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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-10-013870.txt : 20100303
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20100303124730
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-10-013870
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100301
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100303
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100303

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DeCampli David G
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001382510

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11459
		FILM NUMBER:		10652365

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO NORTH NINTH STREET
		CITY:			ALLENTOWN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18101

ISSUER:		

	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:			0521

	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
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        <issuerName>PPL CORP</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>18101</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President of a PPL Subsidiary</officerTitle>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Total includes reinvestment of dividends.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Shares withheld by the company at the request of the executive officer to pay taxes due following expiration of the applicable restriction period, under the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan for Key Employees (ICPKE).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The units vested on 03/01/2010.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Frederick C. Paine, as Attorney-In-Fact for David G. DeCampli</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-03-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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