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Exhibit 99

 
 
NextEra Energy, Inc.
Media Line: (305) 552-3888
April 25, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NextEra Energy announces first quarter earnings for 2012
Florida Power & Light Company earnings driven by increased investments, which provide customers with the lowest bills in Florida and 99.98 percent reliability
NextEra Energy Resources results benefit from improved wind resource and new wind projects

JUNO BEACH, Fla. - NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) today reported 2012 first quarter net income on a GAAP basis of $461 million, or $1.11 per share, compared with $268 million, or $0.64 per share, in the first quarter of 2011. On an adjusted basis, NextEra Energy's earnings were $422 million, or $1.02 per share, compared with $392 million, or $0.94 per share, in the first quarter of 2011. Adjusted earnings exclude the mark-to-market effects of non-qualifying hedges and the net effect of other than temporary impairments (OTTI) on certain investments, both of which relate to the business of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC and its affiliated entities.

NextEra Energy's management uses adjusted earnings, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, internally for financial planning, for analysis of performance, for reporting of results to the Board of Directors and as an input in determining whether performance goals are met for performance-based compensation under the company's employee incentive compensation plans. NextEra Energy also uses earnings expressed in this fashion when communicating its earnings outlook to analysts and investors. NextEra Energy management believes that adjusted earnings provide a more meaningful representation of NextEra Energy's fundamental earnings power. The attachments to this news release include a reconciliation of historical adjusted earnings to net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

“NextEra Energy continued to deliver solid results in the first quarter of 2012. At Florida Power & Light Company, earnings growth was driven by increased investments in the business that are helping to provide our customers with the lowest bills in the state and reliability that is among the best in the country. At NextEra Energy Resources, results were supported by improved wind resource and new wind projects; and we continue to drive development of our largest-ever backlog of contracted renewable projects,” said NextEra Energy Chairman and CEO Lew Hay.

Florida Power & Light Company
NextEra Energy's principal rate-regulated utility subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company, reported first quarter net income of $239 million, or $0.58 per share, compared with $205 million, or $0.49 per share, for the prior-year quarter.






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The main driver of FPL's growth was continued investment in the business. During the quarter, the company invested approximately $1.3 billion of the approximately $4.1 billion the company expects to invest in 2012, and regulatory capital employed grew 15.6 percent compared to the prior-year quarter. Given the development projects currently approved by the Florida Public Service Commission and the normal pattern of investment in the business, FPL expects to invest approximately $15 billion over the five-year period 2010 through 2014, or approximately $3 billion per year. This is the largest investment wave in the company's history, and FPL expects these investments collectively will produce significant customer benefits in the form of lower fuel costs, better reliability, and cleaner air. These investments will also enhance FPL's ability to keep customers' bills the lowest in the state.

During the quarter, the Florida Public Service Commission approved FPL's need determination request for the proposed modernization of the Port Everglades generation facility. FPL expects the new high-efficiency combined-cycle natural gas-fired energy center will produce more than $400 million in customer savings over the life of the facility compared to keeping the existing facility in the fleet. A modernized Port Everglades facility is also expected to improve air quality by significantly reducing all major air pollutants.

On March 19, FPL filed its formal request for a base rate increase of $6.97 a month, or about 23 cents a day, on the base portion of a typical 1,000-kWh residential customer bill offset in part by an estimated $4.49 a month net decrease in other components of a typical bill, including lower fuel usage, lower fuel prices and other adjustments. As a result, the typical residential customer bill would increase about $2.48 a month, or about 8 cents a day - a 2.6 percent increase.

The adjustment will cover the capital and non-fuel expenses of a new, high-efficiency natural gas power plant at Cape Canaveral after it enters service in June 2013, as well as other increases in the cost of doing business. The new plant at Cape Canaveral will use considerably less fuel to generate electricity, which in turn helps to keep customer bills low over the long term and reduces the impact of the base rate request. Even after the increase, FPL's typical residential customer bill is expected to remain the lowest of the state's 55 electric utilities and well below the national average.

NextEra Energy Resources
NextEra Energy Resources, the competitive energy business of NextEra Energy, reported first quarter net income on a GAAP basis of $221 million, or $0.53 per share, compared with $65 million, or $0.16 per share, in the prior-year quarter. On an adjusted basis, NextEra Energy Resources' earnings were $182 million, or $0.44 per share, compared with $189 million, or $0.46 per share, in the first quarter of 2011.

NextEra Energy Resources' adjusted earnings were driven by contributions from new wind assets that entered service since the first quarter of last year, which added $0.07 of adjusted EPS, including convertible investment tax credit elections. The company's gas infrastructure business also increased adjusted EPS by $0.07, including $0.06 associated with terminating hedges on certain planned wells that the company no longer plans to pursue.

