Nextera Energy
NextEra Energy is a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States of America. In 2021 its revenue was USD 17.1 billion. NextEra is one of the largest electric power companies in North America. It has two principal businesses: Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and NextEra Energy Resources. The former is still heavily dependent on fossil fuels while the latter is mainly a low-carbon business.
- Ranking position
- #13 /68
- Total score
- 39.9 /100
- ACT
- 34.6 /60
- Core social indicators
- 4.0 /20
- Just transition
- 1.3 /20
- Performance score
- 8.3 /20
- Narrative Score
- ABCDE
- Trend Score
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- Trend line is up
- Trend line is equal
- Trend line is down
ACT score components
Act Assessment
Leading Practices
Trend
NextEra Energy receives a trend score of =. If the company were reassessed in the near future, its score would likely remain the same. NextEra reduced its emissions intensity between 2016 and 2021 and has developed a plan to significantly increase its renewable generation capacity and phase out fossil fuels from its generation portfolio. However, NextEra currently heavily relies on fossil fuels for generation and is projected to significantly exceeds its 1.5°C carbon budget for the period 2022-2037. Based on forward-looking projections of its existing assets, the company’s emissions intensity is expected to increase between 2022 and 2027.
Progress towards the Paris Agreement
Social assessment
Core Social Assessment
More about the company
- Headquarters
- Juno Beach, FL, United States of America
- Group revenue
- US$ 17,100 million (FY2021)
- Group employees
- 15,000 (FY2021)
- Ownership
- Publicly listed
- Installed capacity
- 63.7 GW
- Company filing name
- Nextera Energy Inc
- Website
- http://www.nexteraenergy.com