LLC
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1 year 1 week ago

No Indications of Cracks Found from Inspection of Unit 2 Turbine

Unit 1 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County, Pa., resumed generating electricity for customers Thursday (6/7) after a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. more»

Unit 2 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Shut Down for Planned Inspection

By PPL Corporation
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1 year 2 weeks ago

Unit 2 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County, Pa., shut down on Wednesday (5/30) for a planned inspection of its turbine. more»

PPL Electric Utilities Poster Contest Sparks Children’s Bright Ideas

By PPL Electric Utilities
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1 year 3 weeks ago

More than 2,400 children in central and eastern Pennsylvania submitted their creative suggestions on how to save energy to the PPL Electric Utilities 2012 THINK! ENERGY with E-POWER® Bright Ideas poster contest. more»

Volunteers Doing Flood Cleanup in Four Communities

By kay aikey, seda-cog
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1 year 13 weeks ago

Volunteers from the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) will be in four Pennsylvania communities over the next few weeks, assisting with flood-related cleanup efforts.  They will be working on the Susquehanna Warrior Trail, community parks, and other public places in Berwick, Bloomsburg, Shickshinny, and West Falls.  Extensive damage occurred last fall due to flooding, which resu more»

Brown, Donna J.

1 year 37 weeks ago

Donna J. Brown more»

Artley, Jacqueline A.

1 year 47 weeks ago

Jacqueline A. Artley

(December 11, 1938 - July 21, 2011)
 
Jacqueline Alice Artley, 72, of Muncy Valley, died Thursday, July 21, 2011, at her home.

Born December 11, 1938, in Hughesville, she was a daughter of the late Donald H. and Thelma L. Livermore Hicks. She and her husband, James F. Artley, celebrated 48 years of marriage on June 8, 2011. more»

Geocache the Riverside Trails at PPL’s Susquehanna Riverlands

By Alana Roberts, Susquehanna Riverlands
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1 year 49 weeks ago

Have you wanted to give geocaching a try? What about trying a new location? Join us from 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, July 17, at PPL’s Susquehanna Riverlands to learn more about geocaching, an outdoor treasure hunt in which the participants use a GPS receiver to hide and seek caches anywhere in the world. more»

Unit 2 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Returns to Service

By Joe Scopelliti, PPL
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1 year 50 weeks ago

Unit 2 at the Susquehanna nuclear plant near Berwick resumed generating electricity on Wednesday after a planned refueling and maintenance outage that was extended to replace damaged turbine blades discovered during a routine inspection conducted during the outage. more»

Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Returns to Service

By PRNewswire
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1 year 51 weeks ago

Unit 1 at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear plant in Luzerne County, resumed generating electricity Friday (6/24) after replacement of damaged turbine blades was completed. more»

Resurfacing Project in Berwick and Briar Creek Underway

By RICK MASON, penndot
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2 years 4 days ago

Montoursville - A resurfacing project on multiple state routes in Berwick and Briar Creek boroughs and Briar Creek Township in Columbia County is beginning. more»

Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Shuts Down for Planned Inspection

By PRNewswire
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2 years 4 weeks ago

BERWICK- Operators at the PPL Susquehanna nuclear plant in Luzerne County, near Berwick, shut down the Unit 1 reactor as planned Monday (5/16) for an inspection of the main turbine. more»

PPL’s Susquehanna Riverlands hosts Run Beyond Violence

By Alana Roberts, PPL Corporation
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2 years 6 weeks ago

Get exercise, have fun and support a good cause all at the same time as the PPL Susquehanna Riverlands hosts the Run Beyond Violence to benefit the Berwick women’s shelter on Saturday, May 21. more»

Pitch, Hit and Run Results

By Gabe Sinicropi
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2 years 6 weeks ago

Area Youth Win Honors in Aquafina - Major League Baseball Pitch Hit and Run Competition

Area children participated in the recent PITCH, HIT and RUN competition hosted by the Williamsport Crosscutters on April 30 at Historic Bowman Field.

The following children won first place, in the male division, in their respective age groups:
Ages 7 and 8 more»

Unit 2 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Shuts Down Safely for Planned Outage

By PRNewswire
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2 years 10 weeks ago

BERWICK--Operators at the Susquehanna nuclear plant near Berwick, Pa., safely shut down the Unit 2 reactor on Tuesday (4/5) to begin a planned refueling and maintenance outage.

Since its last refueling outage in 2009, Unit 2 has safely and reliably generated about 19,355,000 megawatt-hours of electricity — enough to power about 1 million homes. more»

Promoting the Region's River Towns

By Steve Kusheloff
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2 years 14 weeks ago

The small towns that hug the shores of the Susquehanna ─ places like Berwick, Milton, and Selinsgrove ─ not only add character to the region; they help define that character.  Their connection to the River defines much of their history.  more»

Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Shuts Down Safely

By Joe Scopelliti
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2 years 15 weeks ago

BERWICK-Operators at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear plant near Berwick, Luzerne County, Pa., safely shut down Unit 1 early Friday (3/4). more»

Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Returns to Service

By PRNewswire
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2 years 20 weeks ago

Unit 1 at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear plant in Luzerne County, Pa., returned to service Friday (1/28) after repair of a minor steam leak in a system that preheats water for the reactor.

Operators at the plant had safely shut down the Unit 1 reactor Tuesday (1/25). more»

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