These results were offset by lower adjusted EPS from the company's existing assets of $0.11. Existing wind assets decreased $0.07 in adjusted EPS relative to last year's comparable quarter due to a combination of favorable state tax credits recorded last year as well as lower federal production tax credits, lower energy prices, and higher operating expenses. These items were partially offset by favorable wind energy production. Net wind energy generation increased by 545,000 megawatt hours compared to last year's comparable quarter. Lower earnings at the Seabrook Station nuclear facility negatively impacted adjusted EPS by $0.04. All other remaining items negatively impacted results by $0.05 in adjusted EPS and reflect lower contributions from the company's customer supply and proprietary trading business, as well as higher costs associated with the growth of the business.


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In the first quarter, the company added approximately 177 megawatts of generation to what is the largest wind generation fleet in the United States. The business remains on track to add approximately 1,300 megawatts of new U.S. wind assets to the portfolio in 2012 and approximately 600 megawatts of contracted Canadian wind between 2012 and 2015. Additionally, during the quarter, NextEra Energy Resources completed the acquisition of the 40-megawatt St. Clair photovoltaic solar facility in Ontario, and remains on track to add roughly 900 megawatts of contracted solar generation to the portfolio between 2012 and 2016.

Outlook
For 2012, NextEra Energy currently expects full-year adjusted earnings per share to be in the range of $4.35 to $4.65. It also continues to expect that adjusted earnings per share in 2014 will be in the range of $5.05 to $5.65.

NextEra Energy's adjusted earnings exclude the cumulative effect of adopting new accounting standards, the unrealized mark-to-market effect of non-qualifying hedges and net other than temporary impairment losses on securities held in NextEra Energy Resources' nuclear decommissioning funds, none of which can be determined at this time. In addition, NextEra Energy's adjusted earnings expectations assume, among other things: normal weather and operating conditions; no further significant decline in the national or the Florida economy; supportive commodity markets; public policy support for wind and solar development and construction; market demand and transmission expansion to support wind and solar development; access to capital at reasonable cost and terms; no acquisitions or divestitures; no adverse litigation decisions; and no changes to federal or state tax policy or incentives. Please see the accompanying cautionary statements for a list of the risk factors that may affect future results.

As previously announced, NextEra Energy's first quarter earnings conference call is scheduled for 9 a.m. ET on April 25, 2012. The webcast is available on NextEra Energy's website by accessing the following link: www.NextEraEnergy.com/investors. The slides and earnings release accompanying the presentation may be downloaded at www.NextEraEnergy.com/investors beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET today. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay will be available for 90 days by accessing the same link as listed above.

This news release should be read in conjunction with the attached unaudited financial information.

NextEra Energy, Inc.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company with revenues of more than $15.3 billion, more than 41,000 megawatts of generating capacity, and approximately 15,000 employees in 24 states and Canada as of year-end 2011. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Fla., NextEra Energy's principal subsidiaries are Florida Power & Light Company, which serves approximately 4.6 million customer accounts in Florida and is one of the largest rate-regulated electric utilities in the country, and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which together with its subsidiaries and affiliated entities is the largest generator in the United States of renewable energy from the wind and sun. Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy operates the third largest number of commercial nuclear power units in the United States. For more information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com










