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Commitments and Contingencies | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies Commitments – NEE and its subsidiaries have made commitments in connection with a portion of their projected capital expenditures. Capital expenditures at FPL include, among other things, the cost for construction of additional facilities and equipment to meet customer demand, as well as capital improvements to and maintenance of existing facilities. At NEER, capital expenditures include, among other things, the cost, including capitalized interest, for development, construction and maintenance of its competitive energy businesses. Also see Note 4 – Contingent Consideration. At December 31, 2024, estimated capital expenditures, on an accrual basis, for 2025 through 2029 were as follows:
| 2025 |  | 2026 |  | 2027 |  | 2028 |  | 2029 |  | Total
| (millions)
FPL: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Generation:(a) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New(b) | $ | 2,185 |  |  | $ | 3,925 |  |  | $ | 3,385 |  |  | $ | 3,385 |  |  | $ | 3,510 |  |  | $ | 16,390 |
Existing | 945 |  |  | 1,160 |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 1,275 |  |  | 1,275 |  |  | 5,980 |
Transmission and distribution(c) | 4,310 |  |  | 4,255 |  |  | 4,080 |  |  | 4,325 |  |  | 4,710 |  |  | 21,680 |
Nuclear fuel | 205 |  |  | 300 |  |  | 305 |  |  | 395 |  |  | 375 |  |  | 1,580 |
General and other | 780 |  |  | 880 |  |  | 810 |  |  | 790 |  |  | 715 |  |  | 3,975 |
Total | $ | 8,425 |  |  | $ | 10,520 |  |  | $ | 9,905 |  |  | $ | 10,170 |  |  | $ | 10,585 |  |  | $ | 49,605 |
NEER:(d) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wind(e) | $ | 1,380 |  |  | $ | 1,525 |  |  | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,045 |
Solar(f) | 4,865 |  |  | 3,350 |  |  | 1,360 |  |  | 105 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 9,725 |
Other clean energy(g) | 2,810 |  |  | 1,070 |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 270 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,475 |
Nuclear, including nuclear fuel | 425 |  |  | 360 |  |  | 385 |  |  | 340 |  |  | 385 |  |  | 1,895 |
Rate-regulated transmission(h) | 1,130 |  |  | 930 |  |  | 460 |  |  | 480 |  |  | 545 |  |  | 3,545 |
Other | 435 |  |  | 250 |  |  | 225 |  |  | 220 |  |  | 220 |  |  | 1,350 |
Total | $ | 11,045 |  |  | $ | 7,485 |  |  | $ | 3,840 |  |  | $ | 1,470 |  |  | $ | 1,195 |  |  | $ | 25,035 |
______________________ (a)Includes AFUDC of approximately $115 million, $170 million, $180 million, $175 million and $160 million for 2025 through 2029, respectively. (b)Includes land, generation structures, transmission interconnection and integration and licensing. (c)Includes AFUDC of approximately $80 million, $80 million, $75 million, $110 million and $140 million for 2025 through 2029, respectively. (d)Represents capital expenditures for which applicable internal approvals and also, if required, regulatory approvals have been received. (e)Consists of capital expenditures for new wind projects and repowering of existing wind projects totaling approximately 2,228 MW, and related transmission. (f)Includes capital expenditures for new solar projects (including solar plus battery storage projects) totaling approximately 8,205 MW and related transmission. (g)Includes capital expenditures primarily for battery storage projects totaling approximately 4,265 MW and related transmission, as well as natural gas pipelines and renewable fuels projects. (h)Includes AFUDC of approximately $10 million, $10 million, $20 million, $10 million and $10 million for 2025 through 2029, respectively The above estimates are subject to continuing review and adjustment and actual capital expenditures may vary significantly from these estimates. In addition to guarantees noted in Note 8 with regards to XPLR, NEECH has guaranteed or provided indemnifications or letters of credit related to third parties, including certain obligations of investments in joint ventures accounted for under the equity method, totaling approximately $705 million at December 31, 2024. These obligations primarily related to guaranteeing the residual value of certain financing leases and obligations under purchased power agreements. Payment guarantees and related contracts with respect to unconsolidated entities for which NEE or one of its subsidiaries are the guarantor are recorded at fair value and are included in noncurrent other liabilities on NEE’s consolidated balance sheets. Management believes that the exposure associated with these guarantees is not material. Contracts – In addition to the commitments made in connection with the estimated capital expenditures included in the table in Commitments above, FPL has firm commitments under long-term contracts primarily for the transportation of natural gas with expiration dates through 2042. At December 31, 2024, NEER has entered into contracts primarily for the purchase of wind turbines, wind towers, solar modules and batteries and related construction and development activities, as well as for the supply of uranium, and the conversion, enrichment and fabrication of nuclear fuel with expiration dates through 2033. Approximately $3.2 billion of related commitments are included in the estimated capital expenditures table in Commitments above. In addition, NEER has contracts primarily for the transportation and storage of natural gas with expiration dates through 2041. The required capacity and/or minimum payments under contracts, including those discussed above at December 31, 2024, were estimated as follows:
| 2025 |  | 2026 |  | 2027 |  | 2028 |  | 2029 |  | Thereafter
