--- ticker: PPL company: PPL Corporation filing_type: 10-K year_current: 2025 year_prior: 2024 risks_added: 2 risks_removed: 0 risks_modified: 4 risks_unchanged: 25 source: SEC EDGAR url: https://riskdiff.com/ppl/2025-vs-2024/ markdown_url: https://riskdiff.com/ppl/2025-vs-2024/index.md generated: 2026-05-10 --- # PPL Corporation: 10-K Risk Factor Changes 2025 vs 2024 > Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) > Generated: 2026-05-10 > All data extracted directly from official filings. No hallucinated content. > **[AI-Generated Summary]** The paragraph below was produced by a language > model and may contain errors. All other content on this page is deterministically > extracted from the original SEC filing. > PPL Corporation added two new risk factors in 2025 addressing artificial intelligence's potential impact on business operations and natural gas supply infrastructure vulnerabilities to natural disasters or accidents. Four existing risks underwent substantive modifications, including enhanced disclosures on environmental remediation costs, natural gas supply infrastructure vulnerabilities (with specific attention to Rhode Island operations), and realization of benefits from the RIE acquisition. These changes reflect PPL's expanding focus on emerging technology risks and infrastructure resilience amid evolving operational and regulatory challenges. --- ## Summary | Status | Count | |--------|-------| | New risks added | 2 | | Risks removed | 0 | | Risks modified | 4 | | Unchanged | 25 | --- ## New in Current Filing: Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging area of technology that has the potential to impact various aspects of our business operations and customer interactions. AI technologies are still in their early stages of development and deployment. Ineffective or inadequate AI development or deployment practices by PPL, its subsidiaries or third-party vendors could result in unintended consequences. While we seek contractual protections with our third-party vendors regarding the use of AI technology, we may not have full awareness of, or control or visibility over, the quality, performance, security or compliance of the products and services that incorporate AI-related technology used by such vendors. AI algorithms that we or our third-party vendors use may be flawed or may be based on datasets that are biased or insufficient. These limitations or failures, or inaccurate results generated as a result of our employees', contractors' or vendors' use or misuse of AI technologies could lead to operational interruptions or otherwise adversely affect our business, reputation or financial results. Developing, testing, and deploying resource-intensive AI systems may require additional investment and increase our costs. In addition, the rapidly evolving nature of AI technologies may cause new laws and regulations to be enacted which could dramatically affect business practices, including the costs to comply with such new laws and regulations. We cannot predict the future development of AI technologies and the nature of any related new laws and regulations, and their costs and consequences. --- ## New in Current Filing: Natural disasters or operational accidents may adversely affect the Registrants' operating results. Natural disasters or operational accidents (such as wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes or natural gas transmission pipeline explosions) could have direct or indirect impacts on the Registrants or key contractors or suppliers. Further, the generation of electricity and the transportation and storage of natural gas involve inherent operating risks that may result in accidents involving serious injury or loss of life, environmental damage or property damage. Such events could affect the Registrants through civil or criminal legal proceedings or changes to policies, laws and regulations the compliance costs of which may have a significant impact on the Registrants' results of operations, financial position and cash flows. Existing insurance policies may not cover all of the potential exposures in connection with such incidents. Any losses not covered by insurance, or any increases in the cost of applicable insurance as a result of such incidents, could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of the Registrants. --- ## Modified: We are or may be subject to costs of remediation of environmental contamination at facilities that are currently owned by us or that are owned or operated by our former subsidiaries. **Prior (2024):** We may be subject to liability for the costs of environmental remediation of property now or formerly owned by us with respect to substances that we may have generated regardless of whether the liabilities arose before, during or after the time we owned or operated the facilities. We also have current or previous ownership interests in sites associated with the production of manufactured gas for which we may be liable for additional costs related to investigation, remediation and monitoring of these sites. Remediation activities associated with our former manufactured gas plant operations are one source of such costs. Citizen groups or others may bring litigation regarding environmental issues including claims of various types, such as property damage, personal injury and citizen challenges to compliance decisions on the enforcement of environmental requirements, which could subject us to penalties, injunctive relief and the cost of litigation. We cannot predict the amount and timing of future expenditures (including the potential or magnitude of fines or penalties) related to such environmental matters, although they could be material. **Current (2025):** We may be subject to liability for the costs of environmental remediation of property now or formerly owned by us with respect to substances that we may have generated regardless of whether the liabilities arose before, during or after the time we owned or operated the facilities. We also have current or previous ownership interests in sites associated with the production of manufactured gas for which we may be liable for additional costs related to investigation, remediation and monitoring of these sites. Remediation activities associated with our former manufactured gas plant operations are one source of such costs. Citizen groups or others may bring litigation regarding environmental issues including claims of various types, such as property damage, personal injury and citizen challenges to compliance decisions on the enforcement of environmental requirements, which could subject us to penalties, injunctive relief and the cost of litigation. We cannot predict the amount and timing of future expenditures (including the potential or magnitude of fines or penalties) related to such environmental matters, although they could be material. --- ## Modified: We are subject to regulatory and other risks regarding natural gas supply infrastructure. **Key changes:** - Reworded sentence: "The PHMSA enforces regulations that govern the design, construction, operation and maintenance of pipeline facilities." - Reworded sentence: "Depending on the results of integrity tests and other integrity program activities, we could incur significant and unexpected costs to perform remedial activities on our natural gas infrastructure to ensure our continued safe and reliable operation." - Added sentence: "19 19 19 Table of Contents Table of Contents" **Prior (2024):** A natural gas pipeline explosion or associated incident could have a significant impact on LG&E's natural gas operations or result in significant damages and penalties that could have an adverse impact on LG&E's financial position and results of operations. