PPL Electric Utilities

The utility company held an informal open house Tuesday and sought input from residents about the proposed path of transmission lines.

The Archbald Mountain Open House, previously scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, will be rescheduled. 'We are working to identify a new date and location and will notify the community as soon as those details are confirmed,' PPL said in an email.

During a lecture Thursday at the University of Scranton, former U.S. Sen. Bob Casey outlined "grave concerns" about the nation's future. They include President Trump's attacks on judges and press freedom.

A recently proposed settlement in a central Pennsylvania electric utility rate case aims to protect average residential customers from rising rates connected to new data centers. Consumer advocates hope it'll serve as a model to protect all residential customers in the state.

PPL Electric Utilities will hold an informational open house for the upgrades on Tuesday, March 31 in Throop.

The Penn's Northeast seminar focused on the data center industry, its utility usage and economic development opportunities.

Data Centers: Deal or Dilemma is a three-day WVIA News series focused on data center developments in Northeast Pennsylvania and how they could affect area communities. Today's story looks at the potential impacts on the electric grid.

PPL Electric Utilities wants to raise its residential customers' bills by 7 percent, but customers will have a chance to respond. The public can comment on the rate hike at several upcoming hearings.

PPL Electric Utility wants 7% higher rates for residential customers. State regulators have scheduled hearings next month in Scranton and Catasaqua so customers can comment.

Around 100 residents attended at townhall at Hazleton Area High School to learn more about their rights and PPL's Sugarloaf PPL 500-kilovolt Transmission Line Project.