News Releases

Feb 18, 2021

NextEra Energy and NextEra Energy Partners to meet with investors throughout February and March

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) and NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) today announced that members of the senior management team will participate in various investor meetings throughout...
Feb 12, 2021

NextEra Energy board declares quarterly dividend and continues above-average targeted growth rate in dividends per share through at least 2022

The board of directors of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) declared a regular quarterly common stock dividend of $0.385 per share, up 10% versus the prior-year comparable quarterly dividend. This...
Feb 9, 2021

FPL customers can quickly and easily see neighborhood energy grid improvements with an updated interactive map

System Improvements shows company’s ongoing commitment to building a stronger, smarter energy grid

For more than 15 years, Florida Power & Light Company has been enhancing the energy grid, making it stronger, smarter and more storm-resilient to keep the lights on for customers in good weather and bad...
Feb 2, 2021

NextEra Energy is once again recognized as No. 1 in its industry on Fortune's list of 'World's Most Admired Companies'

NextEra Energy was ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry and tied for the highest overall company score across all industries in Florida

NextEra Energy, Inc. announced it has been named to Fortune's 2021 list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry for the 14th time in 15...
Jan 29, 2021

FPL begins construction of world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system

• The battery system is expected to have a 409-megawatt capacity, delivering 900 megawatt-hours of energy – enough to power Disney World for approximately seven hours – and will be the world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system.

Florida Power & Light Company announced today that construction has begun on the FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center which is expected to shatter industry records as the world’s largest integrated solar-powered battery system...
Jan 20, 2021

FPL and Gulf Power win Edison Electric Institute Awards for 2020 hurricane season assistance and recovery efforts

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and Gulf Power Company, a division of FPL that serves customers in Northwest Florida, today received...
Jan 13, 2021

FPL ends coal-fired power generation in Florida, continuing its efforts to build a cleaner, more resilient and sustainable energy future

Company continues to make long-term investments in clean energy centers

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – After the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, Florida Power & Light Company formally closed its last coal-fired plant in Florida, ending its use of coal in the state while accelerating its long-term investments...
Jan 11, 2021

FPL envisions a more resilient and sustainable Florida with kickoff of customary base rate setting process for 2022-2025

- FPL delivers America’s best energy value – electricity that’s not just clean and reliable, but also affordable – thanks to consistent and disciplined, long-term investments supported by customer base rates

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today notified the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) that it expects to file a formal request in the coming months for new base rates...
Dec 31, 2020

FPL accepting applications for small business bill credits through its Main Street Recovery Credit Program starting Jan. 4

• FPL expands its COVID-19 relief efforts for qualifying small businesses in 2021

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – On Jan. 4, Florida Power & Light Company will begin accepting applications for its new Main Street Recovery Credit Program, offering credits to qualifying small businesses that have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...
Dec 28, 2020

FPL adds another 1.4 million solar panels to the Sunshine State with the completion of five new solar energy centers

• The new solar energy centers will begin operations by December 31, supporting FPL SolarTogether, the nation’s largest community solar program.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced five new solar energy centers will begin powering customers with clean energy by December 31...
Dec 3, 2020

FPL customers escape the worst of record-breaking 2020 hurricane season

• Company restores 450,000+ customer outages caused by two named storms and helps with five mutual assistance efforts

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company customers escaped the worst of the record-breaking 2020 hurricane season, which ended Monday...
Dec 1, 2020

Regulators approve FPL Main Street Recovery Credit Program to provide relief for small businesses in 2021

• FPL continues to offer a range of relief options for all customers struggling with their electric bills due to COVID-19, including direct credits, payment extensions and waived fees for customers expressing hardship.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – The Florida Public Service Commission today approved Florida Power & Light Company’s new program to offer credits to qualifying small businesses...
Nov 24, 2020

FPL donates 1,000 utility poles to Palm Beach County to help provide internet access to students in underserved communities

