IN LANCASTER COUNTY. MANY FAMILIES ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING TO PAY THEIR ELECTRIC BILL, AND SENATOR JAMES MALONE SAYS THAT RATE INCREASE COULD ONLY MAKE MATTERS WORSE. SO HE’S ENCOURAGING THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE THEIR INPUT. TONIGHT AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, PPL SAYS ITS 356 MILLION ANNUAL BASE INCREASE WOULD HELP STRENGTHEN AND MODERNIZE THE ELECTRIC GRID, ACCORDING TO PEOPLE, ADDITIONAL FUNDING WOULD SUPPORT TREE TRIMMING AND BUILDING STRONGER POLES THAT CAN WITHSTAND SEVERE WEATHER. IF YOU’RE A PPL RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER USING ABOUT 1000 KILOWATT HOURS A MONTH, YOUR BILL WOULD INCREASE BY ABOUT 7%. COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS WOULD SEE ABOUT A 5% INCREASE AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS ABOUT 3%. BUT SENATOR MALONE SAYS NOW ISN’T THE RIGHT TIME. WHEN FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. YOU KNOW, OUR BUSINESSES ACROSS THE BOARD, WHETHER THEY’RE COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL OR JUST OUR INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES, THEY’LL ALL BE IMPACTED BY THIS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE’RE ALL ALREADY TRYING TO RUN ON VERY THIN MARGINS. SENATOR MALONE IS ENCOURAGING THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND TONIGHT’S PUBLIC HEARING TO SHARE YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE POSSIBLE INCREASE FOR ELECTRIC BILLS. THAT MEETING WILL BE HELD HERE TONIGHT AT MANHEIM TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY AT 6:00. REPORTING HERE IN MANHEIM
Pennsylvania Sen. Malone urges community to voice concerns over PPL rate increase
PPL says its $356 million annual base increase would strengthen its electric grid.
Updated: 12:42 PM EST Dec 11, 2025
Pennsylvania Sen. James Malone is urging the community to attend a public input hearing Thursday night at the Manheim Township Public Library to discuss PPL’s proposed annual base increase, which he fears could make it even harder for families already struggling to pay their electric bills.PPL said its $356 million annual base increase would help strengthen and modernize the electric grid. PPL claims the additional funding would support tree trimming and building stronger poles that can withstand severe weather. If you are a PPL residential customer using about 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month, your bill would increase by about 7 percent. Commercial customers would see about a 5 percent increase, and industrial customers about 3 percent.”Our businesses across the board, whether they are commercial, will all be impacted by this, and we are already trying to live on thin margins,” said Sen. Malone. Senator Malone is encouraging the community to share their concerns at the public input meeting, which will be held at Manheim Township Public Library at 6 p.m. Thursday.
MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
Pennsylvania Sen. James Malone is urging the community to attend a public input hearing Thursday night at the Manheim Township Public Library to discuss PPL’s proposed annual base increase, which he fears could make it even harder for families already struggling to pay their electric bills.
PPL said its $356 million annual base increase would help strengthen and modernize the electric grid. PPL claims the additional funding would support tree trimming and building stronger poles that can withstand severe weather.
If you are a PPL residential customer using about 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month, your bill would increase by about 7 percent. Commercial customers would see about a 5 percent increase, and industrial customers about 3 percent.
“Our businesses across the board, whether they are commercial, will all be impacted by this, and we are already trying to live on thin margins,” said Sen. Malone.
Senator Malone is encouraging the community to share their concerns at the public input meeting, which will be held at Manheim Township Public Library at 6 p.m. Thursday.