Trade association PAC · DC

American Clean Power Association Cleanpower PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00259572.

Which side

Helps both parties

53% of the $230K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 47%Helps Republicans 53%

Backs

  1. Darin LaHoodRepublican$10K
  2. Scott H. PetersDemocrat$10K
  3. Katherine M. ClarkDemocrat$10K
  4. John W. HickenlooperDemocrat$10K
  5. Mike CareyRepublican$7,500

Run by Tara S. Hupman (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Alliant Energy Corporation Employees Political Action Comm $10K · Apex Clean Energy Inc PAC $10K · Berkshire Hathaway Energy PAC $10K More

On the record

Type
Trade association PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Tara S. Hupman1
Connected to
American Clean Power Association1

Who funds it

It reported raising $513K: $351K from individuals and $155K from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Alliant Energy Corporation Employees Political Action CommPAC2 gifts$10,000
Apex Clean Energy Inc PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
Berkshire Hathaway Energy PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
Engie North America Inc. Political Action Commitee (Ena PAC)PAC2 gifts$10,000
Hannon Armstrong Capital, LLC Climate Solutions PAC (Aka Hannon Armstrong Climate Solutions PAC)PAC2 gifts$10,000
Invenergy LLC PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
Nextera Energy Resources PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
Southern Company Employees PACPAC2 gifts$10,000
Xcel Energy Employee Political Action Committee (Xpac)PAC2 gifts$10,000
Edf Renewable Energy PACPAC2 gifts$7,500
Itc Holdings Corp. PAC (Itc PAC)PAC2 gifts$7,500
Clearway Energy Group PACPAC1 gift$5,000
Clearway Energy Group PACPAC1 gift$5,000
Cypress Creek Holdings LLC Solar PACPAC1 gift$5,000

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $338K from 421 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 72% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: District of Columbia $69K, California $66K, Texas $46K, Virginia $40K, Maryland $23K6

Where its donors work6

American Clean Power Association279 gifts$70,319
Acp15 gifts$18,036
Engie North America5 gifts$12,500
Eolian3 gifts$11,000
Fluence4 gifts$11,000
Pattern Energy3 gifts$11,000
Aes3 gifts$10,500
Invenergy3 gifts$10,500
Quanta Services3 gifts$10,365
Vestas3 gifts$10,250

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.2

Raised$513K
Spent$399K
Cash on hand$222K
Given to candidates and committees$378K
  • From individuals $351K
  • From other committees $155K
  • Other $7,500

Who it gives to

53 candidates, $230K in direct gifts.3

Darin LaHood RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 16th District (2026)$10,000
Scott H. Peters DemocratU.S. House, California 50th District (2026)$10,000
Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026)$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper DemocratU.S. Senate, Colorado (2026)$10,000
Mike Carey RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 15th District (2026)$7,500
Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026)$7,500
Bruce Westerman RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 4th District (2026)$7,500
David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026)$6,000
Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026)$6,000
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 3rd District (2026)$6,000
Chellie Pingree DemocratU.S. House, Maine 1st District (2026)$6,000
Shelley Moore Capito RepublicanU.S. Senate, West Virginia (2026)$6,000
John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026)$6,000
Michael K. Simpson RepublicanU.S. House, Idaho 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Kathy Castor DemocratU.S. House, Florida 14th District (2026)$5,000
Randy Feenstra RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 4th District (2026)$5,000
Marcy Kaptur DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 9th District (2026)$5,000
David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026)$5,000
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$5,000
Paul Tonko DemocratU.S. House, New York 20th District (2026)$5,000
John Thune RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2028)$5,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 8th District (2026)$5,000
Sean Casten DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 6th District (2026)$5,000
Mike Levin DemocratU.S. House, California 49th District (2026)$5,000
Seth Magaziner DemocratU.S. House, Rhode Island 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026)$5,000
Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026)$4,000
Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026)$3,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 1st District (2026)$3,500
Carol D. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, West Virginia 1st District (2026)$2,500

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: American Clean Power Association Cleanpower PAC (C00259572)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00259572/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: American Clean Power Association Cleanpower PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00259572/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from American Clean Power Association Cleanpower PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00259572&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    FEC: receipts of American Clean Power Association Cleanpower PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00259572&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Clean Power Association Cleanpower PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00259572&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026