NextEra Energy

NextEra Energy, Inc. is an American energy company with about 46 gigawatts of generating capacity, revenues of over $17 billion in 2017, and about 14,000 employees throughout the US and Canada.[4][2] It is the largest electric utility holding company by market capitalization. Its subsidiaries include Florida Power & Light (FPL), NextEra Energy Resources, NextEra Energy Partners, Gulf Power Company, and NextEra Energy Services.

NextEra Energy, Inc.
TypePublic
IndustryElectric power industry
Energy development
Renewable energy
Founded1984[1]
Headquarters
Juno Beach, Florida
,
U.S.
Area served
United States & Canada
Key people
ProductsElectricity
Revenue
  • US$ 19.20 billion (2019)
  • US$ 16.73 billion (2018)
  • US$ 5.35 billion (2019)
  • US$ 4.28 billion (2018)
[2]
  • US$ 3.39 billion (2019)
  • US$ 5.78 billion (2018)
[2]
Total assets
  • US$ 117.7 billion (2019)
  • US$ 103.7 billion (2018)
[2]
Total equity
  • US$ 41.4 billion (2019)
  • US$ 37.4 billion (2018)
[2]
Number of employees
  • ~14,800 (total, 2019)[2]
  • ~8,900 (FPL, 2019)[2]
  • ~5,000 (NEER, 2019)[2]
Divisions
Websitenexteraenergy.com

FPL, the largest of the subsidiaries, delivers rate-regulated electricity to approximately 5 million customer accounts, or an estimated 10 million people, across nearly half of Florida and is the third largest electric utility company in the United States.[3] NEER, together with its affiliated entities, is the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun.[5] In addition to wind and solar, NextEra Energy Resources owns and operates generating plants powered by natural gas, nuclear energy, and oil.[3] The company ranked 167th on the 2018 Fortune 500 of the largest United States corporations by revenue.[6]

Corporate history
See also: Florida Power & Light § History

The predecessor company Florida Power & Light Company was founded in 1925.[2] The holding company FPL Group Inc. was formed in 1984, after the company began efforts to diversify its business.[1] FPL Group changed its name to NextEra Energy Inc. in March 2010. At this time, the stock ticker symbol also changed from FPL to NEE.

Nextera Energy is incorporated in Florida.[7]

Mergers and acquisitions

In March 2000, FPL Group and Spanish company Iberdrola SA were reported to be in "extensive merger discussions".[8] The talks were terminated and the merger transaction was not consummated due to opposition from Iberdrola's board, according to news reports.[9]

In July 2000, FPL Group and Entergy Corporation announced plans to merge. The companies terminated the merger in April 2001.[10]

In June 2005, FPL Energy, a subsidiary of FPL Group, acquired Houston-based Gexa Energy in June 2005 for $80.6 million.[11]

In December 2005, FPL Group announced an $11 billion all-stock acquisition of Maryland-based Constellation Energy Group.[12] The companies mutually agreed to terminate the sale in October 2006 due to uncertainty over regulatory and judicial matters in Maryland.[13][14][15][16]

On December 4, 2014, NextEra Energy announced its plans to purchase Hawaiian Electric Industries for $4.3 billion.[17] However, in July 2016, Hawaii's Public Utilities Commission rejected the offer in a 2-0 vote over doubts of NextEra Energy's commitment to the state's renewable energy goal, which terminated the merger agreement.[18] The proposed merger had support from over 25 local groups, including the Hawaii State AFL–CIO and the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce.[19]

NextEra Energy and Energy Future Holdings, parent company of Texas-based utility Oncor Electric Delivery, reached a $18.7 billion merger agreement on July 29, 2016, but the agreement was terminated in July 2017 after the Texas Public Utility Commission rejected the offer over disagreement on the control of Oncor's board of directors. Two other competing bids were submitted in July 2017 for purchasing Oncor, including a $17.5 billion bid from Berkshire Hathaway Energy and a $18.5 billion bid from Elliott Management Corporation.[20]

In January 2018, NextEra Energy expressed interest with members of the South Carolina Senate over a possible purchase of SCANA and Santee Cooper. Dominion Energy offered $14.6 billion to buy SCANA, but South Carolina lawmakers harshly criticized the proposal over a lack of future taxpayer relief.[21] In February 2018, NextEra Energy floated a $15.9 billion proposal to buy Santee Cooper and briefed South Carolina lawmakers.[22]

In May 2018, NextEra Energy announced that it planned to buy Gulf Power Company, the largest electricity producer in Northwest Florida, from Southern Company in a $6.4 billion deal, pending approval from regulators.[23] The acquisition, which expanded NextEra Energy's combined residential customer base in Florida to approximately 51 percent of the state's population, was completed on January 1, 2019.