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 24, 2020) — Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is continuing its longstanding support of education by donating 1,000 utility poles to Palm Beach County to help the school district...
Nov 20, 2020

FPL’s efforts to strengthen energy grid leads to best-in-nation service reliability and innovation

Company wins ReliabilityOne® National Reliability Award an unprecedented fifth time in six years

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced it earned the 2020 ReliabilityOne® National Reliability Excellence Award, presented by PA Consulting...
Nov 18, 2020

FPL uses annual Utility Scam Awareness Week to warn customers that scammers have increased activities during pandemic

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is using the annual Utility Scam Awareness Week to warn customers that scammers have increased their activities during the pandemic...
Nov 17, 2020

FPL to donate $15 million in bill credits to assist low-income customers through 2021

• Starting in December, eligible low-income residential customers will receive a $20 monthly bill credit through 2021.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company today announced its plans to expand its coronavirus (COVID-19) relief effort by donating $15 million in bill credits to benefit eligible low-income customers...
Nov 2, 2020

NextEra Energy announces agreements to sell interests in a long-term contracted renewables portfolio, highlighting the value of its best-in-class development program

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) today announced that a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC has entered into agreements to sell a 90% interest in a 1,000 megawatt (MW) portfolio of...
Nov 2, 2020

FPL sends crews to multiple southeastern states to support mutual assistance efforts following Hurricane Zeta

For the fifth time in the 2020 hurricane season, Florida Power & Light Company deployed additional employees and contractors to support mutual assistance power restoration...
Oct 26, 2020

FPL makes history with 14 new solar energy centers under construction across Florida

• FPL exceeds its previous peak of simultaneously constructing 10 sites

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced it currently has 14 new solar energy centers under construction across the state...
Oct 23, 2020

Impact from 2005’s Hurricane Wilma led FPL to make energy grid stronger, smarter and more storm resilient

Fifteen years after Hurricane Wilma slammed Florida as one of the costliest storms in state history, significant investments by Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) have made the energy grid stronger...
Oct 19, 2020

FPL Workers Returned Home After Helping Repair Louisiana Energy Grid Damaged by Hurricane Delta

Florida Power & Light Company’s workforce of more than 850 FPL employees and contractors returned home over the weekend after assisting Entergy Louisiana and Cleco in their power restoration...
Oct 16, 2020

FPL proposes Main Street Recovery Credit Program to boost small businesses during COVID-19 pandemic

• Program seeks to provide support for targeted small businesses that are helping rebuild Florida’s economy.

Florida Power & Light Company today announced its plans to expand its coronavirus (COVID-19) relief effort by providing new credits for qualifying small businesses...
Oct 13, 2020

FPL customers benefit from underground power lines in pilot project

Florida Power & Light Company customers are benefiting from more reliable electric service because their neighborhood overhead power lines were moved underground as part of a pilot program FPL ...
Oct 8, 2020

FPL sends crews to Louisiana to support power restoration for approaching Hurricane Delta

For the fourth time in the 2020 hurricane season, Florida Power & Light Company today is deploying employees and contractors to support power restoration in anticipation of an approaching hurricane...
Sep 24, 2020

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. announces redemption of all outstanding Series I Junior Subordinated Debentures due Nov. 15, 2072, and Series J Junior Subordinated Debentures due Jan. 15, 2073

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), today announced that it will redeem on Oct. 24, 2020, ("redemption date") all of its outstanding (i) Series...
Sep 22, 2020

FPL Workers Return After Helping Repair Panhandle Energy Grid Damaged by Hurricane Sally

Florida Power & Light Company’s workforce of more than 2,400 FPL lineworkers, contractors and support personnel began returning home after assisting our sister utility, Gulf Power...
Sep 17, 2020

FPL crews lend support to Panhandle customers impacted by Hurricane Sally

Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) crews are traveling to the Florida Panhandle to provide mutual assistance to customers of Gulf Power who have been impacted by Hurricane Sally.
Sep 15, 2020

