PPL Electric Utilities filed a proposal with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Sept. 14 that would create a Customer Protection Transmission Rider (CPTR) and replace the existing Transmission Service Charge (TSC).

The proposal would establish a dedicated line item on customer bills for transmission costs, which are currently embedded within supply charges. It would also create a mechanism to directly allocate certain transmission network upgrade costs associated with large-load customers — those served under the LP-6 rate class — to that customer class rather than spreading those costs across all customers.

PPL Electric stated the proposal would not introduce a new charge but would replace the existing cost-recovery method with a more transparent structure.

"This proposal would make transmission costs easier to see on customer bills and provide a way to assign certain transmission costs associated with serving large energy users directly to those customers," said Christine Martin, president of PPL Electric Utilities.

The filing comes as Pennsylvania sees growing interest from data centers and other large energy users that require substantial electric infrastructure investment. PPL Electric's existing Customer Protection Framework already requires large-load customers to make financial and usage commitments before connecting to the grid.

If approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the CPTR is expected to take effect in the first quarter of 2028.

PPL Electric Utilities serves approximately 1.5 million customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania and is a subsidiary of PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL).