Utilities
Electric and gas utilities, FERC-regulated transmission, and nuclear power. Active on grid reliability and clean energy.
Tracked PAC receipts
$382,717
Tracked PAC giving
$4,171,730
Independent expenditures
$0
LDA lobbying spend
$92,154,224
How money flowed in this sector
IDonors put $383K into 10 sector PACs tracked here, led by NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC, DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC.
IIThose PACs spent $4M supporting candidates and on independent expenditures, with the top tracked recipients being DSCC, DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND, NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE-LEGAL FUND.
IIISector PACs and clients took documented positions on 10 policy outcomes, including Grid Reliability and Resilience Act; Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coa; H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act.
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Top sector PACs (by tracked giving)
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $1M |
| 2 | SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PACpac | $425K |
| 3 | DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PACpac | $400K |
| 4 | PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGY PACpac | $358K |
| 5 | POWER PAC EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEpac | $225K |
| 6 | EXELONPACpac | $217K |
| 7 | FIRSTENERGY CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $213K |
| 8 | XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE PACpac | $196K |
| 9 | ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)pac | $149K |
| 10 | AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $145K |
Top donors to sector PACs
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC. GOOD GOVERNMENTpac | $20K |
| 2 | AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENTpac | $10K |
| 3 | PPL CORPORATION PEOPLE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENTpac | $10K |
| 4 | NISOURCE INC. PACpac | $10K |
| 5 | Phillipsperson | $10K |
| 6 | PARSONS, SARA MCMAHONperson | $8K |
| 7 | REYNOLDS, FRANKLYN Dperson | $7K |
| 8 | MAHONEY, ROBERT Sperson | $7K |
| 9 | STEMPIEN, CATHERINE SUZANNEperson | $6K |
| 10 | MERCADO, RAQUELperson | $6K |
Top recipients of sector PAC spending
Policy outcomes the sector touched
| # | Outcome | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grid Reliability and Resilience Act legislation · introduced | 31 |
| 2 | Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residua regulation · introduced | 26 |
| 3 | H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act legislation · passed | 15 |
| 4 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - Grid Modernization legislation · enacted | 15 |
| 5 | Energy Permitting Reform Act legislation · introduced | 13 |
| 6 | IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits (Sections 45/48) legislation · enacted | 10 |
| 7 | Inflation Reduction Act - Drug Pricing Provisions (H.R.5376) legislation · enacted | 7 |
| 8 | Inflation Reduction Act - Energy Provisions (H.R.5376) legislation · enacted | 4 |
| 9 | FERC Transmission Planning Rule (Order 1920) regulation · enacted · finalized | 4 |
| 10 | CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, 119th Congress legislation · passed | 4 |
Methodology
Industry-level totals are computed by summing donations and lobbying filings where the donor, recipient, or client is tagged with the utilities sector. Numbers reflect QPQ-tracked totals only and may understate the official FEC cycle totals where the inflow ingest is incomplete. Click any entity to see its full profile with the breakdown of tracked vs FEC cycle totals.