PPL Electric welcomes Shapiro push to shield customers from data center costs

• PPL Electric Utilities welcomed Gov. Josh Shapiro's push for protections against shifting data center development costs to other customers.
• Its existing LP-6 tariff requires qualifying large energy users to cover project-specific infrastructure costs and make long-term financial commitments.
• The proposed Consumer Protection Transmission Rider would assign certain transmission upgrade costs to large-load customers; Pennsylvania regulators are reviewing the proposal.

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