Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive | Constellation Energy provides a high level of transparency around its climate-policy lobbying. The company names numerous specific measures it engages on, including the “Clean Energy Standard in New York,” the “Zero Emissions Standard in Illinois,” the “production tax credit for existing nuclear units” in the Inflation Reduction Act, Pennsylvania’s entry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the U.S. EPA’s proposed “GHG emission limits and guidelines for fossil fuel-fired power plants,” and the bipartisan “Nuclear Fuel Security Act,” among others, giving clear policy titles and jurisdictions. It is equally explicit about how and where it lobbies: disclosures list “ad-hoc meetings,” “submitting written proposals/inquiries,” “participation in working groups organized by policymakers,” “responding to consultations,” “direct communication with legislators and regulators,” the use of an employee-funded PAC, CEO testimony before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and the intention to “file comments with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),” thereby identifying both the mechanisms and the targets (Congress, EPA, U.S. Treasury, state governments). Finally, Constellation states concrete objectives, such as securing inclusion of existing nuclear plants in Section 45V hydrogen credits, obtaining a “production tax credit for existing nuclear units,” preserving and extending nuclear plant licences by at least 20 years, supporting strict EPA carbon-pollution standards while ensuring grid reliability, and seeking “$3.5 billion” for domestic nuclear-fuel supply. These detailed explanations of the policies, the methods used to influence them, and the precise outcomes sought together demonstrate comprehensive disclosure of the company’s climate-related lobbying activities. | 4 |