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Cautionary Statements and Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical facts, but instead represent the current expectations of NextEra Energy, Inc. ( NextEra Energy”) and Florida Power & Light Company (“FPL”) regarding future operating results and other future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of NextEra Energy's and FPL's control. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, among others, statements concerning adjusted earnings per share expectations and future operating performance. In some cases, you can identify the forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “will,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “aim,” “potential,” “projection,” “forecast,” “predict,” “goals,” “target,” “outlook,” “should,” “would” or similar words or expressions. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of future performance. The future results of NextEra Energy and FPL are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause their actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: effects of extensive regulation of NextEra Energy's and FPL's business operations; inability of NextEra Energy and FPL to recover in a timely manner any significant amount of costs, a return on certain assets or an appropriate return on capital through base rates, cost recovery clauses, other regulatory mechanisms or otherwise; impact of political, regulatory and economic factors on regulatory decisions important to NextEra Energy and FPL; risks of disallowance of cost recovery by FPL based on a finding of imprudent use of derivative instruments; effect of reduction or elimination of existing government support policies on demand for generation from renewable energy projects of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC and its affiliated entities (“NextEra Energy Resources”)); impact of new or revised laws, regulations or interpretations or other regulatory initiatives on NextEra Energy and FPL; effect on NextEra Energy and FPL of potential regulatory action to broaden the scope of regulation of OTC financial derivatives and to apply such regulation to NextEra Energy and FPL; capital expenditures, increased cost of operations and exposure to liabilities attributable to environmental laws and regulations applicable to NextEra Energy and FPL; effects on NextEra Energy and FPL of federal or state laws or regulations mandating new or additional limits on the production of greenhouse gas emissions; exposure of NextEra Energy and FPL to significant and increasing compliance costs and substantial monetary penalties and other sanctions as a result of extensive federal regulation of their operations; effect on NextEra Energy and FPL of changes in tax laws and in judgments and estimates used to determine tax-related asset and liability amounts; impact on NextEra Energy and FPL of adverse results of litigation; effect on NextEra Energy and FPL of failure to proceed with projects under development or inability to complete the construction of (or capital improvements to) electric generation, transmission and distribution facilities, gas infrastructure facilities or other facilities on schedule or within budget; impact on development and operating activities of NextEra Energy and FPL resulting from risks related to project siting, financing, construction, permitting, governmental approvals and the negotiation of project development agreements; risks involved in the operation and maintenance of electric generation, transmission and distribution facilities, gas infrastructure facilities and other facilities; effect on NextEra Energy and FPL of a lack of growth or slower growth in the number of customers or in customer usage; impact on NextEra Energy and FPL of severe weather and other weather conditions; risks associated with threats of terrorism and catastrophic events that could result from terrorism, cyber attacks or other attempts to disrupt NextEra Energy's and FPL's business or the businesses of third parties; risk of lack of availability of adequate insurance coverage for protection of NextEra Energy and FPL against significant losses; risk to NextEra Energy Resources of increased operating costs resulting from unfavorable supply costs necessary to provide NextEra Energy Resources' full energy and capacity requirement services; inability or failure by NextEra Energy Resources to hedge effectively its assets or positions against changes in commodity prices, volumes, interest rates, counterparty credit risk or other risk measures; potential volatility of NextEra Energy's results of operations caused by sales of power on the spot market or on a short-term contractual basis; effect of reductions in the liquidity of energy markets on NextEra Energy's ability to manage operational risks; effectiveness of NextEra Energy's and FPL's hedging and trading procedures and associated risk management tools to protect against significant losses; impact of unavailability or disruption of power transmission or commodity transportation facilities on sale and delivery of power or natural gas by FPL and NextEra Energy Resources; exposure of NextEra Energy and FPL to credit and performance risk from customers, hedging counterparties and vendors; risks to NextEra Energy and FPL of failure of counterparties to perform under derivative contracts or of requirement for NextEra Energy and FPL to post margin cash collateral under derivative contracts; failure or breach of NextEra Energy's and FPL's information technology systems; risks to NextEra Energy and FPL's retail businesses of compromise of sensitive customer data; risks to NextEra Energy and FPL of volatility in the market values of derivative instruments and limited liquidity in OTC markets; impact of negative publicity; inability of NextEra Energy and FPL to maintain, negotiate or renegotiate acceptable franchise agreements with municipalities and counties in Florida; increasing costs of health care plans; lack of a qualified workforce or the loss or retirement of key employees; occurrence of work strikes or stoppages and increasing personnel costs; NextEra Energy's ability to successfully identify, complete and integrate acquisitions; environmental, health and financial risks associated with NextEra Energy's and FPL's ownership of nuclear generation facilities; liability of NextEra Energy and FPL for significant retrospective assessments and/or retrospective insurance premiums in the event of an incident at certain nuclear generation facilities; increased operating and capital expenditures at nuclear generation facilities of NextEra Energy or FPL resulting from orders or new regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; inability to operate any of NextEra Energy Resources' or FPL's owned nuclear generation units through the end of their respective operating licenses; liability of NextEra Energy and FPL for increased nuclear licensing or compliance costs resulting from hazards posed to their owned nuclear generation facilities; risks associated with outages of

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NextEra Energy's and FPL's owned nuclear units; effect of disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit and capital markets on NextEra Energy's and FPL's ability to fund their liquidity and capital needs and meet their growth objectives; inability of NextEra Energy, FPL and NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. to maintain their current credit ratings; risk of impairment of NextEra Energy's and FPL's liquidity from inability of creditors to fund their credit commitments or to maintain their current credit ratings; poor market performance and other economic factors that could affect NextEra Energy's and FPL's defined benefit pension plan's funded status; poor market performance and other risks to the asset values of NextEra Energy's and FPL's nuclear decommissioning funds; changes in market value and other risks to certain of NextEra Energy's investments; effect of inability of NextEra Energy subsidiaries to upstream dividends or repay funds to NextEra Energy or of NextEra Energy's performance under guarantees of subsidiary obligations on NextEra Energy's ability to meet its financial obligations and to pay dividends on its common stock; and effect of disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit and capital markets of the market price of NextEra Energy's common stock. NextEra Energy and FPL discuss these and other risks and uncertainties in their annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and other SEC filings, and this news release should be read in conjunction with such SEC filings made through the date of this news release. The forward-looking statements made in this news release are made only as of the date of this news release and NextEra Energy and FPL undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.



