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PPL Electric selected for federal energy grant

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By Liz Carey  |  September 28, 2026

PPL Electric Utilities announced it has been chosen to receive up to $71.5 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for a major modernization of an existing 230 kilovolt transmission corridor. The funding will support the Montour Grid Resilience and Advanced Reconductoring Project, officials said. Part of the DOE’s Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades (SPAKR) Program, the project modernizes 29.3 miles...

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