News Releases

• Florida Power & Light Company brings more than 1,200 megawatts online, under budget and ahead of schedule at its Cape Canaveral plant
• NextEra Energy Resources delivers strong earnings contribution driven by new assets in service and increases backlog of U.S. wind projects to approximately 975 megawatts

JUNO BEACH, Fla. - NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) today reported 2013 second-quarter net income on a GAAP basis of $610 million, or $1.44 per share, compared with $607 million, or $1.45 per share, in the second quarter of 2012. On an adjusted basis, NextEra Energy's earnings were $620 million, or $1.46 per share, compared with $527 million, or $1.26 per share, in the second quarter of 2012. Adjusted earnings exclude the mark-to-market effects of non-qualifying hedges, which beginning in the second quarter of 2013 include interest rate hedges related to the Spain solar project, as well as the net effect of other than temporary impairments (OTTI) on certain investments, all of which relate to the business of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC and its affiliated entities.

NextEra Energy's management uses adjusted earnings, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, internally for financial planning, for analysis of performance, for reporting of results to the Board of Directors and as an input in determining whether performance goals are met for performance-based compensation under the company's employee incentive compensation plans. NextEra Energy also uses earnings expressed in this fashion when communicating its earnings outlook to analysts and investors. NextEra Energy management believes that adjusted earnings provide a more meaningful representation of NextEra Energy's fundamental earnings power. The attachments to this news release include a reconciliation of historical adjusted earnings to net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

"NextEra Energy delivered strong results during the second quarter of 2013 with both of our major businesses performing well," said NextEra Energy President and CEO Jim Robo. "At Florida Power & Light Company, earnings growth was driven by increased investment in the business that enhances an already excellent value proposition for our customers. I am especially pleased that we completed the modernization of our Cape Canaveral plant under budget and ahead of schedule. NextEra Energy Resources had a very strong quarter and the business remains on track to meet its development goals and strengthen its position as North America's largest generator of clean, renewable energy from the wind and sun. While we do not expect the second half of the year to be quite as strong as the first half, based on our performance year-to-date we think it is reasonable to expect our full-year adjusted EPS to be in the upper half of the $4.70 to $5.00 range that we have previously communicated."

Florida Power & Light Company
NextEra Energy's principal rate-regulated utility subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company, reported second-quarter net income of $391 million, or $0.92 per share, compared with $353 million, or $0.85 per share, for the prior-year quarter.

The main driver of FPL's growth was continued investment in the business, which enhances a customer value proposition that includes high reliability, award-winning customer service, a clean emissions profile and the lowest typical residential customer bill in Florida. Average regulatory capital employed for the quarter grew $2.9 billion, or approximately 11.5 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2012. FPL averaged approximately 35,000 more customers than it had in the prior-year comparable quarter. Excluding the effect of weather, underlying customer usage increased moderately.

The company's modernized Cape Canaveral Next Generation Clean Energy Center became operational on April 24 and is now delivering clean energy, reducing customer fuel costs and benefiting shareholders. The business continues to execute well against its development objectives, including continued progress on the two modernizations at the Riviera Beach and Port Everglades sites. The demolition of FPL's Port Everglades facility took place on July 16, and both the Riviera Beach and Port Everglades projects remain on schedule with expected in-service dates of June 2014 and June 2016, respectively.

During the quarter, FPL announced additional initiatives to support its goals of providing high reliability and cleaner emissions for customers. FPL filed a plan with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) to accelerate its existing storm hardening program through incremental investments of approximately $400 million through 2016 to continue strengthening its infrastructure against tropical storms and hurricanes. FPL also filed a petition with the PSC last month, as part of the annual environmental cost recovery clause proceedings, requesting approval of an approximately $820 million program to upgrade FPL's peaking capacity to comply with new EPA regulations. FPL determined that this program is the most cost-effective way to comply with the new nitrogen dioxide emissions standard. The program is expected to be completed by the end of 2016.

Last week, FPL also announced the results of its analysis of the bids received under its request for proposals for additional natural gas transportation capacity commencing in 2017. FPL determined that the best solution for meeting customer needs economically is a combination of the Sabal Trail Transmission proposal advanced by Spectra Energy Corp for a new pipeline originating in southwestern Alabama and terminating at a new Central Florida Hub, and the proposal submitted by Florida Southeast Connection, a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy, to connect the Central Florida Hub to FPL's Martin Plant. This combination was substantially more economical than any other combination of bids, and promises to deliver excellent value to FPL's customers for decades to come.

FPL has filed with the PSC a request for a determination that entering into contracts with both Sabal Trail Transmission and Florida Southeast Connection is prudent. FPL is seeking to obtain that regulatory decision by the end of 2013. Consistent with its earlier public statements, NextEra Energy also announced that, subject to certain conditions, it has agreed to invest approximately one-third of the necessary capital, which is currently expected to total roughly $3 billion, to complete the Sabal Trail Transmission pipeline proposed by Spectra Energy. NextEra Energy's investment in Florida Southeast Connection is expected to total approximately $550 million.