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NextEra Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Preliminary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Florida Power
& Light
NEER
Corporate &
Other
NextEra Energy, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Revenues
$
2,224

$
1,090

$
57

$
3,371

Operating Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel, purchased power and interchange
935

230

17

1,182

 
Other operations and maintenance
436

320

19

775

 
Depreciation and amortization
118

192

10

320

 
Taxes other than income taxes and other
254

(4
)
1

251

 
 
Total operating expenses
1,743

738

47

2,528

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income
481

352

10

843

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (Deductions)
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
(104
)
(127
)
(34
)
(265
)
 
Equity in (losses) earning of equity method investees

(3
)

(3
)
 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
10


3

13

 
Interest income
1

6

13

20

 
Gains on disposal of assets - net

11


11

 
Other - net
(1
)
3

(3
)
(1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total other income (deductions) - net
(94
)
(110
)
(21
)
(225
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
387

242

(11
)
618

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
148

21

(12
)
157

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income
$
239

$
221

$
1

$
461

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Earnings:
 
 
 
 
Net Income
$
239

$
221

$
1

$
461

Adjustments, net of income taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized mark-to-market (gains) losses associated with
  non-qualifying hedges

(37
)

(37
)
 
Other than temporary impairment losses - net

(2
)

(2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Earnings
$
239

$
182

$
1

$
422

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings Per Share (assuming dilution)
$
0.58

$
0.53


$
1.11

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized mark-to-market (gains) losses associated with
  non-qualifying hedges


(0.09
)

(0.09
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Earnings Per Share
$
0.58

$
0.44


$
1.02

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding (assuming dilution)
 
 
 
415

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

NextEra Energy Resources' (NEER) financial statements include non-utility interest expense on a deemed capital structure of 70% debt and allocated shared service costs. For interest allocation purposes, the deferred credit associated with differential membership interests sold by NEER subsidiaries is included with debt. Residual non-utility interest expense is included in Corporate & Other.

Corporate & Other represents other business activities, other segments that are not separately reportable, eliminating entries, and may include the net effect of rounding.










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NextEra Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

 
 
 
 
 
Preliminary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Florida Power
& Light
NEER
Corporate &
Other
NextEra Energy, Inc.
Operating Revenues
$
2,246

$
833

$
55

$
3,134

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel, purchased power and interchange
1,071

315

18

1,404

 
Other operations and maintenance
374

305

14

693

 
Depreciation and amortization
142

182

7

331

 
Taxes other than income taxes and other
253

22

3

278

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total operating expenses
1,840

824

42

2,706

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income
406

9

13

428

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (Deductions)
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
(91
)
(136
)
(27
)
(254
)
 
Equity in (losses) earning of equity method investees

10


10

 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
11


1

12

 
Interest income

6

15

21

 
Gains on disposal of assets - net

17


17

 
Other - net

3

(1
)
2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total other income (deductions) - net
(80
)
(100
)
(12
)
(192
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
326

(91
)
1

236

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
121

(156
)
3

(32
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income
$
205

$
65

$
(2
)
$
268

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Earnings (Loss):
 
 
 
 
Net Income
$
205

$
65

$
(2
)
$
268

Adjustments, net of income taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized mark-to-market (gains) losses associated with
  non-qualifying hedges

125


125

 
Other than temporary impairment losses - net

(1
)

(1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Earnings
$
205

$
189

$
(2
)
$
392

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings Per Share (assuming dilution)
$
0.49

$
0.16

$
(0.01
)
$
0.64

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized mark-to-market (gains) losses associated with
  non-qualifying hedges

0.30


0.30

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Earnings Per Share
$
0.49

$
0.46

$
(0.01
)
$
0.94

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding (assuming dilution)
 
 
 
418

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

NEER financial statements include non-utility interest expense on a deemed capital structure of 70% debt and allocated shared service costs. For interest allocation purposes, the deferred credit associated with differential membership interests sold by NEER subsidiaries is included with debt. Residual non-utility interest expense is included in Corporate & Other.


Corporate & Other represents other business activities, other segments that are not separately reportable, eliminating entries, and may include the net effect of rounding.




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NextEra Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(millions)
(unaudited)

 
 
 
 
 
Preliminary

 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2012
Florida Power
& Light
NEER
Corporate &
Other
NextEra
Energy, Inc.
Property, Plant and Equipment
 
 
 
 
  Electric utility plant in service and other property
$
31,702

$
19,191

$
592

$
51,485

  Nuclear fuel
1,084

806

(1
)
1,889

  Construction work in progress
3,356

2,105

426

5,887

  Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
(10,925
)
(4,127
)
(241
)
(15,293
)
 
Total property, plant and equipment - net
25,217

17,975

776

43,968

 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Assets
 
 
 
 
  Cash and cash equivalents
16

132

127

275

  Customer receivables, net of allowances
634

603

25

1,262

  Other receivables
422

439

(286
)
575

  Materials, supplies and fossil fuel inventory
781

307

4

1,092

  Regulatory assets:
 
 
 