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration enforces regulations that govern the design, construction, operation and maintenance of pipeline facilities. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in the assessment of fines or penalties against LG&E. These regulations require, among other things, that pipeline operators take certain measures with respect to pipeline integrity. Depending on the results of integrity tests and other integrity program 20 20 20 Table of Contents Table of Contents activities, we could incur significant and unexpected costs to perform remedial activities on our natural gas infrastructure to ensure our continued safe and reliable operation. Recent pipeline incidents in the U.S. have also led to the introduction of proposed rules and possible federal legislative actions which could impose restrictions on LG&E's operations or require more stringent testing to ensure pipeline integrity. Implementation of these regulations could increase our costs to comply with pipeline integrity and safety regulations. **Current (2025):** The PHMSA enforces regulations that govern the design, construction, operation and maintenance of pipeline facilities. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in the assessment of fines or penalties against LG&E. These regulations require, among other things, that pipeline operators take certain measures with respect to pipeline integrity. Depending on the results of integrity tests and other integrity program activities, we could incur significant and unexpected costs to perform remedial activities on our natural gas infrastructure to ensure our continued safe and reliable operation. Recent pipeline incidents in the U.S. have also led to the introduction of proposed rules and possible federal legislative actions which could impose restrictions on LG&E's operations or require more stringent testing to ensure pipeline integrity. Implementation of these regulations could increase our costs to comply with pipeline integrity and safety regulations. 19 19 19 Table of Contents Table of Contents --- ## Modified: We are subject to regulatory and other risks regarding natural gas supply infrastructure in Rhode Island. **Key changes:** - Reworded sentence: "The PHMSA enforces regulations that govern the design, construction, operation and maintenance of pipeline facilities." **Prior (2024):** A natural gas pipeline explosion or associated incident could have a significant impact on RIE's natural gas operations or result in significant damages and penalties that could have an adverse impact on RIE's financial position and results of operations. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration enforces regulations that govern the design, construction, operation and maintenance of pipeline facilities. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in the assessment of fines or penalties against RIE. These regulations require, among other things, that pipeline operators take certain measures with respect to pipeline integrity. Depending on the results of integrity tests and other integrity program activities, we could incur significant and unexpected costs to perform remedial activities on our natural gas infrastructure to ensure our continued safe and reliable operation. **Current (2025):** The PHMSA enforces regulations that govern the design, construction, operation and maintenance of pipeline facilities. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in the assessment of fines or penalties against RIE. These regulations require, among other things, that pipeline operators take certain measures with respect to pipeline integrity. Depending on the results of integrity tests and other integrity program activities, we could incur significant and unexpected costs to perform remedial activities on our natural gas infrastructure to ensure our continued safe and reliable operation. --- ## Modified: PPL may not realize the anticipated benefits of the RIE acquisition, which could materially adversely affect PPL's business, financial condition and results of operations. **Key changes:** - Reworded sentence: "PPL may not realize the anticipated financial and operational benefits from the RIE acquisition." **Prior (2024):** PPL may not realize the anticipated financial and operational benefits from the RIE acquisition if the business is not integrated in an efficient and effective manner or if integration takes longer than anticipated. These integration risks include potential difficulties in conversion of systems and information, difficulties in harmonizing inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures, practices and policies, disruption from the acquisition making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers, and diversion of management time and attention to integration and other acquisition-related 18 18 18 Table of Contents Table of Contents issues. In addition, PPL has incurred, and will continue to incur, significant costs in connection with the integration, and additional unanticipated costs may arise. No assurance can be given that the anticipated benefits from the acquisition will be achieved or, if achieved, the timing of their achievement. These risks and their consequences could result in increased costs or decreases in the amount of expected revenues and could have a material adverse effect on PPL's business, financial condition and results of operations. (All Registrants) **Current (2025):** PPL may not realize the anticipated financial and operational benefits from the RIE acquisition. PPL has incurred significant costs in connection with the integration, and additional unanticipated costs may arise. No assurance can be given that the anticipated long-term benefits from the acquisition will be achieved or, if achieved, the timing of their achievement. These risks and their consequences could result in increased costs or decreases in the amount of expected revenues associated with the 17 17 17 Table of Contents Table of Contents Rhode Island Regulated segment and could have a material adverse effect on PPL's business, financial condition and results of operations. (All Registrants) --- *Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Last updated 2026-05-10.*