Collaborative effort is focused on
strengthening grid resilience against potential climate and weather
impacts
ALLENTOWN, Pa., June 1, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) today announced it has
joined Climate READi, a three-year initiative launched by the
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to address energy system
climate resilience and adaptation as extreme weather events
continue to increase.
"As we strive to address climate change and achieve a net-zero
future, we've made significant progress in hardening our systems
and deploying smart grid technology to make our energy networks
more resilient to severe weather that may become more frequent with
climate change," said Gregory
Dudkin, chief operating officer of PPL Corporation.
"Joining EPRI's Climate READi Initiative will help us build on
these efforts in Pennsylvania,
Kentucky and now Rhode Island by providing valuable insights
into future climate impacts, rather than relying on historical
data. This climate modeling will help inform our adaptation,
hardening and resilience investments to deliver long-term
reliability for our customers."
Across its Pennsylvania and
Kentucky operating companies, PPL
has invested more than $20 billion
over the past decade on infrastructure improvements, much of that
focused on incorporating new technology and hardening transmission
and distribution systems. These improvements have reduced the
number of outages our customers experience by an average of 35%
over the past decade despite recent increases in storm activity and
severity. As PPL expands its operations to Rhode Island with the recent acquisition of
The Narragansett Electric Company, now Rhode Island Energy, the
corporation is focused on replicating this success.
Climate READi will enable global energy companies, climate
scientists, regulators and other stakeholders to proactively
analyze and apply climate data, allowing for the planning, design
and operation of resilient energy systems of the future. EPRI's
collaborative model will convene the global thought leaders and
scientific researchers necessary to build an informed and
consistent approach. PPL is one of 13 anchor companies that have
joined the initiative.
Learn more about Climate READi here: www.epri.com/READi
About PPL Corporation
PPL Corporation
(NYSE:PPL), based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a leading U.S.
energy company focused on providing electricity and natural gas
safely, reliably and affordably to 3.5 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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Corporation.
Contact for news media: Ryan
Hill, 610-774-5997, rwhill@pplweb.com
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