 
     Deferred clause and franchise expenses
89



89

     Derivatives
590



590

     Other
82


7

89

Derivatives
17

812

29

858

Other
104

144

16

264

 
Total current assets
2,735

2,437

(78
)
5,094

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Assets
 
 
 
 
  Special use funds
2,884

1,220


4,104

  Other investments
8

223

706

937

  Prepaid benefit costs
1,100


(59
)
1,041

  Regulatory assets:
 
 
 
 
     Securitized storm-recovery costs
504



504

     Other
374


251

625

Derivatives
4

1,054

9

1,067

Other
170

1,435

262

1,867

 
Total other assets
5,044

3,932

1,169

10,145

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
32,996

$
24,344

$
1,867

$
59,207








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NextEra Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(millions)
(unaudited)

 
 
 
 
 
Preliminary

 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2012
Florida Power
& Light
NEER
Corporate &
Other
NextEra
Energy, Inc.
Capitalization
 
 
 
 
  Common stock
$
1,373


$
(1,369
)
$
4

  Additional paid-in capital
5,503

6,880

(7,159
)
5,224

  Retained earnings
4,253

5,007

829

10,089

  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(21
)
(73
)
(94
)
 
Total common shareholders' equity
11,129

11,866

(7,772
)
15,223

Long-term debt
7,056

5,470

8,056

20,582

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total capitalization
18,185

17,336

284

35,805

 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities
 
 
 
 
  Commercial paper
837


902

1,739

  Short-term debt

191


191

  Current maturities of long-term debt
451

407

600

1,458

  Accounts payable
646

406

21

1,073

  Customer deposits
522

5

1

528

  Accrued interest and taxes
292

289

(80
)
501

  Derivatives
607

734

6

1,347

  Accrued construction-related expenditures
282

180

22

484

  Other
330

308

46

684

 
Total current liabilities
3,967

2,520

1,518

8,005

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Liabilities and Deferred Credits
 
 
 
 
  Asset retirement obligations
1,160

475

(1
)
1,634

  Accumulated deferred income taxes
4,849

1,281

(317
)
5,813

Regulatory liabilities:
 
 
 
 
     Accrued asset removal costs
2,120



2,120

     Asset retirement obligation regulatory expense difference
1,763



1,763

     Other
409


48

457

Derivatives
11

632

47

690

Deferral related to differential membership interests

1,479


1,479

Other
532

621

288

1,441

       Total other liabilities and deferred credits
10,844

4,488

65

15,397

Commitments and Contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Capitalization and Liabilities
$
32,996

$
24,344

$
1,867

$
59,207

 
 
 
 
 
 

NEER financial statements include non-utility interest expense on a deemed capital structure of 70% debt and allocated shared service costs. For interest allocation purposes, the deferred credit associated with differential membership interests sold by NEER subsidiaries is included with debt. Residual non-utility interest expense is included in Corporate & Other.

Corporate & Other represents other business activities, other segments that are not separately reportable, eliminating entries, and may include the net effect of rounding.






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NextEra Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(millions)
(unaudited)

 
 
 
 
 
Preliminary

 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2011
Florida Power
& Light
NEER
Corporate &
Other
NextEra
Energy, Inc.
Property, Plant and Equipment
 
 
 
 
  Electric utility plant in service and other property
$
31,564

$
18,625

$
579

$
50,768

  Nuclear fuel
1,005

790


1,795

  Construction work in progress
2,601

2,068

320

4,989

  Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
(10,916
)
(3,914
)
(232
)
(15,062
)
 
Total property, plant and equipment - net
24,254

17,569

667

42,490

 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Assets
 
 
 
 
  Cash and cash equivalents
36

166

175

377

  Customer receivables, net of allowances
682

663

27

1,372

  Other receivables
312

268

(150
)
430

  Materials, supplies and fossil fuel inventory
759

311

4

1,074

  Regulatory assets:
 
 
 
 
     Deferred clause and franchise expenses
112



112

     Derivatives
502



502

     Other
80


4

84

  Derivatives
10

585

16

611

  Other
156

145

9

310

 
Total current assets
2,649

2,138

85

4,872

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Assets
 
 
 
 
  Special use funds
2,737

1,130


3,867

  Other investments
4

214

689

907

  Prepaid benefit costs
1,088


(67
)
1,021

  Regulatory assets:
 
 
 
 
     Securitized storm-recovery costs
517



517

     Other
395


226

621

  Derivatives
2

929

42

973

  Other
170

1,479

271

1,920

 
Total other assets
4,913

3,752

1,161

9,826

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
31,816

$
23,459

$
1,913

$
57,188












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NextEra Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(millions)
(unaudited)

 
 
 
 
 
Preliminary

 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2011
Florida Power
& Light
NEER
Corporate &
Other
NextEra
Energy, Inc.
Capitalization
 
 
 