| (millions)
FPL(a) | $ | 1,155 |  |  | $ | 1,145 |  |  | $ | 1,115 |  |  | $ | 1,080 |  |  | $ | 1,050 |  |  | $ | 7,165 |
NEER(b)(c) | $ | 3,945 |  |  | $ | 815 |  |  | $ | 250 |  |  | $ | 120 |  |  | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | 370 |
_______________________ (a)Includes approximately $405 million, $400 million, $400 million, $400 million, $395 million and $4,765 million in 2025 through 2029 and thereafter, respectively, of firm commitments related to natural gas transportation agreements with affiliates. The charges associated with these agreements are recoverable through the fuel clause and totaled approximately $409 million, $417 million and $418 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of which $73 million, $99 million and $102 million, respectively, were eliminated in consolidation at NEE. (b)Includes approximately $175 million of commitments to invest in technology and other investments through 2031. See Note 9 – Other. (c)Includes approximately $870 million and $40 million for 2025 and 2026, respectively, of joint obligations of NEECH and NEER. Insurance – Liability for accidents at nuclear power plants is governed by the Price-Anderson Act, which limits the liability of nuclear reactor owners to the amount of insurance available from both private sources and an industry retrospective payment plan. In accordance with this Act, NEE maintains $500 million of private liability insurance per site, which is the maximum obtainable, except at Duane Arnold which obtained an exemption from the NRC and maintains a $100 million private liability insurance limit. Each site, except Duane Arnold, participates in a secondary financial protection system, which provides up to $15.8 billion of liability insurance coverage per incident at any nuclear reactor in the U.S. Under the secondary financial protection system, NEE is subject to retrospective assessments of up to $1,161 million ($664 million for FPL), plus any applicable taxes, per incident at any nuclear reactor in the U.S., payable at a rate not to exceed $173 million ($99 million for FPL) per incident per year. NextEra Energy Resources and FPL are contractually entitled to recover a proportionate share of such assessments from the owners of minority interests in Seabrook and St. Lucie Unit No. 2, which approximates $20 million and $25 million, plus any applicable taxes, per incident, respectively. NEE participates in a nuclear insurance mutual company, Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (NEIL), which provides property damage, nuclear accident decontamination and premature decommissioning insurance for each plant for losses resulting from damage to its nuclear facilities, either due to accidents or acts of terrorism. Additionally, NEIL provides accidental outage coverage for losses in the event of a major accidental outage at an insured nuclear plant. Pursuant to regulations of the NRC, each company’s property damage insurance policies provide that all proceeds from such insurance be applied first to place the plant in a safe and stable condition after a qualifying accident, and second, to decontaminate the plant before any proceeds can be used for decommissioning, plant repair or restoration. NEE and FPL nuclear facilities each have accident property damage, nuclear accident decontamination and premature decommissioning liability insurance from NEIL with limits of $1.5 billion, except for Duane Arnold which has a limit of $50 million due to being in a deferred decommissioning. All the nuclear facilities, except for Duane Arnold, also share an additional $1.25 billion nuclear accident insurance limit above their dedicated underlying limit. This shared additional excess limit is not subject to reinstatement in the event of a loss. All coverages are subject to sublimits and deductibles. NEE also participates in an insurance program that provides limited coverage for replacement power costs if a nuclear plant is out of service for an extended period of time because of an accident. In the event of an accident at one of NEE's or another participating insured's nuclear plants, NEE could be assessed up to $167 million ($104 million for FPL), plus any applicable taxes, in retrospective premiums in a policy year. NextEra Energy Resources and FPL are contractually entitled to recover a proportionate share of such assessments from the owners of minority interests in Seabrook, Duane Arnold and St. Lucie Unit No. 2, which approximates $3 million, $2 million and $4 million, plus any applicable taxes, respectively. Due to the high cost and limited coverage available from third-party insurers, NEE does not have property insurance coverage for a substantial portion of either its transmission and distribution property or natural gas pipeline assets. If FPL's storm restoration costs exceed the storm reserve, such storm restoration costs may be recovered, subject to prudence review by