POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Rick L. Klingensmith, the undersigned "executive
officer" of PPL Corporation and director of PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation (collectively or individually, the "Company"), each of which is
a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby appoints Robert J. Grey, Michael A.
McGrail, Elizabeth S. Duane and Thomas D. Salus, and each of them, his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact to execute for the undersigned and file in his
name all Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) forms regarding ownership
of Company securities as required of the undersigned under the provisions
of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and regulations of the SEC.  The undersigned hereby grants to each
such attorney full power and authority to do and perform in the name of and
on behalf of the undersigned, and in any and all capabilities, any act and
thing whatsoever required or necessary to be done for such purposes, as
fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might do, hereby
ratifying and approving the acts of each such attorney.
	This Power of
Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file such SEC forms, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.
	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set
his hand this 26th day of August, 2004.


			 /s/Rick L. Klingensmith

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			 Rick L. Klingensmith