 
  Common stock
$
1,373


$
(1,369
)
$
4

  Additional paid-in capital
5,464

6,939

(7,186
)
5,217

  Retained earnings
4,013

4,786

1,077

9,876

  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(90
)
(64
)
(154
)
 
Total common shareholders' equity
10,850

11,635

(7,542
)
14,943

Long-term debt
7,483

5,441

7,886

20,810

 
Total capitalization
18,333

17,076

344

35,753

 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities
 
 
 
 
  Commercial paper
330


1,019

1,349

  Short-term debt




  Current maturities of long-term debt
50

408

350

808

  Accounts payable
678

483

30

1,191

  Customer deposits
541

6


547

  Accrued interest and taxes
221

215

28

464

  Derivatives
512

571

7

1,090

  Accrued construction-related expenditures
261

222

35

518

  Other
373

364

15

752

 
Total current liabilities
2,966

2,269

1,484

6,719

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Liabilities and Deferred Credits
 
 
 
 
  Asset retirement obligations
1,144

466

1

1,611

  Accumulated deferred income taxes
4,593

1,323

(235
)
5,681

  Regulatory liabilities:
 
 
 
 
     Accrued asset removal costs
2,197



2,197

     Asset retirement obligation regulatory expense difference
1,640



1,640

     Other
416


3

419

  Derivatives
1

509

31

541

  Deferral related to differential membership interests

1,203


1,203

  Other
526

613

285

1,424

 
Total other liabilities and deferred credits
10,517

4,114

85

14,716

 
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
 
 
 
Total Capitalization and Liabilities
$
31,816

$
23,459

$
1,913

$
57,188

 
 
 
 
 
 

NEER financial statements include non-utility interest expense on a deemed capital structure of 70% debt and allocated shared service costs. For interest allocation purposes, the deferred credit associated with differential membership interests sold by NEER subsidiaries is included with debt. Residual non-utility interest expense is included in Corporate & Other.

Corporate & Other represents other business activities, other segments that are not separately reportable, eliminating entries, and may include the net effect of rounding.




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NextEra Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(millions)
(unaudited)

 
 
 
 
Preliminary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Florida Power
& Light
NEER
Corporate &
Other
NextEra
Energy, Inc.
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
239

$
221

$
1

$
461

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
118

192

10

320

Nuclear fuel amortization
23

40


63

Unrealized (gains) losses on marked to market energy contracts

(132
)

(132
)
Deferred income taxes
265

(64
)
(67
)
134

Cost recovery clauses and franchise fees
48



48

Changes in prepaid option premiums and derivative settlements

(1
)

(1
)
Equity in (losses) earning of equity method investees

3


3

Distributions of earnings from equity method investees

8


8

Allowance for equity funds used during construction
(10
)

(3
)
(13
)
Gains on disposal of assets - net

(11
)

(11
)
Other - net
10

13

(7
)
16

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Customer receivables
47

59

4

110

 
Other receivables
6

(34
)
(23
)
(51
)
 
Materials, supplies and fossil fuel inventory
(22
)
4


(18
)
 
Other current assets
(21
)
3

(6
)
(24
)
 
Other assets
(11
)
20

31

40

 
Accounts payable
6

(81
)

(75
)
 
Margin cash collateral

75


75

 
Income taxes
(117
)
85

40

8

 
Interest and other taxes
77

(18
)
7

66

 
Other current liabilities
(107
)
(80
)
19

(168
)
 
Other liabilities
7

(33
)
2

(24
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
558

269

8

835






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NextEra Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(millions)
(unaudited)

 
 
 
 
Preliminary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Florida Power
& Light
NEER
Corporate &
Other
NextEra
Energy, Inc.
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures of FPL
(1,084
)


(1,084
)
Independent power and other investments of NextEra Energy Resources

(740
)

(740
)
Cash grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009




Nuclear fuel purchases
(28
)
(16
)

(44
)
Other capital expenditures


(146
)
(146
)
Change in loan proceeds restricted for construction

45


45

Proceeds from sale or maturity of securities in special use funds
727

209


936

Purchases of securities in special use funds
(758
)
(215
)

(973
)
Proceeds from sale or maturity of other securities


99

99

Purchases of other securities


(95
)
(95
)
Other - net
26

(18
)
(1
)
7

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(1,117
)
(735
)
(143
)
(1,995
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
 
 
 
Issuances of long-term debt

118

448

566

Retirements of long-term debt
(25
)
(109
)

(134
)
Proceeds from sale of differential membership interests

303


303

Net change in short-term debt
507

193

(118
)
582

Issuances of common stock - net


12

12

Repurchases of common stock


(19
)
(19
)
Dividends on common stock


(248
)
(248
)
Dividends & capital distributions from (to) NextEra Energy, Inc. - net
40

(59
)
19


Other - net
17

(14
)
(7
)
(4
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
539

432

87

1,058

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(20
)
(34
)
(48
)
(102
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
36

166

175

377

 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
16

$
132

$
127

$
275

 
 
 
 
 
 

NEER's financial statements include non-utility interest expense on a deemed capital structure of 70% debt and allocated shared service costs. For interest allocation purposes, the deferred credit associated with differential membership interests sold by NEER subsidiaries is included with debt. Residual non-utility interest expense is included in Corporate & Other.

