Utilities
Issue Code: UTI
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AI Overview
Utilities is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $153.7M in total lobbying spend across 5,084 filings, it ranks among the significantly lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.
$153.7M
Total Lobbying Spend
5,084
Filings
50
Top Clients
Spending by Year
| Year | Spending | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $12.1M | 573 |
| 2019 | $13.9M | 572 |
| 2020 | $14.6M | 559 |
| 2021 | $15.3M | 604 |
| 2022 | $18.2M | 717 |
| 2023 | $22.6M | 742 |
| 2024 | $17.4M | 627 |
| 2025 | $39.6M | 690 |
Biggest Spenders
| # | Client | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of Loc Nation Global Public Benefit Corporation | $20.0M |
| 2 | Industrial Energy Consumers of America | $10.7M |
| 3 | Southern Company Services INC | $2.6M |
| 4 | American Chemistry Council | $2.6M |
| 5 | Entergy Services LLC | $2.5M |
| 6 | Oge Energy Corp | $2.4M |
| 7 | Koch Government Affairs, LLC | $2.3M |
| 8 | Nisource INC. | $2.3M |
| 9 | Sunrun, INC. | $2.3M |
| 10 | Duke Energy | $1.9M |
| 11 | Firstenergy Service Company | $1.9M |
| 12 | Edison Electric Institute | $1.9M |
| 13 | Great Basin Transmission, LLC | $1.8M |
| 14 | Ls Power | $1.8M |
| 15 | Large Public Power Council | $1.7M |
| 16 | Burns & Mcdonnell Engineering Company INC | $1.7M |
| 17 | Centerpoint Energy | $1.6M |
| 18 | National Grid USA | $1.6M |
| 19 | Alliant Energy Corporation | $1.5M |
| 20 | Duke Energy Corporation | $1.5M |
| 21 | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (Miso) FKA Midwest Indepen | $1.4M |
| 22 | Southern Company | $1.4M |
| 23 | Oncor Electric Delivery | $1.4M |
| 24 | Evergy Formerly Kansas City Power and Light Company | $1.4M |
| 25 | City of San Francisco (Water and Power Division) | $1.3M |
Top Firms
Carbonleaf LLC$10.7M
Mr. Robert Talley$6.0M
Owen Evans Ingols$5.0M
Venn Strategies$4.2M
Holland & Knight LLP$4.1M
Forbes-tate$3.7M
Ogr$3.1M
What They Lobby For
- FY18 appropriations for energy and water.
- Offshore One Call Notification Center Pipeline Safety
- water infrastructure funding and related water policy issues
- Monitor energy related legislation and issues.
- (a)Reform and extension of Business Energy Investment Tax Credit, (b)Preservation of the Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System, (c)U.S. trade policy related to import or export of solar equipment
- H.R.1 Tax cuts and Jobs Act H.R.4092 AG Act H.R.4513 Farmers of Tomorrow Act S.21 Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act S.1603 H.R. 3266 S.1776 H.R.3354 H.R.3353 H.R.2886 S.1752 H.R.424 H.R.3040 H
- Promotion of Puerto Rico disaster recovery and energy system modernization policies
- water infrastrucure
- Regional water supply for municipal governments, industrial plants, and agricultural irrigation. Water reallocation process to be conducted through the Army Corps of Engineers.
- Issues related to Puerto Rico energy, and electricity generation and delivery
Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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