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NextEra Energy reports news on a North American electric power and energy infrastructure business built around Florida Power & Light Company and NextEra Energy Resources. Recurring updates cover regulated utility operations in Florida, energy infrastructure development, financial results, investor presentations, and capital actions tied to common stock, equity units, debentures, and project funding.
Company news also covers generation and infrastructure themes across natural gas, nuclear power, renewable energy, and battery storage. Florida Power & Light developments include utility service, nuclear-plant licensing and operations, and power-supply planning, while NextEra Energy Resources updates center on large-scale energy development and customer demand for new generation.
NextEra Energy (NEE) will meet investors throughout September and early October to discuss its long-term growth expectations and proposed combination with Dominion Energy (D).
The company reiterates 2026 adjusted earnings per share guidance of $3.92–$4.02 and is targeting the high end of this range. It continues to expect adjusted EPS to grow at a compound rate of 8%+ annually through 2032, and is targeting 8%+ growth from 2032 through 2035, all from a 2025 adjusted EPS base of $3.71. Dividends per share are expected to grow about 10% per year through 2026, off a 2024 base, and 6% per year from year-end 2026 through 2028. The proposed Dominion combination is expected to be immediately accretive to adjusted EPS at closing, anticipated in the second half of 2027, with the combined company expected to deliver 9%+ adjusted EPS growth through 2032 and targeting the same through 2035.
Dominion Energy (D) and NextEra Energy (NEE) announced an expanded Virginia benefits package tied to their proposed combination, centered on customer affordability, clean energy growth and in-state investment.
The plan doubles previously proposed residential bill credits to four years of $10 per month, expands low-income aid by adding $100 million to Dominion’s shareholder-funded EnergyShare program through 2038, and reaffirms that customers will not pay any merger costs. NextEra Energy would maintain Dominion Energy Virginia’s current headcount for five years, add 600 new company jobs plus an expected 400 supplier jobs in Virginia, and fund a new co-headquarters office tower in downtown Richmond at its shareholders’ expense. The companies also propose a $100 million Virginia workforce development fund and up to a $1 billion annual, five-year Virginia Supplier Program. All commitments are contingent on regulatory approvals, with closing still expected in the second half of 2027.
NextEra Energy (NEE) will have senior management participate in investor meetings throughout September and early October to discuss topics that include long-term growth-rate expectations.
Interested investors and other parties can access the most recent presentation materials on the company’s investor website at www.NextEraEnergy.com/investors. NextEra Energy describes itself as the largest electric power and energy infrastructure company in North America and a Fortune 200 company that owns Florida Power & Light Company and NextEra Energy Resources.
NextEra Energy (NEE) secured a combined conditional commitment and financial close from the U.S. Department of Energy for a loan of up to $1.9 billion to support restarting the 615-megawatt Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear plant.
The restart, targeted no later than the first quarter of 2029 pending regulatory approvals, is expected to return around-the-clock nuclear generation to the regional grid. A study cited by the company estimates more than $9 billion in economic benefits to Iowa over 25 years, thousands of construction and refurbishment jobs, over 400 permanent operational jobs, and approximately $75 million in tax revenue over the life of the project. The Iowa Utilities Commission issued a construction and operation certificate in June, marking a key milestone.
Florida Power & Light (NYSE: NEE) launched a new online Assistance Center/b) to centralize programs that help customers save energy, manage monthly bills and access additional support. The hub features , an income-qualified program that teaches ways to reduce everyday energy use and offers eligible participants a one-time $200 bill credit toward a future bill upon completion.
The Assistance Center highlights bill‑payment support such as Payment Extensions, Bill Extender, Budget Billing, FPL’s Care To Share, and federal LIHEAP resources. It also connects customers to efficiency tools like FPL On Call, Energy Manager, Community Energy Saver, plus a Findhelp-powered directory of local nonprofits for rent, food, transportation and other essential services.
NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) executed definitive agreements with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Government of Japan to fund development and operation of up to 10 GW of natural gas-powered generation in Texas and Pennsylvania. The projects stem from President Donald J. Trump’s approval and are tied to Japan’s $550 billion U.S. investment commitment under the U.S.-Japan trade agreement.
The first funding tranche, an initial $3.3 billion investment, will support development activities such as long-lead equipment purchases and EPC contractor selection. According to NextEra Energy, the portfolio includes the $17 billion South Mon project with 4.3 GW of capacity. Initial resources are expected online by late 2028, with overall completion targeted for 2032, subject to permitting and regulatory approvals.
NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly common stock dividend of $0.6232 per share. The dividend will be paid on Sept. 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of Aug. 28, 2026.
Brookfield (NYSE:BAM) and NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE), with Big Rivers Electric, Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative and Paducah Power System, plan a privately funded $100 billion data center campus at DOE’s Paducah Site in western Kentucky. Brookfield will lease land, develop and operate the campus, which is targeted to reach up to 1.8 GW of utility capacity and over 1.2 GW of compute capacity by 2032, supported by up to 4.6 GW of dedicated generation.
DOE selected NextEra Energy to build and own up to 2 GW of natural gas generation and up to 2.6 GW of battery energy storage to power the campus. According to the companies, the project is structured to avoid added costs for existing residential and small-business ratepayers, is expected to create about 8,000 construction jobs and 600 operations jobs, and remains subject to definitive agreements and Kentucky Public Service Commission oversight for power service arrangements.
NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) announced that its second-quarter 2026 financial results are now available in a news release on the company's website at www.NextEraEnergy.com/FinancialResults. Senior management will review the results on a live, listen-only webcast beginning at 9 a.m. ET today, with a replay accessible for 90 days via the same link.
Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) and NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) have filed applications with state and federal regulators to combine, creating a larger regulated utility platform expected to serve about 10 million customer accounts across four fast-growing states. The transaction, unanimously approved by both boards, is targeted to close in the second half of 2027, subject to shareholder and extensive regulatory approvals.
According to the companies, Dominion customers in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina would receive $2.25 billion in shareholder-funded bill credits over the first two years after closing, while customers are to be held harmless from all merger-related costs. The combined company would own or operate more than 110 GW of generation across renewables, battery storage, nuclear and natural gas, maintain dual headquarters in Richmond and Juno Beach plus an operational HQ in Cayce, and provide specified job protections for Dominion employees, alongside a commitment to increase shareholder-funded charitable giving by $10 million annually for five years in the three states.