Feb. 6, 2026
— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs
PPL Corp.’s 2026 annual shareholders meeting will be held virtually on May 13.
The Allentown-based utility reviews its prospects at the meetings. Regular issues are profitability and capital spending, and Chief Executive Vincent Sorgi will probably discuss the potential for increased demand from data centers and Artificial Intelligence.
Data centers use immense amounts of electricity, leading to concerns that prices will go up for all customers.
PPL provides electricity and natural gas. It serves customers in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Kentucky.
PPL is seeking an increase of about $12 per month for delivery of electricity to residential customers in its Pennsylvania service area. The state Public Utility Commission is reviewing the request.
Shares of PPL (NYSE:PPL) were trading at $35.94 at 10:33 a.m. Friday.
— Disclosure: I own shares in PPL.
Here’s a link to the PPL statement and below, a cut-and-paste version:
ALLENTOWN, Pa., Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) announced today that the company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareowners will be held virtually. The Annual Meeting will convene live via the internet on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 9 a.m. Eastern Time.
Shareowners of record as of March 4, 2026, are eligible to vote and participate in the Annual Meeting. Instructions on how to join the meeting will be included in proxy materials that will be provided to shareowners.
About PPL
PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a leading U.S. energy company focused on providing electricity and natural gas safely, reliably and affordably to more than 3.6 million customers in the U.S. PPL’s high-performing, award-winning utilities are addressing energy challenges head-on by building smarter, more resilient and more dynamic power grids and advancing sustainable energy solutions. For more information, visit www.pplweb.com.
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