JUNO BEACH, Fla., Feb. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra
Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) today announced it has been named No. 1 in
the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune's 2016 list of
the "World's Most Admired
Companies."
"It's an honor to once again be recognized as one of the world's
premier companies," said Jim Robo,
chairman and chief executive officer of NextEra Energy. "Delivering
for our customers is what we're all about, and it's our terrific
team that makes it all happen. At our utility, Florida Power & Light Company, we're
providing affordable, reliable and clean energy to help power
Florida's economy, while at our wholesale subsidiary, NextEra
Energy Resources, we're proudly generating more renewable energy
from the wind and sun than any other company in the
world."
In determining the industry rankings, thousands of senior
executives, outside directors and industry analysts are
independently surveyed and companies are rated on nine attributes:
innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social
responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness,
long-term investment, quality of products/services and global
competitiveness.
Recent performance highlights include:
- Largest generator of power from the wind and sun -
NextEra Energy is the largest generator in the world of renewable
energy from the wind and sun.
- Outstanding customer value - More than 4.8 million homes
and businesses in Florida benefit
from Florida Power & Light
Company's award-winning service, which is ranked among the cleanest
and most reliable in the nation with a price that's among the
lowest.
- Low emissions rates - The output from NextEra Energy's
fleet of power plants in 2015 resulted in emissions rates of sulfur
dioxide, nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide that were 97 percent, 79
percent and 52 percent lower, respectively, than the U.S. electric
industry's average.
- Engaged with our communities - NextEra Energy employees
have volunteered thousands of hours annually in service to their
communities, served on the boards of directors of dozens of
charitable organizations, donated millions of dollars to support
nonprofit organizations and equipped teachers to help our young
people learn science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in
our schools.
- Outstanding value for shareholders - For the 10 years
ended Dec. 31, 2015, NextEra Energy's
total shareholder return was approximately 250 percent, compared to
104 percent for the S&P 500 Utilities Index and 102 percent for
the S&P 500 Index.
NextEra Energy, whose principal subsidiaries are FPL and NextEra
Energy Resources, LLC, also ranked first among electric and gas
utilities for innovation, people management, use of corporate
assets, social responsibility, quality of products/services and
global competitiveness.
Complete results for the 2016 Fortune "World's Most Admired
Companies" rankings can be found
at: http://fortune.com/worlds-most-admired-companies/.
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE)
is a leading clean energy company with consolidated revenues of
approximately $17.5 billion,
approximately 46,400 megawatts of generating capacity, which
includes megawatts associated with noncontrolling interests related
to NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP), and approximately
14,300 employees in 27 states and Canada as of year-end 2015. Headquartered in
Juno Beach, Fla., NextEra Energy's
principal subsidiaries are Florida
Power & Light Company, which serves more than 4.8
million customer accounts in Florida and is one of the largest
rate-regulated electric utilities in the
United States, and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which,
together with its affiliated entities, is the world's largest
generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun. Through its
subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free
electricity from eight commercial nuclear power units in
Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa and Wisconsin. NextEra Energy has been recognized
often by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate
responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity, and has been
ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry in
Fortune's 2016 list of "World's Most Admired Companies." For more
information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites:
www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com,
www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
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