-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KwTg8jFQofqChQeCkUJYCNdm4s0JUHvcV6zIT8d43fqe1K9BGw3FAi+2qkmJZUBK pYd05NoD/ihW3SlRLEDRfA== 0000922224-07-000099.txt : 20070830 0000922224-07-000099.hdr.sgml : 20070830 20070830155443 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000922224-07-000099 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070830 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070830 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070830 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PPL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000922224 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 232758192 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 0330 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11459 FILM NUMBER: 071091333 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO N NINTH ST CITY: ALLENTOWN STATE: PA ZIP: 181011179 BUSINESS PHONE: 6107745151 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO N NINTH ST CITY: ALLENTOWN STATE: PA ZIP: 18101-1179 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PP&L RESOURCES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941123 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000317187 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 230959590 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 0405 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-00905 FILM NUMBER: 071091334 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO N NINTH ST CITY: ALLENTOWN STATE: PA ZIP: 18101 BUSINESS PHONE: 6107745151 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO NORTH NINTH STREET CITY: ALLENTOWN STATE: PA ZIP: 18101-1179 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PP&L INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970912 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PP & L INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970912 8-K 1 ppl8k.htm PPL FORM 8-K ppl8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 30, 2007

Commission File
Number
Registrant; State of Incorporation;
Address and Telephone Number
IRS Employer
Identification No.
     
1-11459
PPL Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(Pennsylvania)
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, PA  18101-1179
(610) 774-5151
23-2758192
     
     
1-905
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(Pennsylvania)
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, PA  18101-1179
(610) 774-5151
23-0959590
     

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Section 8 - Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 30, 2007, PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (“PPL Electric”) issued a press release announcing it had entered into a settlement agreement with the parties to its March 2007 request to increase its distribution rates by $84 million (subsequently amended to $77 million).  The settlement agreement, which must be approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, would increase PPL Electric’s annual distribution revenues by $55 million, effective January 1, 2008.  A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.



Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 
(d)
 
Exhibits
 
         
     
99.1 -
Press release, dated August 30, 2007, announcing a settlement agreement among the parties concerning PPL Electric’s request to increase distribution rates effective January 1, 2008.
         



SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
PPL CORPORATION
       
 
By:
/s/ James E. Abel
 
   
James E. Abel
Vice President – Finance and Treasurer
 




 
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
       
 
By:
/s/ James E. Abel
 
   
James E. Abel
Treasurer
 




Dated:  August 30, 2007
EX-99.1 2 ppl8kexhibit99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 ppl8kexhibit99_1.htm
Exhibit 99.1


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Settlement Reached in PPL Electric Utilities Rate Request


ALLENTOWN, Pa. (Aug. 30, 2007) -- Under a settlement agreement filed Thursday (8/30) with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, rates for PPL Electric Utilities’ business customers will remain about the same on Jan. 1, 2008, while residential customers will see a modest increase in their total bill.
If approved by the commission, the settlement will increase the company’s overall revenues by 1.7 percent. It also will support continued investment in reliability, provide new funding for energy efficiency programs and increase funding for customer assistance.
“We’re pleased that we’ve reached a settlement with the parties involved in the commission’s review of our rate request for 2008,” said David G. DeCampli, president of PPL Electric Utilities.
“This increase will allow us to continue to invest in our distribution system and to continue to provide safe and reliable service to the customers who count on us each day,” he said. “It also will support our ongoing efforts to provide customers with tools and information that help them better understand and manage their energy use.”
The change will affect only distribution charges, which make up about one-third of the total electric bill for residential customers. Bills for a typical residential customer using about 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month will increase by $4.73 or 4.7 percent beginning Jan. 1.
Residential customers will see a larger increase than the overall 1.7 percent increase in response to a state court ruling and as part of a continued effort to address differences in the way costs are allocated to customers.
In the past, residential customers’ rates have been subsidized by commercial and industrial customers. The settlement continues the effort to eliminate this subsidization and, for that reason, business customers will see little change in monthly bills.
The settlement agreement follows several months of discussions involving all of the active parties in the rate request proceedings. PPL Electric Utilities in late March filed the request to increase its distribution revenue.
The settlement agreement cannot take effect unless approved by the PUC. Before the commissioners consider the agreement, a PUC administrative law judge will issue a recommended decision. The administrative law judge recommendation is expected this fall with final commission action before the end of the year.
The company had requested an increase in funding to keep pace with the rising cost of maintaining and improving more than 44,000 miles of distribution lines in central and eastern Pennsylvania.
Costs for transformers have increased by about 80 percent over the past three years. The cost of wire used for power lines is up about 25 percent. Costs for employee health care, bucket trucks, fuel and other materials have also seen double-digit percentage increases since 2004, when the company last requested a distribution rate increase.
The company absorbed these costs over that period while investing more than $450 million to maintain, improve and expand its distribution system. The company expects to invest an additional $1.1 billion to maintain, improve and expand the system over the next five years.
In addition to increasing the company’s annual distribution revenue by $55 million to support these investments, the settlement will allow the company to fund new programs that encourage efficient energy use and new time-of-use rates, as well as a grant program that would encourage developers to construct high-performance “green buildings” that conserve energy, water and natural resources.
The agreement also will increase funding by 38 percent for programs that help low-income customers who are having difficulty paying their electric bills. These programs provide payment assistance to customers, as well as home weatherization and energy conservation services.
PPL Electric Utilities has been an industry leader for more than 25 years in delivering customer assistance programs. Separate from the increased program funding that will come from customer bills, PPL Electric Utilities will increase its donation to the Operation HELP program by 40 percent in 2008. The increase will bring the company’s annual donation to $1 million.
Operation HELP provides emergency grants to help customers pay their heating bills. Its funding comes from PPL and donations by customers and employees.
 PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, a subsidiary of PPL Corporation that provides electricity delivery services to about 1.4 million customers in Pennsylvania, has consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. More information is available at www.pplelectric.com.


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