Type: Public
On the web: http://www.nexteraenergy.com
Employees: 15,000
Employee growth: 42.9%

For a Florida company without any oranges, NextEra Energy produces a lot of juice. Its operations across the US and Canada include an independent power production (include green energy) business, but most of its revenues are from utility Florida Power & Light (FPL). The unit distributes electricity to 4.5 million customers. Subsidiary FPL Group Capital owns nonutility businesses, including NextEra Energy Resources, an independent power producer and energy marketer. Overall NextEra Energy has about 43,000 MW of generating capacity. Subsidiary FPL FiberNet leases wholesale fiber-optic capacity to telephone, cable, and Internet providers; it operates a 4,030-mile network.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $15,317.0M
One year growth: (2.1%)
Net income: $1,957.0M
Income growth: 21.2%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO; Chairman, Florida Power & Light and NextEra Energy Resources: Lewis (Lew) Hay III
President and COO: James L. (Jim) Robo
Vice Chairman, Chief of Staff, and CFO: Moray P. Dewhurst

Competitors:
Progress Energy
Southern Company
TECO Energy

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