Corporate & Other represents other business activities, other segments that are not separately reportable, eliminating entries, and may include the net effect of rounding.






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NextEra Energy, Inc.
Preliminary Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(millions)
(unaudited)

 
 
 
 
Preliminary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Florida Power
& Light
NEER
Corporate &
Other
NextEra
Energy, Inc.
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
205

$
65

$
(2
)
$
268

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
142

182

7

331

Nuclear fuel amortization
34

37


71

Unrealized (gains) losses on marked to market energy contracts

231


231

Deferred income taxes
220

(113
)
(98
)
9

Cost recovery clauses and franchise fees
61



61

Changes in prepaid option premiums and derivative settlements

11


11

Equity in (losses) earning of equity method investees

(10
)

(10
)
Distribution of earnings from equity method investees

23


23

Allowance for equity funds used during construction
(11
)

(1
)
(12
)
Gains on disposal of assets - net

(17
)

(17
)
Other - net
(11
)
9


(2
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Customer receivables
136

95

(2
)
229

 
Other receivables
33


(12
)
21

 
Materials, supplies and fossil fuel inventory
(22
)
(1
)
5

(18
)
 
Other current assets
(6
)
2

4


 
Other assets
(15
)
(13
)
(8
)
(36
)
 
Accounts payable
(47
)
(56
)
(2
)
(105
)
 
Margin cash collateral

(25
)

(25
)
 
Income taxes
(132
)
(130
)
219

(43
)
 
Interest and other taxes
73

(5
)
(7
)
61

 
Other current liabilities
(27
)
(53
)
9

(71
)
 
Other liabilities
(1
)
(8
)
15

6

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
632

224

127

983

 
 
 
 
 
 


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NextEra Energy, Inc.
Preliminary Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(millions)
(unaudited)

 
 
 
 
Preliminary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Florida Power
& Light
NEER
Corporate &
Other
NextEra
Energy, Inc.
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures of FPL
(658
)


(658
)
Independent power and other investments of NextEra Energy Resources

(633
)

(633
)
Cash grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
154

223


377

Nuclear fuel purchases
(36
)
(11
)

(47
)
Other capital expenditures


(106
)
(106
)
Change in loan proceeds restricted for construction




Proceeds from sale or maturity of securities in special use funds
964

383


1,347

Purchases of securities in special use funds
(978
)
(389
)

(1,367
)
Proceeds from sale or maturity of other securities


154

154

Purchases of other securities


(177
)
(177
)
Other - net

33


33

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(554
)
(394
)
(129
)
(1,077
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
 
 
 
 
Issuances of long-term debt

201


201

Retirements of long-term debt
(24
)
(128
)
(100
)
(252
)
Proceeds from sale of differential membership interests




Payments to differential membership investors




Net change in short-term debt
330


158

488

Issuances of common stock - net


18

18

Repurchases of common stock




Dividends on common stock


(229
)
(229
)
Dividends & capital distributions from (to) NextEra Energy, Inc. - net
(400
)
120

280


Other - net
17

(19
)
(7
)
(9
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(77
)
174

120

217

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
1

4

118

123

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
20

165

117

302

 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
21

$
169

$
235

$
425

 
 
 
 
 
 

NEER financial statements include non-utility interest expense on a deemed capital structure of 70% debt and allocated shared service costs. For interest allocation purposes, the deferred credit associated with differential membership interests sold by NEER subsidiaries is included with debt. Residual non-utility interest expense is included in Corporate & Other.

Corporate & Other represents other business activities, other segments that are not separately reportable, eliminating entries, and may include the net effect of rounding.





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NextEra Energy, Inc.
Earnings Per Share Contributions
(assuming dilution)
(unaudited)

 
 
 
Preliminary

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First
Quarter
NextEra Energy, Inc. - 2011 Earnings Per Share
 
$
0.64

 
 
 
 
Florida Power & Light - 2011 Earnings Per Share
 
$
0.49

Allowance for funds used during construction
 

Cost recovery clause results, primarily nuclear uprates
 
0.02

New investment and other
 
0.07

Share accretion
 

Florida Power & Light - 2012 Earnings Per Share
 
0.58

 
 
 
 
NEER - 2011 Earnings Per Share
 
0.16

New investments
 
0.07

Existing assets
 
(0.11
)
Gas infrastructure
 
0.07

Customer supply businesses & proprietary power & gas trading
 
(0.02
)
Non-qualifying hedges impact
 
0.39

Change in other than temporary impairment losses - net
 

Other, including interest expense
 
(0.03
)
Share accretion
 

NEER - 2012 Earnings Per Share
 
0.53

 
 
