"We're honored to be recognized for the innovation and dedication that over the past decade has made the PPL grid one of the smartest and most reliable in the country," said Greg Dudkin, president, PPL Electric Utilities. "This is a tribute to the dedication and commitment of our employees to deliver for our customers who depend on us for safe, reliable electric service regardless of weather conditions. Our customers benefit from a top-performing and resilient grid and we continue to improve to meet the demands of a changing energy landscape that includes more and more renewable power sources, like solar and wind."

PPL's journey to increased reliability started a decade ago when it undertook a comprehensive study of its entire grid. From there, plans were developed to replace aging infrastructure, build new lines and substations to improve resiliency, implement smart grid technology, institute an improved comprehensive line clearance program and much more. Most recently, PPL has been honored for its development of a system to safely and automatically cut power to downed lines and for its Distributed Energy Resources Management System that allows better management of renewable power coming onto the grid.

"Since 2000, PA Consulting's ReliabilityOne™ program has celebrated electric utilities providers that are reaching new heights of reliability," said Gregg Edeson, PA Consulting's ReliabilityOne™ Program Director. "This year we recognize a new category of top performers, the 'most improved' utilities in the U.S. PPL Electric Utilities has been on a journey to improve reliability via innovative technologies and people-led process improvement."

PPL Electric Utilities provides electric delivery service to more than 1.4 million homes and businesses in Pennsylvania and ranks among the best utility companies in the country for customer service and reliability. PPL Electric Utilities is a major employer in the communities it serves. It is a subsidiary of PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL). For more information visit www.pplelectric.com.

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PA's ReliabilityOne™ awards are presented to electric utilities providing their customers with the highest levels of reliability in the industry. PA's ReliabilityOne™ study is based on standard industry reliability statistics that measure the frequency and duration of electric power outages. ReliabilityOne™ participants on average experienced 53% fewer sustained outages, and outages were 41% shorter than the average US investor owned utility. PA has been analyzing electric utility performance since 1987. For more information about PA Consulting, visit www.paconsulting.com/energy.