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Duke Energy has quietly become one of the most powerful funders behind North Carolina’s Republican Party and politicians, at a time when state GOP leaders have pursued their latest congressional gerrymander.

Half of the funds raised to combat the ballot initiative trace back to the utility.

With no limits on corporate contributions, Dominion has already poured nearly $8.3 million into 2025 statewide and House races, money that helps shape who writes utility law and who oversees the monopoly’s rates.

Utilities, utility affiliates, natural gas marketers, and related vendors with business in front of the Georgia Public Service Commission have funded two outside ventures connected to Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols. Those two ventures are “Energy Matters,” a weekly radio show hosted by Echols, and the “Clean Energy Roadshow,” a traveling alternative fuel vehicle...