JUNO BEACH, Fla., Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy,
Inc. (NYSE: NEE) has once again been ranked No. 1 overall among
electric and gas utilities on Fortune's 2018 list of the "Most
Admired Companies" – the 11th time in 12 years. NextEra Energy,
whose principal subsidiaries are Florida
Power & Light Company (FPL) and NextEra Energy
Resources, LLC, also ranked among the top 20 companies worldwide
across all industries for innovation, people management, use of
corporate assets, social responsibility and long-term investment
value.
"As America's third-largest capital investor in infrastructure,
we're investing billions of dollars annually while also creating
thousands of jobs and providing our customers with affordable,
reliable and clean energy," said NextEra Energy Chairman and CEO
Jim Robo. "I'm pleased that our
company continues to be recognized as a leader within our industry,
as well as ranked among the top 20 companies worldwide for people
management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility,
long-term investment value and, in particular, innovation. We have
implemented several emerging technologies to further improve
customer experience, enhance reliability and optimize new
development projects. We are committed to continuous improvement in
everything we do and work to identify opportunities to adopt new
technology to benefit our customers, stakeholders and employees.
This recognition is a testament to our employees' passion, hard
work and relentless commitment to excellence each and every
day."
NextEra Energy ranked first among electric and gas utilities for
eight of the nine rated attributes, including innovation, people
management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality
of management, financial soundness, long-term investment value and
quality of products/services.
Highlights for NextEra Energy include:
- Leading the world in wind and solar energy – NextEra
Energy is the largest generator in the world of renewable energy
from the wind and sun.
- Investing in American infrastructure – NextEra Energy is
the third-largest capital investor in infrastructure and planning
to invest $40 billion through
2020.
- Providing outstanding value for shareholders – In 2017,
NextEra Energy delivered total shareholder return of 34 percent
that far exceeded both the S&P 500 and the S&P 500 Utility
Index.
- Respecting our environment – NextEra Energy's emissions
rates of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen are
substantially better than the U.S. electric sector averages.
- Providing outstanding customer value – FPL continues to
strengthen and deliver a customer value proposition that includes
high reliability, award-winning customer service, a clean emissions
profile and a typical residential customer bill that is among the
lowest in the nation.
- Responding to unprecedented natural disasters – FPL
restored service to 4.4 million customers affected by Hurricane
Irma just 10 days after the massive storm exited its service area
in September 2017. It was the fastest
restoration of the largest number of people by any one utility in
U.S. history. Now, nearly 150 FPL lineworkers and staff members are
supporting the restoration effort in Puerto Rico, where hundreds of thousands of
people remain without electric service following Hurricane
Maria.
Fortune's industry rankings are based on the results of an
independent global survey of thousands of senior executives,
directors and analysts who are asked to rate companies in their
industry based on nine attributes, including innovation, people
management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality
of management, financial soundness, long-term investment value,
quality of products/services and global competitiveness.
View the complete results for Fortune's 2018 list of the "Most
Admired Companies."
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE)
is a leading clean energy company with consolidated revenues of
approximately $16.2 billion,
approximately 45,900 megawatts of generating capacity, which
includes megawatts associated with noncontrolling interests related
to NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP), and approximately
14,700 employees in 30 states and Canada as of year-end 2016. Headquartered in
Juno Beach, Florida, NextEra
Energy's principal subsidiaries are Florida
Power & Light Company, which serves approximately 5
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 2018 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.
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