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ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Power company PPL Corp. said Wed nesday it has agreed to acquire the parent company of Kentucky’s two major utilities for $6.7 billion in cash.
PPL said it is buying E.On U.S. LLC, the parent of Louisville Gas & Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities Co., from German power company E.On AG. The utilities have about 1.2 million customers.
