NextEra Energy board declares quarterly dividend

JUNO BEACH, Fla., July 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of NextEra Energy, Inc. NEE today declared a regular quarterly common stock dividend of 87 cents per share. The dividend is payable on Sept. 15, 2016, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 30, 2016.

NextEra Energy, Inc.

NextEra Energy, Inc. NEE is a leading clean energy company with consolidated revenues of approximately $17.5 billion and approximately 14,300 employees in 27 states and Canada as of year-end 2015, as well as approximately 45,000 megawatts of generating capacity, which includes megawatts associated with noncontrolling interests related to NextEra Energy Partners, LP NEP as of April 2016. 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. A Fortune 200 company and included in the S&P 100 index, 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.

Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110124/FL34682LOGO

To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nextera-energy-board-declares-quarterly-dividend-300306343.html

SOURCE NextEra Energy, Inc.