Duke Energy
NC · US
Electric power holding company.
Tracked direct giving
$1,000
LDA reported lobbying spend
$5,390,000
Connections
8
Coalition view
Duke Energy operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with Duke Energy PAC. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).
Combined direct giving + IE support
$2,309,700
Combined tracked receipts
$487,318
Combined lobbying spend
$9,060,000
Lobbying Activity Detail
Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.
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Lobbying Firms Retained
Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings
Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.
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Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNA PAULINA LUNA FOR CONGRESS | $1,000 | Sep 29, 2023 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobbied on | Grid Reliability and Resilience Act | LDA filing: lobbied on Grid Reliability Act, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $2,260,000 | Source |
| Retained | CGCN GROUP, LLC | Hired CGCN GROUP, LLC to lobby on Electric Utilities | Source |
| Retained | S-3 | Hired S-3 GROUP to lobby on Electric Utilities | Source |
| Retained | Capitol Counsel, LLC | Hired CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC to lobby on Electric Utilities | Source |
| Coalition with | Electric and gas utility industry | Duke Energy is the largest US electric utility by revenue | Editorial |
| Commented on | Duke Energy large load (data center) tariff settlement filed with the NC Utilities Commission, pending (Dockets E-7, Sub 1329 and E-2, Sub 1380) | Through its subsidiaries Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Duke Energy Progress, LLC (the applicants in Dockets E-7, Sub 1329 and E-2, Sub 1380), filed the Agreement and Stipulation of Settlement on Large Load Tariff on October 6, 2026 and asked the Commission to approve it. Pending; no Commission order yet. | Source |
| Has as instrument | Duke Energy PAC | Duke Energy PAC is the political arm of Duke Energy | Editorial |
| Employed | Lynn Good | Former CEO of Duke Energy (2013-2024) | Editorial |