NextEra Energy, Inc. Q1 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Key Highlights

  • NextEra Energy reported an 8.3% year-over-year increase in adjusted EPS, signaling solid operational and financial performance.
  • FPL added 1,640 MW of new solar capacity; Energy Resources added 2,765 MW of renewables and storage to backlog, its second-best origination quarter on record.
  • Strong projected U.S. electricity demand driven by AI, data centers, domestic manufacturing, and industrial growth.
  • Management reiterated confidence in delivering adjusted EPS near the top end of guidance ranges for 2024–2026.

Financial Performance

  • NextEra Energy EPS: Adjusted EPS grew 8.3% YoY.
  • FPL Earnings: Contributed an increase of $0.04 per share YoY, driven by 11.5% growth in regulatory capital employed.
  • Energy Resources Earnings: Adjusted earnings grew 13.1% YoY. New investments added $0.15/share; existing portfolio declined $0.02/share due to weak wind resources (97% of long-term average vs. 102% last year).
  • NEP (NextEra Energy Partners): Q1 adjusted EBITDA was $462M; CAFD was $164M. Both figures declined YoY, driven by wind resource headwinds and the sale of the Texas pipeline portfolio.

Operational Highlights

  • FPL:
    • 1,640 MW of new solar placed in service; total solar portfolio now over 6,400 MW.

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Operator: Good morning and welcome to the NextEra Energy and NextEra Energy Partners LP First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to, Kristin Rose, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Kristin Rose: Thank you, Drew. Good morning everyone, and thank you for joining our first quarter 2024 combined financial results conference call for NextEra Energy and NextEra Energy Partners. With me this morning are John Ketchum, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of NextEra Energy; Kirk Crews, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NextEra Energy; Rebecca Kujawa, President and Chief Executive Officer of NextEra Energy Resources; and Mark Hickson, Executive Vice President of NextEra Energy, all of whom are also officers of NextEra Energy Partners, as well as Armando Pimentel, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Florida Power & Light Company. John will provide some opening remarks and will then turn the call over to Kirk for a review of our first quarter results. Our executive team will then be available to answer your questions. We will be making forward-looking statements during this call based on current expectations and assumptions, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual r

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