Growth
1926
One year after the company was created, it was serving approximately 115,000 customers in 112 communities.
1951
The company began a 10-year expansion, estimated to cost $435 million — the largest expansion in the company’s history at the time.
1966
The company’s customer count grew to one million.
1997
FPL Energy was established. It would later be renamed NextEra Energy Resources.
2001
The company began operations at Stateline Wind Energy Center in Umatilla County, Oregon, and Walla Walla County, Washington. When it came online, it was the largest wind farm in the world and the company’s 14th wind farm.
2002-2003
Between 2002 and 2003, the company built or acquired 17 different wind farms across the country, including in Texas, Iowa, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Dakota and Minnesota.
2005
FPL Group acquired Gexa Corporation, a retail electricity provider in Texas.
2006
FPL Energy became the largest owner and operator of wind power in the world.
2009
The DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center comes online. It was the largest solar photovoltaic power plant in the United States at the time.
2010
FPL Group changed its name to NextEra Energy, reflecting the company’s commitment to the environment and its expansion outside of Florida. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as NEE.
2013
FPL completed its five-year, multi-billion-dollar project to upgrade its Turkey Point and St. Lucie nuclear power plants, adding more than 500 new MW of clean energy capacity.
2014
The company launched NextEra Energy Partners, a growth-oriented limited partnership to acquire, manage and own contracted clean energy projects with stable, long-term cash flows. At the time, it was the most successful IPO of its kind.
2018
FPL is in the midst of executing one of the largest solar expansions ever in the eastern U.S. with eight new solar energy centers brought online in 2018.
2018
NextEra Energy acquired Florida City Gas, a natural gas distribution company serving approximately 110,000 residential and commercial natural gas customers in Florida’s Miami-Dade, Brevard, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties.
2019
Next Era Energy completes its acquisition of Gulf Power from Southern Company.
2022
FPL completed its integration of Gulf Power, expanding service to northwestern Florida.
2023
NextEra Energy completed the sale of Florida City Gas.
