Hazleton Standard Speaker

PPL gets approval for short powerlines near nuclear plant

On Thursday, the PUC’s board unanimously approved PPL’s application to install three lines totaling less than 2.5 miles in Salem and Conyngham townships. PPL said one line for 230 kilovolts will ...
Citizen's Voice

County council asks PPL to consider alternatives to transmission line proposed in the Sugarloaf Valley

WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Council voted 10-1 Tuesday night to approve a nonbinding resolution encouraging PPL to consider alternatives to a new transmission line proposed to run through the ...
Hazleton Standard Speaker

Lawmakers schedule town hall on controversial Sugarloaf PPL power line project

State Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver, R-27, Sunbury, and state representatives Dane Watro, R-116, Kline Twp. and Jamie Walsh, R-117, Ross Twp., will host a public town hall to discuss the Sugarloaf PPL ...
Citizen's Voice

Tax-break moratorium on land tied to Sugarloaf power line rejected

WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Council on Tuesday night rejected a proposed moratorium on tax breaks for land serviced by a controversial 12-mile, high-voltage transmission line that would cut through ...
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Residents share concerns over PPL’s proposed transmission line project through Sugarloaf Township

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — It's a result that upset some folks from Sugarloaf Township and nearby areas at Tuesday's Luzerne County Council meeting. Dan Eustice of Mountain Top says, "PPL coming in here ...
The Times Leader

Luzerne County Council urged to put pressure on PPL over proposed transmission line

Two actions requested by a group opposing a new PPL Electric Utilities transmission line through several rural southern Luzerne County communities have been added to Tuesday’s county council meeting ...