Executive Bios

James L. Robo President and Chief Operating Officer NextEra Energy, Inc.

Jim Robo is the president and chief operating officer of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), one of the nation’s leading electricity-related services companies.

Mr. Robo joined NextEra Energy as vice president of corporate development and strategy in March 2002. A few months later, he was appointed president of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (formerly FPL Energy, LLC).

Prior to joining NextEra Energy, Mr. Robo was president and chief executive officer of a major division at GE Capital. He also served as chairman and CEO of GE Mexico and was a member of the GE corporate development team. Prior to joining GE, he was vice president of Strategic Planning Associates, a management consulting firm.

Mr. Robo received his Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1984 and his MBA in 1988 from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.

Mr. Robo and his wife, Meredith, and their two children, reside in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

NextEra Energy, Inc. (which previously operated as FPL Group) is a leading clean energy company with 2009 revenues of more than $15 billion, nearly 43,000 megawatts of generating capacity, and more than 15,000 employees in 28 states and Canada. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Fla., NextEra Energy’s principal subsidiaries are NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the largest generator in North America of renewable energy from the wind and sun, and Florida Power & Light Company, which serves approximately 4.5 million customer accounts in Florida and is one of the largest rate-regulated electric utilities in the country. Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy collectively operates the third largest U.S. nuclear power generation fleet. For more information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these Web sites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com, www.FPL.com.

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