NextEra Energy Resources
NextEra Energy Resources, the competitive energy business of NextEra Energy, reported second-quarter net income on a GAAP basis of $229 million, or $0.54 per share, compared with $251 million, or $0.60 per share, in the prior-year quarter. On an adjusted basis, NextEra Energy Resources' earnings were $238 million, or $0.56 per share, compared with $173 million, or $0.41 per share, in the second quarter of 2012.

NextEra Energy Resources' adjusted earnings per share were driven by contributions from new assets added to the portfolio, which increased 12 cents versus the comparable prior-year period. Earnings per share from existing assets increased 4 cents over the second quarter last year, due to favorable wind generation as well as greater generation at Seabrook Station and the Texas combined-cycle assets.

Since the prior-quarter earnings release, NextEra Energy Resources signed long-term power purchase agreements for nearly 650 megawatts (MW) of new U.S. wind projects, bringing the total 2013-2014 U.S. wind development program to approximately 975 MW, which is in the middle of the previously announced range of expectations of 500 to 1,500 MW. NextEra Energy Resources continues to expect to place approximately 800 MW of U.S. contracted solar into service through 2016, and expects to sign up to 300 MW of incremental solar projects to enter service over the same period. Year-to-date, NextEra Energy Resources has signed power purchase agreements on an incremental 40 MW of U.S. solar projects.

Corporate and Other
Corporate and Other negatively impacted earnings per share on an adjusted and GAAP basis by 2 cents, compared to zero contribution in the comparable prior-year quarter.

Outlook
NextEra Energy now expects adjusted earnings per share for 2013 to be in the upper half of the previously indicated range of $4.70 to $5.00. The company continues to expect a compound annual growth rate for full-year adjusted earnings per share of 5 percent to 7 percent through 2016, from a 2012 base.

NextEra Energy's adjusted earnings expectations exclude the cumulative effect of adopting new accounting standards, the unrealized mark-to-market effect of non-qualifying hedges, and net other than temporary impairment losses on securities held in NextEra Energy Resources' nuclear decommissioning funds, none of which can be determined at this time. For 2013, adjusted earnings expectations also exclude the gain on the sale of the Maine hydropower assets, a charge associated with the decision to sell merchant fossil assets in Maine, and charges associated with an impairment on the Spain solar project. In addition, adjusted earnings expectations assume, among other things: normal weather and operating conditions; continued recovery of the national and the Florida economy; supportive commodity markets; public policy support for wind and solar development and construction; market demand and transmission expansion to support wind and solar development; access to capital at reasonable cost and terms; no acquisitions or divestitures; no adverse litigation decisions; and no changes to governmental tax policy or incentives. Please see the accompanying cautionary statements for a list of the risk factors that may affect future results.

This news release should be read in conjunction with the attached unaudited financial information.

NextEra Energy, Inc.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company with consolidated revenues of approximately $14.3 billion, more than 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity, and nearly 15,000 employees in 26 states and Canada as of year-end 2012. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Fla., NextEra Energy's principal subsidiaries are Florida Power & Light Company, which serves approximately 4.6 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 largest generator in North America 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. For more information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.