NextEra Energy to sell equity units

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) announced today that it intends to sell $2.0 billion of equity units. Each equity unit will be issued in a stated amount of $50. Each equity unit will consist of a...
Sep 14, 2020

FPL Workers Return After Helping Rebuild Energy Grid Damaged by Hurricane Laura

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company’s workforce of more than 1,300 employees and contractors recently returned to Florida after rebuilding the energy grid damaged by Hurricane Laura.
Aug 25, 2020

FPL sends first wave of crews to Louisiana, Texas to support power restoration following Hurricane Laura

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – For the second time in a month, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today deployed employees and contractors to support power restoration following a hurricane...
Aug 13, 2020

FPL Workers Restored Power to Hundreds in New Jersey as a Result of Hurricane Isaias

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company crews recently returned to Florida after restoring power to hundreds of energy customers that were impacted by Hurricane Isaias. FPL deployed...
Aug 5, 2020

FPL sends crews to New Jersey to restore power in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias

Energy workers from across Florida to travel more than 1,200 miles to Red Bank, NJ

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today deployed more than 600 employees and contractors to New Jersey to restore power in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias. FPL joins its...
Aug 3, 2020

FPL ha restablecido el servicio eléctrico a todos los clientes afectados por la tormenta tropical Isaías en medio de la pandemia COVID-19

- El servicio eléctrico fue restablecido a aproximadamente 40,000 clientes antes de que la tormenta impredecible y de lento movimiento abandonara el estado

JUNO BEACH, Fla. - Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) ha restablecido el servicio a todos los clientes afectados por la tormenta tropical Isaías. Si bien los clientes experimentaron...
Aug 3, 2020

FPL has restored power to all customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias amid COVID-19 pandemic

- Approximately 40,000 customers restored before the unpredictable and slow-moving storm left the state

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has restored service to all customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias. While customers experienced approximately 40,000 outages,...
Aug 2, 2020

FPL estime yon gro kantite kliyan ka pèdi kouran akòz Siklòn Isaias la; ekip restorasyon ki gen plis pase 10,000 pare pou reponn pandan tanpèt la ap apwoche kót Florid la nan mitan pandemic mondyal COVID-19

- FPL prevwa blakawout toupatou nan zòn ke li bay sèvis yo ak enpak siyifikatif sou kòt lès Florid la

JUNO BEACH, Fla. - Konpayi Florida Power & Light (FPL) ap mande kliyan yo pou yo prepare pou pàn pwolonje paske Siklòn Isaias ap pre kót Florid la. Baze sou previzyon aktyèl la, dapré istorik...
Aug 2, 2020

FPL está respondiendo a interrupciones del servicio eléctrico causadas por la tormenta tropical Isaías mientras continúa afectando la Florida

- Un significativo número de clientes en Palm Beach, la Costa del Tesoro, el centro y norte de la Florida permanece en el paso de la tormenta

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) anunció hoy que, a partir del mediodía, le ha restablecido el servicio eléctrico a más de 25,000 clientes afectados por la tormenta...
Aug 2, 2020

FPL responding to outages caused by Tropical Storm Isaias as it continues to affect Florida

- A significant number of customers remain in the path of the storm in the Palm Beaches, Treasure Coast, Central and North Florida

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced that as of noon, it has restored power to more than 25,000 customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias and fewer than 2,200...
Aug 1, 2020

FPL estima que un número significativo de clientes podría perder el servicio eléctrico debido al huracán Isaías; equipo de restauración de más de 10,000 personas están listas para responder a medida que la tormenta se acerca a la costa de la Florida

- FPL anticipa el potencial de extensas interrupciones eléctricas en toda su área de servicio con impactos significativos a lo largo de la costa este de la Florida

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) insta a los clientes a prepararse para extensas interrupciones eléctricas a medida que el huracán Isaías se acerca a la costa de la...
Aug 1, 2020

