PPL spending plan jumps 15%, to $23B, on transmission, grid hardening

This story was originally published on Utility Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Utility Dive newsletter. PPL Corp.’s electric utilities continue to sign agreements with potential data centers and other large load customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky, company officials said during an earnings conference call on Friday. At the same time, a PPL-Blackstone Infrastructure joint venture is in talks with hyperscalers to supply their data centers with generation, including o ...