the FPSC, through surcharges approved by the FPSC or through securitization provisions pursuant to Florida law. See Note 1 – Storm Funds, Storm Reserves and Storm Cost Recovery. In the event of a loss, the amount of insurance available might not be adequate to cover property damage and other expenses incurred. Uninsured losses and other expenses, to the extent not recovered from customers in the case of FPL, would be borne by NEE and FPL and could have a material adverse effect on NEE's and FPL's financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. Legal Proceedings – FPL is the defendant in a purported class action lawsuit filed in the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court in February 2018 that seeks from FPL unspecified damages for alleged breach of contract and gross negligence based on service interruptions that occurred as a result of Hurricane Irma in 2017. A class previously had been certified that encompassed all persons and business owners who reside in and are otherwise citizens of the state of Florida that contracted with FPL for electrical services, were charged storm charges, experienced a power outage after Hurricane Irma and suffered consequential damages because of FPL’s alleged breach of contract or gross negligence. Florida's Third District Court of Appeal (3rd DCA) reconsidered and revoked its previous order approving certification of the class and remanded and stayed the case unless and until the plaintiffs take action at the FPSC regarding FPL's actions during Hurricane Irma. In December 2024, the Florida Supreme Court denied the plaintiffs' request to review the 3rd DCA's order. NEE, FPL, and certain current and former executives, are the named defendants in a purported shareholder securities class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in June 2023 and amended in December 2023 that seeks from the defendants unspecified damages allegedly resulting from alleged false or misleading statements regarding NEE's alleged campaign finance and other political activities. The alleged class of plaintiffs are all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired NEE securities between December 2, 2021 and January 30, 2023. In September 2024, the class action lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. In October 2024, the lead plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. NEE is vigorously defending against the claims in this proceeding. NEE, along with certain current and former executives and directors are the named defendants in purported shareholder derivative actions filed in the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida in July 2023 and March 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in October 2023 and November 2023 (which were consolidated in January 2024) and in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in July 2024 seeking unspecified damages allegedly resulting from, among other things, breaches of fiduciary duties and, in the consolidated cases and the July 2024 case, violations of the federal securities laws, all purporting to relate to alleged campaign finance law violations and associated matters. The defendants are vigorously defending against the claims in these proceedings. NEE and the plaintiffs in the derivative actions have agreed to a specified stay. NEE also has received demand letters and books and records requests from counsel representing other purported shareholders and containing similar allegations. These demands seek, among other things, a Board of Directors investigation of, and/or documentation regarding, these allegations. NEE and certain of the shareholders demanding an investigation have agreed to a specified stay of all material activities related to the demand. In September 2023, a participant in the NEE Employee Retirement Savings Plan (Plan), purportedly on behalf of the Plan and all persons who were participants in or beneficiaries of the Plan, at any time between September 25, 2016 and September 25, 2023 (Plan participants), filed a putative ERISA class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against NEE. The complaint alleges that NEE violated its fiduciary duties under the Plan by permitting a third-party administrative recordkeeper to charge allegedly excessive fees for the services provided and allegedly by allowing a large volume of plan assets to be invested in NEE common stock. The plaintiff seeks declaratory, equitable and monetary relief on behalf of the Plan and Plan participants. NEE and the plaintiff have agreed to a specified stay of the action to permit the plaintiff to exhaust the administrative remedies available under the Plan. In November 2024, NEE was named as defendant in an antitrust lawsuit (Avangrid, Inc. et al. v. NextEra Energy, Inc.) filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. This lawsuit seeks damages of $350 million, which are tripled in the event of a finding of monopolization under the Sherman Act, from the defendants for alleged violations of federal and state antitrust laws, as well as Massachusetts state laws. In January 2025, NEE filed a motion to dismiss and a motion to transfer venue. NEE does not believe that it should have any liability with respect to the claims in this matter.

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