FPL estimates a significant number of customers could lose power due to Hurricane Isaias; restoration team of more than 10,000 ready to respond as storm approaches Florida coastline amid global COVID-19 pandemic

- FPL is anticipating the potential for widespread outages throughout its service area with significant impacts along Florida’s east coast

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is urging customers to prepare for extended power outages as Hurricane Isaias nears the Florida coastline. Based upon the current forecast...
Jul 31, 2020

Ekip travayé FPL la ki plis ke 10,000 ouvriye pare pou yo reponn ak Siklòn Isaias nan milye pandemi mondyal COVID-19; ankouraje kliyan yo pou yo prepare pou posiblite blakawout

- Plan repons pou ijans FPL la nan wout

JUNO BEACH, Fla. - Pandan ke Siklòn Isaias ap avanse pi pre eta a, kompayi Florida Power & Light la ap fini fé preparasyon pou retabli sèvis san danje pi vit ke posib epi na-p ankouraje kliyan...
Jul 31, 2020

La fuerza laboral de restauración de FPL de más de 10,000 está lista para responder al huracán Isaías en medio de la pandemia global COVID-19; insta a los clientes a prepararse para posibles interrupciones eléctricas

- El plan de respuesta a emergencias de FPL está en marcha

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – A medida que el huracán Isaías se acerca al estado, Florida Power & Light Company está finalizando los preparativos para restablecer el servicio eléctrico de manera segura...
Jul 31, 2020

FPL’s restoration workforce of more than 10,000 is ready to respond to Hurricane Isaias amid global COVID-19 pandemic; urges customers to prepare for possible power outages

- FPL’s emergency response plan is well underway

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – As Hurricane Isaias moves closer to the state, Florida Power & Light Company is finalizing preparations to restore service safely and as quickly as possible and urges...
Jul 29, 2020

FPL expands solar leadership as construction begins at six more solar energy centers

- FPL strengthens commitment to make Florida a leader in clean solar energy.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced that construction is in progress on the company’s next wave of solar energy centers. This is on the heels of Florida...
Jul 10, 2020

NextEra Energy announces date for release of second-quarter 2020 financial results

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) today announced that it plans to report second-quarter 2020 financial results before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, July 24, 2020, in a news...
May 8, 2020

NextEra Energy announces new location for 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, schedules live webcast

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) today announced that its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders now will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2020, at 8:00 a.m., Central time, at the company affiliated...
Apr 28, 2020

Florida Public Service Commission unanimously approves FPL’s plan to lower bills for the second time this year amid COVID-19 pandemic

- Lower fuel costs are enabling FPL to issue a one-time decrease of nearly 25% for the typical residential customer bill, beginning May 1

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today unanimously approved Florida Power & Light Company’s plan to significantly lower bills for the second time this year
Mar 30, 2020

FPL responds to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by lowering customer bills for the second time this year

- Lower fuel costs are enabling FPL to issue a one-time decrease of nearly 25% for the typical residential customer bill, beginning May 1

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company today announced its plan to significantly lower bills for the second time this year and fast-track savings to customers amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Mar 3, 2020

FPL receives approval to launch the largest community solar program in the U.S.

- New solar program will make going 100% solar an option for FPL customers and will more than double the amount of community solar in the U.S.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today received approval from the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) to launch the largest community solar program in the United...
Mar 2, 2020

FPL has historic year for service reliability, delivering best-ever performance and customer value through technology and system improvements

• FPL’s record-setting electric service reliability in 2019 is in part due to smart devices, which help prevent outages and shorten restoration times when outages occur

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) delivered its best-ever overall reliability in 2019 through continued improvements to the energy grid, benefiting its more than 5 million...
Feb 25, 2020

NextEra Energy is recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th time

NextEra Energy is one of only nine companies worldwide in the energy and utilities sector to receive Ethisphere's prestigious recognition this year.

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) has been recognized once again as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of...

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