Why It Matters
American Electric Power Co. Inc. expanded its lobbying footprint in September 2026 by adding Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP to its roster of outside counsel. The firm is lobbying on environmental/superfund issues.
By the Numbers
American Electric Power has spent $5.368 million on lobbying over the past four quarters and currently employs 21 active lobbyists across its government affairs operation. The company has focused its efforts across four main issue areas over the past five years: environmental and superfund matters, energy and nuclear issues, utilities, and taxation and internal revenue code matters.
Elizabeth Horner, a partner at the firm with roughly six years of prior staff experience on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is representing the company.
Broader Context
In July 2026, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held hearings where members discussed data center connections to the electric grid, grid reliability, and load forecasting. Separately, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure heard testimony from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association about FEMA assistance for electric infrastructure damaged by natural disasters, with discussion of a 120-day reimbursement timeline for emergency work.
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