Utilities
Electric and gas utilities, FERC-regulated transmission, and nuclear power. Active on grid reliability and clean energy.
Tracked receipts of sector PACs
$10,909,258
Direct giving to candidates
$15,252,565
IE supporting candidates
$0
IE opposing candidates
$0
Transfers to other committees
$15,174,656
LDA reported lobbying spend
$328,968,744
How money flowed in this sector
IDonors outside the sector gave $11M in tracked direct contributions to the 91 sector PACs tracked here, led by ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC), Duke Energy PAC, Oncor Texas State PAC.
IIThose PACs gave $15M directly to candidates; transferred $15M to other committees ($4M of it to other PACs in this sector). The top tracked candidates by direct giving plus IE support were Greg Abbott, Brian Kemp, Dade Phelan.
IIISector PACs and clients took documented positions on 10 policy outcomes, including Grid Reliability and Resilience Act; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - Grid Modernization; H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act.
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Top sector PACs (91 tracked)
| # | Name | Direct to candidates | IE support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)pac | $2M | $0 |
| 2 | Duke Energy PACpac | $1M | $0 |
| 3 | Oncor Texas State PACpac | $1M | $0 |
| 4 | EXELON CORPORATION-CONSTELLATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC)pac | $1M | $0 |
| 5 | NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $1M | $0 |
| 6 | AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENTpac | $821K | $0 |
| 7 | Southern Company PAC (SouthernPAC)pac | $669K | $0 |
| 8 | DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PACpac | $647K | $0 |
| 9 | Vistra Employee State PACpac | $623K | $0 |
| 10 | THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC)pac | $561K | $0 |
Top donors to sector PACs
| # | Name | Direct contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells Fargoorganization | $90K |
| 2 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PACpac | $50K |
| 3 | TEAM RAJA VICTORY FUNDpac | $21K |
| 4 | John Oliver Hudsonperson | $20K |
| 5 | Citibankorganization | $19K |
| 6 | Sumir Chadhaperson | $19K |
| 7 | Kimberly S Cook-Nelsonperson | $18K |
| 8 | Andrew Marshperson | $18K |
| 9 | Barrett E Greenperson | $18K |
| 10 | Eliecer Viamontesperson | $18K |
Top candidates by sector PAC money
| # | Name | Direct from sector PACs | IE support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Abbottperson | $627K | $0 |
| 2 | Brian Kempperson | $160K | $0 |
| 3 | Dade Phelanperson | $131K | $0 |
| 4 | Dan Patrickperson | $120K | $0 |
| 5 | GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESSpac | $113K | $0 |
| 6 | Ken Kingperson | $108K | $0 |
| 7 | FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURNpac | $99K | $0 |
| 8 | JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESSpac | $98K | $0 |
| 9 | Todd Hunterperson | $96K | $0 |
| 10 | Dustin R. Burrowsperson | $95K | $0 |
Policy outcomes the sector touched
| # | Outcome | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grid Reliability and Resilience Act legislation · introduced | 32 |
| 2 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - Grid Modernization legislation · enacted | 15 |
| 3 | H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act legislation · passed | 15 |
| 4 | Energy Permitting Reform Act legislation · failed | 11 |
| 5 | IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits (Sections 45/48) legislation · enacted | 10 |
| 6 | Inflation Reduction Act - Drug Pricing Provisions (H.R.5376) legislation · enacted | 7 |
| 7 | Inflation Reduction Act - Energy Provisions (H.R.5376) legislation · enacted | 4 |
| 8 | FERC Transmission Planning Rule (Order 1920) regulation · enacted · finalized | 4 |
| 9 | LNG Export Pause (DOE Review) executive_action · challenged | 3 |
| 10 | Inflation Reduction Act - Drug Pricing Provisions legislation · enacted | 2 |
Methodology
Sector PACs are the PAC-typed entities tagged utilities minus candidate, party and leadership committees (excluded by FEC designation and name rule). Every dollar figure counts only donation rows that pass the standard exclusions (no conduit memos, self-transfers, unverified name matches, quarantined or superseded rows). Direct contributions, independent expenditures supporting, independent expenditures opposing, transfers to other committees and LDA lobbying are reported as separate figures and never added together. Receipts count donors outside the sector only, so a super PAC funding its own affiliated committees is not counted twice. Lobbying amounts cover every issue on each LDA filing. Numbers reflect QPQ Tracker rows only and may understate the official FEC cycle totals where the inflow ingest is incomplete.