Duke Energy CORP

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2011

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	5	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	6	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	8	4
2002	—	2	2
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
WALKER NOLAN	—	21
RYAN MACKINNON VASAPOLI AND BERZOK, LLP	—	4
GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES INC	—	3
BLUEWATER STRATEGIES	—	3
WHITE & CASE LLP	—	8
DYER ELLIS & JOSEPH	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	33
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	31
Energy, Dept of	6
Treasury, Dept of	5
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	2
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)	1
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Utilities	Utilities	30
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	6
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	6
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	3
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	3
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1

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