www.southernstudies.org/2014/02/how-alec-helped-duke-energy-block-stricter-coal-as.html
""Duke Energy is not only the nation's largest electric utility but one of its political powerhouses. Besides the millions of dollars the North Carolina-based company spends on federal and state campaign contributions and lobbying, another tool it has used to get its way in the public policy arena is the American Legislative Exchange Council."