 
 
Corporate and Other - 2011 Earnings Per Share
 
(0.01
)
FPL FiberNet
 

Lone Star Transmission
 
0.01

Other, including interest expense, interest income and consolidating income tax benefits or expenses
 
(0.01
)
Share accretion
 
0.01

 
 
 
 
Corporate and Other - 2012 Earnings Per Share
 

 
 
 
 
NextEra Energy, Inc. - 2012 Earnings Per Share
 
$
1.11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

NEER financial statements include non-utility interest expense on a deemed capital structure of 70% debt and allocated shared service costs. For interest allocation purposes, the deferred credit associated with differential membership interests sold by NEER subsidiaries is included with debt. Residual non-utility interest expense is included in Corporate & Other.

Corporate & Other represents other business activities, other segments that are not separately reportable, eliminating entries, and may include the net effect of rounding.




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NextEra Energy, Inc.
Schedule of Total Debt and Equity
(millions)
(unaudited)
 
 
Preliminary
 
March 31, 2012
Per Books
Adjusted 1
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, including current maturities,
 
 
  short-term debt and commercial paper
 
 
    Junior Subordinated Debentures2
$
2,753

$
1,377

    Debentures, related to NextEra Energy's equity units
753

753

    Project debt:
 
 
 
Natural gas-fired assets
570

 
 
Wind assets
3,223

 
 
Hydro assets
700

 
 
Solar
702

 
    Storm Securitization Debt
461

 
    Lone Star Transmission
166

 
    Pipeline Funding
500

 
    Waste Water Bonds
57

 
Other long-term debt, including current maturities, short-term debt and commercial paper3
14,085

14,085

Total debt per Balance Sheet
23,970

16,215

Junior Subordinated Debentures2
 
1,376

Debentures, related to NextEra Energy's equity units
 
753

Common shareholders' equity
15,223

15,223

Total capitalization, including debt due within one year
$
39,193

$
33,567

 
 
 
 
Debt ratio
61
%
48
%

 
 
 
 
December 31, 2011
Per Books

Adjusted 1

 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, including current maturities and
 
 
  commercial paper
 
 
    Junior Subordinated Debentures2
$
2,353

$
1,177

    Debentures, related to NextEra Energy's equity units
752

752

    Project debt:
 
 
 
Natural gas-fired assets
586

 
 
Wind assets
3,310

 
 
Hydro assets
700

 
 
Solar
702

 
    Storm Securitization Debt
486

 
    Lone Star Transmission
108

 
    Pipeline Funding
500

 
    Waste Water Bonds
57

 
Other long-term debt, including current maturities and commercial paper3
13,413

13,413

Total debt
22,967

15,342

Junior Subordinated Debentures2
 
1,176

Debentures, related to NextEra Energy's equity units
 
752

Common shareholders' equity
14,943

14,943

Total capitalization, including debt due within one year
$
37,910

$
32,213

 
 
 
 
Debt ratio
61
%
48
%

1 Ratios exclude impact of imputed debt for purchase power obligations. Including the impact of imputed debt for purchase power obligations
  the adjusted debt ratio would be 50% and 49% for March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 respectively.
2 Adjusted to reflect preferred stock characteristics of these securities (preferred trust securities and junior subordinated debentures).
3 Includes premium and discount on all debt issuances.


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Florida Power & Light Company
Statistics
(unaudited)

 
 
 
Preliminary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Year-to-Date
 
 
 
 
Periods Ended March 31
2012
2011
Energy sales (million kwh)
 
 
Residential
11,093
 
11,437

Commercial
10,305
 
9,853

Industrial
737
 
736

Public authorities
136
 
135

Increase (decrease) in unbilled sales
178
 
(582
)
Total retail
22,449
 
21,579

Electric utilities
500
 
460

Interchange power sales
154
 
361

Total
23,103
 
22,400


Average price (cents/kwh) 1
 
 
Residential
10.40

10.51

Commercial
8.83

9.21

Industrial
6.97

7.38

Total
9.51

9.80


Average customer accounts (000's)
 
 
Residential
4,044

4,021

Commercial
510

506

Industrial
9

9

Other
4

4

Total
4,567

4,540


End of period customer accounts (000's)
 MAR 2012

 MAR 2011

Residential
4,051

4,028

Commercial
511

506

Industrial
9

9

Other
3

4

Total
4,574

4,547


1 Excludes interchange power sales, net change in unbilled revenues, deferrals under cost recovery clauses and any provision for refund.

 
 
2012

Normal

2011

Three Months Ended March 31
 
 
 
 
Cooling degree-days
166

124

119

 
Heating degree-days
153

254

229


Cooling degree days for the periods above use a 72 degree base temperature and heating degree days use a 66 degree base temperature. 2012 data on calendar basis; 2011 data on fiscal basis.




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