Why It Matters
Siemens Energy Inc. filed its third-quarter 2026 in-house lobbying disclosure covering energy and trade issues: the Ratepayer Protection Act, permitting reform, data centers, energy reliability, trade sanctions, and corporate taxation. The Ratepayer Protection Act would require state utility regulators to consider a federal standard that holds large-load customers, including data centers with a peak electric demand of 100 megawatts or more at a single site, responsible for the full incremental cost of any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade needed to serve them.
By the Numbers
The in-house third-quarter 2026 filing reports $290,000 in lobbying expenditures. Across all three registrants, the combined third-quarter 2026 total was $390,000: $290,000 from the in-house filing, $50,000 from Fierce Government Relations, and $50,000 from Alpine Group Partners LLC. The combined third-quarter 2025 total across the same three registrants was $380,000, up $10,000 year over year.
The in-house filing lists three lobbyists:
- Christopher Clement, senior director, government affairs
- Samantha Large, director, government affairs
- Brian Raymond, vice president and head of government affairs, North America, a former House staffer who served as deputy chief of staff in the personal office of Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA-16)
Broader Context
Ratepayer Protection Act
H.R.9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, was introduced by Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO-8) on June 18 and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The Senate companion, S.5028, was introduced by Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH), and the Senate read it twice and referred it to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 16. On Sept. 16, the House passed H.R.9340 417 to 3, with House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie, subcommittee chair Bob Latta, and Rep. Evans arguing that data centers should cover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades rather than shifting those costs to families and small businesses. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the bill "a fraud," arguing its protections were optional for states and amounted to little beyond partisan messaging.
Trade Sanctions
H.R.5334, which Legis1's bill records list as the SEED Act, imposes sanctions, tariffs, and prohibitions related to Russia, extends an Iran-related sanctions law, and expands a tax deduction for educator expenses. The filing also names H.R.10076, S.5025, and S.3772, the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2026, in its trade issues section.
Permitting Reform
On Sept. 30, Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mike Lee (R-UT), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced S.5653, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026, a permitting-reform bill that would also require data centers to pay associated transmission costs. The bill had three cosponsors and a committee referral as of the filing date.
Competitive Landscape
Fourteen organizations are associated with H.R.9340, including ITC Holdings Corp., Intel Corp., SEMI, Microsoft Corp., and Dow Chemical Co.
The Bottom Line
Siemens Energy's combined spend has held at $390,000 for three consecutive quarters with no change in registrants or in-house lobbyists.
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