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FIRST SOLAR, INC.

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$12.1M

Filings

163

Firms Hired

Active Period

2008–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$860,000	9	3
2025	$1,590,000	16	5
2024	$1,160,000	8	2
2023	$1,050,000	8	2
2022	$70,000	6	2
2021	—	11	3
2020	$200,000	8	3
2019	$400,000	8	2
2018	$425,000	8	2
2017	$500,000	8	2
2016	$500,000	8	2
2015	$500,000	8	2
2014	$670,000	9	2
2013	$500,000	8	2
2012	$560,000	8	2
2011	$2,420,000	11	3
2010	$720,000	12	3
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	5	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
FIRST SOLAR, INC.	$12,125,000	62
COGENT STRATEGIES LLC	—	20
SC PARTNERS LLC	—	45
VAN HEUVELEN STRATEGIES, LLC	—	15
THORN RUN PARTNERS	—	8
MISSION STRATEGIES LLC (ENERGY)	—	5
FORBES-TATE	—	4
BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS	—	4

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	141
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	138
Energy, Dept of	54
Treasury, Dept of	44
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	43
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)	37
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	30
White House Office	16
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	15
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	11
Office of the Vice President of the United States	10
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	9
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	8
State, Dept of (DOS)	8
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	7
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	6
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	6
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	6
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)	6
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)	3

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	122
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	84
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	46
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	29
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	27
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	20
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	6
Transportation	Transportation	6
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	5
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MISSION STRATEGIES LLC (ENERGY)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to trade, implementation of H.R. 1, and domestic manufacturing and supply chain policy as related to energy security and industrial capacity

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MISSION STRATEGIES LLC (ENERGY)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to trade, implementation of H.R. 1, and domestic manufacturing and supply chain policy as related to energy security and industrial capacity

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MISSION STRATEGIES LLC (ENERGY)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to trade, implementation of H.R. 1, and domestic manufacturing and supply chain policy as related to energy security and industrial capacity

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: FIRST SOLAR, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to trade, implementation of H.R. 1, and domestic manufacturing and supply chain policy as related to energy security and industrial capacity.

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

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H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: FIRST SOLAR, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to trade, implementation of H.R. 1, and domestic manufacturing and supply chain policy as related to energy security and industrial capacity.

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MISSION STRATEGIES LLC (ENERGY)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to trade, implementation of H.R. 1, and domestic manufacturing and supply chain policy as related to energy security and industrial capacity

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MISSION STRATEGIES LLC (ENERGY)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to trade, implementation of H.R. 1, and domestic manufacturing and supply chain policy as related to energy security and industrial capacity

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MISSION STRATEGIES LLC (ENERGY)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to trade, implementation of H.R. 1, and domestic manufacturing and supply chain policy as related to energy security and industrial capacity

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: FIRST SOLAR, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to trade, implementation of H.R. 1, and domestic manufacturing and supply chain policy as related to energy security and industrial capacity.

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: MISSION STRATEGIES LLC (ENERGY)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to trade, implementation of H.R. 1, and domestic manufacturing and supply chain policy as related to energy security and industrial capacity

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: MISSION STRATEGIES LLC (ENERGY)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to trade, implementation of H.R. 1, and domestic manufacturing and supply chain policy as related to energy security and industrial capacity

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: MISSION STRATEGIES LLC (ENERGY)

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to trade, implementation of H.R. 1, and domestic manufacturing and supply chain policy as related to energy security and industrial capacity

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Solar supply chain and related policies, H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Solar supply chain and related policies, H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Solar supply chain and related policies, H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Solar supply chain and related policies, H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

- Issues related to US solar manufacturing - Implementation of HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: HR 5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

- Issues related to domestic manufacturing tax credits - Implementation of HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: HR 5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

- Issues related to tariffs on solar panels - Issues related to US solar manufacturing and Buy America - Issues related to forced labor with respect to Chinese solar panel manufacturing - Issues related to HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: HR 5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

- Issues related to domestic manufacturing tax credits - Implementation of HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: HR 5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

- Issues related to tariffs on solar panels - Issues related to US solar manufacturing and Buy America - Issues related to forced labor with respect to Chinese solar panel manufacturing - Issues related to HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: HR 5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

- Issues related to US solar manufacturing - Implementation of HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: — · Firm income: $90,000

Matched citations: HR 5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

- Issues related to US solar manufacturing - Implementation of HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: HR 5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

- Issues related to tariffs on solar panels - Issues related to US solar manufacturing and Buy America - Issues related to forced labor with respect to Chinese solar panel manufacturing - Issues related to HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: HR 5376

H.R. 5376117th Congress

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

- Issues related to domestic manufacturing tax credits - Implementation of HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: HR 5376

Source: Senate LDA