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) announced CEO John Ketchum's scheduled participation in a fireside chat at the 2026 Wolfe Research Utilities, Midstream & Clean Energy Conference.
The chat is scheduled for noon ET on October 1 in New York City. Topics include long-term growth-rate expectations for NextEra Energy and the combined company following its proposed combination with Dominion Energy (D). A live audio webcast and presentation materials will be available on NextEra Energy's investor website.
NextEra Energy (NEE) and Related Companies were selected to develop Project Star, a $22.3 billion energy infrastructure campus in Encinal, Texas. The U.S. Department of Commerce and Republic of Korea selected the developers in partnership with Lewis Energy Group. The planned campus will provide 6.47 gigawatts of natural gas generation to support an adjacent, privately funded 5 GW data center campus being developed by Related Digital and deliver excess power to the grid.
The energy campus will be jointly owned by the Republic of Korea and the U.S. under their trade agreement. The Related/NextEra Energy Resources joint venture plans to build and operate the generation facilities, with Lewis Energy supplying associated infrastructure, including gas. Development is expected in phases, with initial generation anticipated as early as 2029, subject to required permitting and approvals.
NextEra Energy (NEE) subsidiary Palms Insurance had its long-term issuer credit outlook revised from stable to positive by AM Best.
AM Best affirmed Palms’ A financial strength rating and “a” long-term issuer credit rating. Its financial strength outlook remains stable. Palms’ surplus has increased in each of the past five years, and AM Best assesses its balance sheet strength as strongest. The agency also affirmed A- financial strength and “a-” issuer credit ratings for Palms Specialty Insurance and its reinsured affiliate, Sabal Specialty Insurance, with stable outlooks. AM Best assesses the specialty group’s balance sheet strength as very strong but views its business profile as limited because of growth execution risk and competition.
Florida Power & Light (NEE) is offering a one-time $200 bill credit and energy-saving education through its FPL Saving Steps program for eligible seniors and other customers who received Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the Elderly Program (EHEAP) support within the past 24 months.
Saving Steps is accessed via the FPL Assistance Center, a one-stop hub that aggregates bill assistance options, energy-efficiency programs and community resources. The Assistance Center also highlights short-term support such as payment extensions, federal aid like LIHEAP, FPL Care To Share, Bill Extender and Budget Billing, plus savings tools including FPL On Call, the free Energy Manager tool and the Community Energy Saver program. Customers can review all options at FPL.com/Assistance.
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.