JUNO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy, Inc. $(NEE)$ announced that John Ketchum, chairman, president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at noon ET today, Thursday, Oct. 1, at the 2026 Wolfe Research Utilities, Midstream & Clean Energy Conference in New York City. The presentation will discuss, among other things, long-term growth-rate expectations for NextEra Energy and the combined company following the proposed combination with Dominion Energy (NYSE: D). A live audio webcast and a copy of the presentation materials will be available at www.NextEraEnergy.com/investors. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay will be available for 30 days by accessing the link listed above.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is the largest electric power and energy infrastructure company in North America and is a leading provider of electricity to American homes and businesses. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, NextEra Energy is a Fortune 200 company that owns Florida Power & Light Company, America's largest electric utility, which provides reliable electricity to approximately 12 million people across Florida. NextEra Energy also owns the largest energy infrastructure development company in the U.S., NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. NextEra Energy and its affiliated entities are meeting America's growing energy needs with a diverse mix of energy sources, including natural gas, nuclear, renewable energy and battery storage. 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 the pending business combination transaction between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy and future events, plans and anticipated results of operations, the anticipated benefits of the pending transactions, the anticipated impact of the pending transactions on the combined company's business and future financial and operating results and statements concerning long-term expectations. In addition, all statements other than statements of historical fact included or incorporated by reference in this news release, including, among other things, statements regarding the pending business combination transaction between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy, Inc., a Virginia corporation (Dominion Energy), and other aspects of NextEra Energy's, FPL's or Dominion Energy's operations or operating results, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify the forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as "ambition," "will, " "may result," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "budget," "intend," "plan," "seek," "potential," "projection," "forecast," "predict," "goals," "target," "outlook," "should," "would," "estimate," "continue," "could," "objective," "guidance," "effort" or similar words or expressions. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of future performance, outcomes or results and are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond NextEra Energy's, FPL's or Dominion Energy's control, that could cause actual performance, outcomes or results to differ materially from what is expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, or may require them to limit or eliminate certain operations.
The risks and uncertainties relating to each of NextEra Energy's and FPL's businesses and financial condition include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this news release and the following: risks related to the pending merger with Dominion Energy, including restrictions on our operations during the pendency of the merger; the risk that any governmental or regulatory approval, consent or authorization that may be required for the pending transactions is not obtained, is delayed or is obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated or that cause the termination of the merger agreement and abandonment of the transactions; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement by either party; the risk that certain provisions in the merger agreement or the pendency of the transactions may impact either party's ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions; the risk that we may not realize the anticipated benefits of the pending transactions or successfully integrate the two companies; the anticipated impact of the pending transactions on the combined company's business and future financial and operating results, the anticipated closing date for the pending transactions; 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 a reasonable return on invested capital through base rates, cost recovery clauses, other regulatory mechanisms or otherwise; impact of political, regulatory, operational and economic factors on regulatory decisions important to NextEra Energy and FPL; effect of any reductions or modifications to, or elimination of, governmental incentives or policies that support clean energy of NextEra Energy and FPL and their respective affiliated entities or changes in or the imposition of additional tax laws, tariffs, duties, policies or other costs or assessments on clean energy or equipment necessary to generate, store or deliver it; impact of new or revised laws, regulations, executive orders, interpretations or constitutional ballot and regulatory initiatives on 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, state and local government regulation of their operations and businesses; effect on NextEra Energy and FPL of changes in tax laws, guidance or policies as well as in judgments and estimates used to determine tax-related asset and liability amounts; impact on NextEra Energy and FPL of adverse results of litigation; impacts on NextEra Energy or FPL of allegations of violations of law; 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, storage, transmission and distribution facilities, natural gas and oil production and transportation facilities and 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, construction, permitting, governmental approvals and the negotiation of project development agreements, as well as supply chain disruptions; risks involved in the operation and maintenance of electric generation, storage, transmission and distribution facilities, natural gas and oil production and transportation facilities, and other facilities; effect on NextEra Energy and FPL of a lack of growth, slower growth or a decline in the number of customers or in customer usage; planned productivity increases and competitive advantages through the use of artificial intelligence technologies may not be realized and the use of and reliance on artificial intelligence may present certain risks; impact on NextEra Energy and FPL of severe weather and other weather conditions; threats of geopolitical factors, terrorism and catastrophic events that could result from terrorism, cyberattacks or other attempts to disrupt NextEra Energy's and FPL's business or the businesses of third parties; inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage for protection of NextEra Energy and FPL against significant losses and risk that insurance coverage does not provide protection against all significant losses; a prolonged period of low natural gas and oil prices, disrupted production or unsuccessful drilling efforts could impact NextEra Energy Resources, LLC's (NextEra Energy Resources) natural gas and oil production operations and cause NextEra Energy Resources to delay or cancel certain natural gas and oil production projects and could result in certain assets becoming impaired; risk to NextEra Energy Resources of increased operating costs resulting from unfavorable supply costs necessary to provide NextEra Energy Resources' full energy and capacity requirements services; inability or failure to manage properly or hedge effectively the commodity risk within its portfolio; 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 risk management tools associated with their hedging and trading procedures to protect against significant losses, including the effect of unforeseen price variances from historical behavior; impact of unavailability or disruption of power transmission or commodity transportation operations on sale and delivery of power or natural gas by NextEra Energy, including
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