Corporate affairs

Board of Directors

As of 8/16/20:[24]

Litigation

In January 2018, NextEra Energy, along with Entergy, withdrew from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) over disagreements on the trade group's agenda.[25] In February 2018, NextEra Energy filed a lawsuit against NEI, accusing the trade group of "retaliatory action" and "extortion", claiming that NEI revoked its ability to access the Personnel Access Data System (PADS), the nuclear industry personnel database, unless $860,000 was paid. The president and CEO of NEI responded that the organization "vehemently denies all of the allegations in NextEra’s lawsuit and will vigorously defend our position in court" and that "NextEra lost the ability to participate in PADS upon choosing to discontinue its NEI membership".[26]

In June 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected NextEra Energy's claim for a $97 million tax deduction for $200 million paid in contract fees to the federal government toward the Nuclear Waste Fund. NextEra Energy sought to deduct payments made between 2003 and 2010 for "the disposal of radioactive waste produced by nuclear power plants operated by subsidiaries Florida Power & Light Co. and NextEra Energy Resources", but the court reasoned that the contract fees "do not qualify as specified liability losses”.[27]

In August 2018, NextEra Energy received a cease and desist order by Oklahoma state officials concerning the construction of wind turbines violating state law. The Oklahoma state law, which took effect in May 2018 to protect open air space, states that developers obtain either a "no hazard" determination for each turbine from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or work out a mitigation plan with the United States Department of Defense (DoD), and then submit notification of such with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission before construction may begin. NextEra Energy had filed obstruction evaluation cases for the construction of wind turbines in Oklahoma with the FAA in March 2018, but the FAA had yet to issue determinations at the time that the cease and desist order was issued.[28]

Finances

For the fiscal year 2017, NextEra Energy reported earnings of US$5.378 billion, with an annual revenue of US$17.195 billion, an increase of 6.4% over the previous fiscal cycle. NextEra Energy's shares traded at over $261 per share, and its market capitalization was valued at over US$117 billion at the end of 2019.[29]

Year Revenue
in mil. USD$		 Net income
in mil. USD$		 Total Assets
in mil. USD$		 Average
Price per Share
in USD$		 Employees
2005 11,846 901 32,990 27.18
2006 15,710 1,281 35,822 29.78
2007 15,263 1,312 40,123 42.98
2008 16,410 1,639 44,821 42.17
2009 15,643 1,615 48,458 39.42
2010 15,317 1,957 52,994 39.52
2011 15,341 1,923 57,188 44.47
2012 14,256 1,911 64,439 54.78
2013 15,136 1,908 69,306 68.93 13,400
2014 17,021 2,465 74,605 85.88 13,400
2015 17,486 2,752 82,479 93.97 14,300
2016 16,155 2,912 89,993 113.00 14,700
2017 17,195 5,378 97,827 137.16 14,000
2018 16,727 5,776 103,702 179.41 14,200
2019 19,204 3,388 117,691 242.16 14,800

Politics

During the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries, NextEra Energy donated $1 million to a Super PAC supporting Jeb Bush's presidential candidacy.[30]

Charitable causes

In September 2017, the NextEra Energy Foundation, the charitable arm of NextEra Energy, donated $1 million to the Florida Disaster Fund and matched individual contributions of employees in the wake of Hurricane Irma.[31]

References
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  8. Deogun, Nikhil. "Spain's Iberdrola Is in Discussions To Acquire Florida Utility Parent". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  9. Deogan, Nikhil. "Effort by Iberdrola to Buy FPL in U.S. Runs Afoul of Board of Spanish Firm". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  10. Sidel, Robin. "FPL, Entergy Blame Each Other As They Call Off $8 Billion Merger". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  11. "FPL Energy to acquire Gexa for $80.6 million". Houston Business Journal. March 28, 2005. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  12. Smith, Rebecca; Berman, Dennis K (December 19, 2005). "FPL Unveils Acquisition of Constellation Energy In an $11 Billion Deal". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  13. "Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2006". Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  14. "FPL Group and Constellation Energy Call Off Billion Dollar Merger". T&D World Magazine. December 1, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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  16. "Constellation, FPL cancel giant energy merger". USA Today. October 25, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  17. Chediak, Mark; Goossens, Ehren (December 4, 2014). "NextEra Buys Hawaii's Biggest Utility in Green Energy Test". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  18. Staff Writer (July 18, 2016). "NextEra Ends Merger Deal, Will Pay Hawaiian Electric $95 Million". The Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  19. Staff Writer (November 30, 2015). "Support for Proposed Merger of NextEra Energy and Hawaiian Electric Industries Grows". Maui Electric. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  20. Hurtibise, Ron (July 10, 2017). "Texas Utility Formally Ends $18.7 Billion Merger with NextEra Energy". The Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  21. Staff Writer (January 26, 2018). "#NukeGate: SC Senator in Talks With NextEra Energy". FITSNews. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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  23. Klas, Mary Ellen (May 23, 2018). "FPL Parent Wants to Expand its Florida Footprint with New Purchase". The Miami Herald. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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  30. Staff Writers (February 9, 2016). "Million-Dollar Donors in the 2016 Presidential Race". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  31. VanSickle, Erin (September 15, 2017). "ICYMI: NextEra Energy Foundation Donates $1 Million to Florida Disaster Fund for Hurricane Irma Relief and will Match Donations by Employees of Florida Power & Light and other NextEra Energy Companies". VolunteerFlorida. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
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