Generac Holdings Inc

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Direct Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	Generac provides only limited transparency on its climate-policy lobbying. It states that its Policy team collaborates with “various stakeholders, including U.S. federal agencies, Congress officials, state public service commissions, energy offices, and other state executive branch agencies and legislatures,” indicating some form of engagement and broadly identifying the government levels it approaches, but it does not spell out the specific forums, meetings, letters or consultations it uses, nor does it name particular agencies or individual lawmakers. The company likewise describes the focus of its engagement only in general terms, referring to climate-related “state and federal incentives” and grid-resiliency funding, without identifying any concrete bill, regulation, or rule under discussion. Finally, Generac states that it advocates for “expanded state and federal incentives to support climate mitigation solutions,” but stops short of detailing the precise policy changes, quantitative targets, or amendments it seeks. Together, these disclosures acknowledge lobbying activity but leave key information—specific policies, mechanisms, and desired outcomes—largely unspecified.	1

Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Comment	Score
Limited	Generac discloses clear oversight over its policy advocacy through a requirement that “any political contributions without the prior written approval of Generac’s Executive VP & General Counsel” and that “any political contribution in excess of $20,000 USD requires Board approval,” and notes that “General Counsel and the Senior Vice President of Policy and Market Development oversee a team that represents Generac before federal and state agencies and legislatures.” However, the company does not disclose any specific process for aligning its direct lobbying or its indirect engagement through associations with its climate-related objectives, nor does it publish a review or assessment of its trade association memberships for consistency with those objectives. We found no evidence of a defined climate-lobbying review, alignment policy or criteria for managing potential conflicts in its participation with industry bodies, indicating that while there is some governance around political contributions and general policy engagement, there is no disclosed mechanism for climate-specific lobbying alignment.	1