Cautionary Statements and Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical facts, but instead represent the current expectations of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NextEra Energy) and Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) regarding future operating results and other future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of NextEra Energy's and FPL's control. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, among others, statements concerning adjusted earnings per share expectations and future operating performance. In some cases, you can identify the forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as "will," "will result," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "plan," "seek," "aim," "potential," "projection," "forecast," "predict," "goals," "target," "outlook," "should," "would" or similar words or expressions. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of future performance. The future results of NextEra Energy and FPL are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause their actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: effects of extensive regulation of NextEra Energy's and FPL's business operations; inability of NextEra Energy and FPL to recover in a timely manner any significant amount of costs, a return on certain assets or an appropriate return on capital through base rates, cost recovery clauses, other regulatory mechanisms or otherwise; impact of political, regulatory and economic factors on regulatory decisions important to NextEra Energy and FPL; risks of disallowance of cost recovery by FPL based on a finding of imprudent use of derivative instruments; effect of any reductions to or elimination of governmental incentives that support renewable energy projects of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC and its affiliated entities (NextEra Energy Resources); impact of new or revised laws, regulations or interpretations or other regulatory initiatives on NextEra Energy and FPL; effect on NextEra Energy and FPL of potential regulatory action to broaden the scope of regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) financial derivatives and to apply such regulation to NextEra Energy and FPL; capital expenditures, increased operating costs and various liabilities attributable to environmental laws, regulations and other standards applicable to NextEra Energy and FPL; effects on NextEra Energy and FPL of federal or state laws or regulations mandating new or additional limits on the production of greenhouse gas emissions; exposure of NextEra Energy and FPL to significant and increasing compliance costs and substantial monetary penalties and other sanctions as a result of extensive federal regulation of their operations; effect on NextEra Energy and FPL of changes in tax laws and in judgments and estimates used to determine tax-related asset and liability amounts; impact on NextEra Energy and FPL of adverse results of litigation; effect on NextEra Energy and FPL of failure to proceed with projects under development or inability to complete the construction of (or capital improvements to) electric generation, transmission and distribution facilities, gas infrastructure facilities or other facilities on schedule or within budget; impact on development and operating activities of NextEra Energy and FPL resulting from risks related to project siting, financing, construction, permitting, governmental approvals and the negotiation of project development agreements; risks involved in the operation and maintenance of electric generation, transmission and distribution facilities, gas infrastructure facilities and other facilities; effect on NextEra Energy and FPL of a lack of growth or slower growth in the number of customers or in customer usage; impact on NextEra Energy and FPL of severe weather and other weather conditions; risks associated with threats of terrorism and catastrophic events that could result from terrorism, cyber attacks or other attempts to disrupt NextEra Energy's and FPL's business or the businesses of third parties; risk of lack of availability of adequate insurance coverage for protection of NextEra Energy and FPL against significant losses; risk to NextEra Energy Resources of increased operating costs resulting from unfavorable supply costs necessary to provide NextEra Energy Resources' full energy and capacity requirement services; inability or failure by NextEra Energy Resources to hedge effectively its assets or positions against changes in commodity prices, volumes, interest rates, counterparty credit risk or other risk measures; potential volatility of NextEra Energy's results of operations caused by sales of power on the spot market or on a short-term contractual basis; effect of reductions in the liquidity of energy markets on NextEra Energy's ability to manage operational risks; effectiveness of NextEra Energy's and FPL's hedging and trading procedures and associated risk management tools to protect against significant losses; impact of unavailability or disruption of power transmission or commodity transportation facilities on sale and delivery of power or natural gas by FPL and NextEra Energy Resources; exposure of NextEra Energy and FPL to credit and performance risk from customers, hedging counterparties and vendors; risks to NextEra Energy and FPL of failure of counterparties to perform under derivative contracts or of requirement for NextEra Energy and FPL to post margin cash collateral under derivative contracts; failure or breach of NextEra Energy's and FPL's information technology systems; risks to NextEra Energy and FPL's retail businesses of compromise of sensitive customer data; risks to NextEra Energy and FPL of volatility in the market values of derivative instruments and limited liquidity in OTC markets; impact of negative publicity; inability of NextEra Energy and FPL to maintain, negotiate or renegotiate acceptable franchise agreements with municipalities and counties in Florida; increasing costs of health care plans; lack of a qualified workforce or the loss or retirement of key employees; occurrence of work strikes or stoppages and increasing personnel costs; NextEra Energy's ability to successfully identify, complete and integrate acquisitions; environmental, health and financial risks associated with NextEra Energy's and FPL's ownership of nuclear generation facilities; liability of NextEra Energy and FPL for significant retrospective assessments and/or retrospective insurance premiums in the event of an incident at certain nuclear generation facilities; increased operating and capital expenditures at nuclear generation facilities of NextEra Energy or FPL resulting from orders or new regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; inability to operate any of NextEra Energy Resources' or FPL's owned nuclear generation units through the end of their respective operating licenses; liability of NextEra Energy and FPL for increased nuclear licensing or compliance costs resulting from hazards posed to their owned nuclear generation facilities; risks associated with outages of NextEra Energy's and FPL's owned nuclear units; effect of disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit and capital markets on NextEra Energy's and FPL's ability to fund their liquidity and capital needs and meet their growth objectives; inability of NextEra Energy, FPL and NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. to maintain their current credit ratings; risk of impairment of NextEra Energy's and FPL's liquidity from inability of creditors to fund their credit commitments or to maintain their current credit ratings; poor market performance and other economic factors that could affect NextEra Energy's defined benefit pension plan's funded status; poor market performance and other risks to the asset values of NextEra Energy's and FPL's nuclear decommissioning funds; changes in market value and other risks to certain of NextEra Energy's investments; effect of inability of NextEra Energy subsidiaries to upstream dividends or repay funds to NextEra Energy or of NextEra Energy's performance under guarantees of subsidiary obligations on NextEra Energy's ability to meet its financial obligations and to pay dividends on its common stock; and effect of disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit and capital markets of the market price of NextEra Energy's common stock. NextEra Energy and FPL discuss these and other risks and uncertainties in their annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and other SEC filings, and this news release should be read in conjunction with such SEC filings made through the date of this news release. The forward-looking statements made in this news release are made only as of the date of this news release and NextEra Energy and FPL undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.