Why It Matters
Avōq LLC registered the Edison Electric Institute as a new lobbying client, with the registration signed on Aug. 10. The trade association for U.S. investor-owned electric utilities is focusing on energy/nuclear issues through the engagement. Edison Electric Institute has 55 active lobbyists and spent $16,474,026 on lobbying in the past 4 quarters.
Steve Elmendorf, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Avōq LLC, serves as the lobbyist of record for the Edison Electric Institute engagement. Beyond this new registration, the institute maintains relationships with numerous other firms including Harbinger Strategies LLC, Rich Feuer Anderson, Capitol Counsel LLC, Gray Global Advisors LLC, Tower 19 LLC, Mehlman Consulting Inc., and Alpine Group Partners LLC. The organization also maintains in-house lobbying capacity.
Broader Context
Over the past five years, the institute has focused heavily on this domain, logging 61 instances of energy/nuclear lobbying alongside substantial activity on taxation/internal revenue code issues, homeland security, and budget/appropriations.
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