1st Quarter - Report

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION for DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,280,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Defense DEF

No specific legislation: Battery storage and advanced nuclear deployment

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LANTZ CRAIG —
MICHAEL BAKER ELMORE —
RYAN KEATING —
TAYLOR MEREDITH —
PEPPER NATONSKI —
DREW PRESTON —
LOUIS RENJEL —
WILLIAM SAUER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 4368 and S. 2131 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 - Renewable Natural Gas; H..R 4394 & S. 2443 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 - Energy R&D funding, ARDP, Uranium Supply, NRC Funding Levels, transformer supply; H.R. 4821, S. 2625 - Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 - Land use management, Right of way issues, ESA; H.R. 4366 and S. 2127 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 - Energy supply on military bases, battery storage project; S. 2624 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 - LIHEAP; H.R. 4365 & S. 2587 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 - Transmission siting; P.L. 117-58 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - Support for and implementation of continued program funding (Advanced Reactor Demonstration Project, Grid office at DOE, EERE funding for storage and advanced batteries demonstration programs)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LANTZ CRAIG —
MICHAEL BAKER ELMORE —
RYAN KEATING —
TAYLOR MEREDITH —
PEPPER NATONSKI —
DREW PRESTON —
LOUIS RENJEL —
WILLIAM SAUER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2131 (118th), S. 2624 (118th), S. 2443 (118th), H.R. 4368 (118th), H.R. 4821 (118th), S. 2625 (118th), S. 2127 (118th), S. 2587 (118th), H.R. 4366 (118th), H.R. 4365 (118th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 3935 - Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act - drone issues; S. 1939 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 - drone issues; P.L. 117-58 - Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Implementation around electric vehicles No specific legislation: Pipeline Safety reauthorization; Port and airport infrastructure upgrades

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LANTZ CRAIG —
MICHAEL BAKER ELMORE —
RYAN KEATING —
PEPPER NATONSKI —
DREW PRESTON —
LOUIS RENJEL —
WILLIAM SAUER —

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3935 (118th), S. 1939 (118th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 2651 - the SITE Act; H.R. 6747 - Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023; S. 1449 - Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Assuring Regulatory Transparency Act (RESTART) - Permitting reform; S. 1456 - the SPUR Act; P.L. 117-58 - Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Implementation; H.R.4167 & S. 2036 - Protecting America's Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act; H.R. 1086 & S. 452 - Nuclear Fuel Security Program and the American Assured Fuel Supply Program; S. 1111 - support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle, and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy; H.R. 4528 - amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to address NRC compensation and recruitment of employees; S. 404 - addresses expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository and DOE role; H.R. 6185 - the GRID Act; S. 2827 - BIG WIRES; H.R. 6544 - Price Anderson Act No specific legislation: Clean Air Act section 111 EPA proposed rules; Federal Power Act and transmission permitting and cost allocation; Broadband issues generally; Draft legislation related to interregional transmission; Hydrogen policy - regional hydrogen hub, technology readiness for hydrogen turbines; Electric and electricity transmission policy and distribution infrastructure generally; Clean energy issues (hydrogen utilization, advanced nuclear fuels and renewables research); Clean energy technologies (decarbonization programs like carbon capture utilization and storage); Energy storage issues generally (advanced batteries and pumped storage); Energy efficiency issues (transformers, behind the meter EV battery storage and utilization, nuclear uprating technologies); Generator interconnection and reliability generally; Offshore wind issues generally; Issues related to energy grid supply chain; Natural gas infrastructure generally; Issues related to reliability and resource adequacy generally

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LANTZ CRAIG —
MICHAEL BAKER ELMORE —
RYAN KEATING —
TAYLOR MEREDITH —
PEPPER NATONSKI —
DREW PRESTON —
LOUIS RENJEL —
WILLIAM SAUER —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 452 (118th), H.R. 4167 (118th), H.R. 1086 (118th), S. 1449 (118th), S. 2036 (118th), H.R. 6544 (118th), S. 1111 (118th), S. 404 (118th), H.R. 4528 (118th), S. 2827 (118th), H.R. 6747 (118th), S. 1456 (118th), H.R. 6185 (118th), S. 2651 (118th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 1 - the Lower Energy Costs Act - permitting reform; H.R. 1335 - the TAPP Act - siting and permitting; S. 1449 - RESTART Act; H.R. 1577 - The Builder Act No specific legislation: Clean Air Act section 111 EPA proposed rules; Legacy Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Surface Impoundments and CCR Management Units Proposed Rule; EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program; Steam Electric Power Generating Effluent Guidelines; Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council; Rights-of-way for linear energy infrastructure; Categorical exclusions generally; Siting and permitting generally; National Environmental Policy Act - Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Regulations and NEPA reforms; Clean Water Act generally; Endangered Species Act generally; National Historic Preservation Act generally

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LANTZ CRAIG —
MICHAEL BAKER ELMORE —
RYAN KEATING —
TAYLOR MEREDITH —
PEPPER NATONSKI —
DREW PRESTON —
LOUIS RENJEL —
WILLIAM SAUER —

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1577 (118th), H.R. 1 (118th), S. 1449 (118th), H.R. 1335 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 2994 - Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act; P.L. 117-169 - Inflation Reduction Act Clean Energy Credits Implementation: issues including nuclear PTC, energy storage ITC, offshore wind, transferability No specific legislation: Renewable natural gas

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LANTZ CRAIG —
MICHAEL BAKER ELMORE —
RYAN KEATING —
TAYLOR MEREDITH —
PEPPER NATONSKI —
DREW PRESTON —
LOUIS RENJEL —
WILLIAM SAUER —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2994 (118th)

Homeland Security HOM

S. 1631 - Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act; H.R. 4333 - Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act No specific legislation: Natural gas pipeline security issues, including security directives; grid resiliency; and cyber and physical security issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LANTZ CRAIG —
MICHAEL BAKER ELMORE —
RYAN KEATING —
PEPPER NATONSKI —
DREW PRESTON —
LOUIS RENJEL —
WILLIAM SAUER —

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4333 (118th), S. 1631 (118th)

Telecommunications TEC

No specific legislation: Pole attachments generally

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LANTZ CRAIG —
MICHAEL BAKER ELMORE —
RYAN KEATING —
PEPPER NATONSKI —
DREW PRESTON —
LOUIS RENJEL —
WILLIAM SAUER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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