Pennsylvania Power and Light

Pennsylvania Power and Light
PPL Cooperation
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Unternehmensform Public company
ISIN US69351T1060
Gründung Juni 1920 durch Fusion
Unternehmenssitz Allentown, Pennsylvania, Vereinigte Staaten
Unternehmensleitung

James H. Miller CEO

Mitarbeiter < 11.000 (2007)[1]
Umsatz 6,498 Mrd. US-Dollar (2007)[2]
Branche Energieversorgung
Website

www.pplweb.com

PPL Cooperation (Pennsylvania Power and Light) ist ein Energieunternehmen aus den Vereinigten Staaten mit Firmensitz in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Das Unternehmen ist im Aktienindex S&P 500 gelistet.

PPL liefert vorwiegend in Pennsylvania und Montana Strom. Hauptsächlich betreibt PPL Kraftwerke, die mit Kohle, Erdöl oder Erdgas betrieben werden. Jedoch ist PPL auch der Eigentümer des Kernkraftwerks Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, nordöstlich von Berwick in Pennsylvania.

Firmengeschichte

PPL wurde 1920 nach einer Fusion von acht kleineren Werken in Pennsylvania gegründet. Das Unternehmen erstreckte seine Reichweite über mehrere Jahrzehnte auf den zentralen Teil und nordöstlichen Teils Pennsylvania. Dies änderte sich nach einer Deregulierung in den 1990er Jahren.

1998 wurden 13 Kraftwerke vom Unternehmen Montana Power übernommen.

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

  1. pplweb.com: PPL Corporation 2007 Annual Report :: Overview :: Exceptional People
  2. pplweb.com: PPL Corporation 2007 Annual Report :: Financial Highlights

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