NextEra Energy Inc. And Subsidiaries 'A-' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Remains Stable

NextEra Energy Inc. (NextEra) is selling two merchant generation units in Texas totaling about 3,000 megawatts (mw) of capacity. We are affirming our 'A-' issuer credit rating on NextEra and its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. and Florida Power&Light Co. The outlook remains stable. The stable rating outlook on NextEra and its subsidiaries reflects our expectation that the company will preserve its "strong" business risk profile while ensuring that its financial risk profile remains well within the "intermediate" category at all times, albeit toward the lower end of the category, including after the proposed merger with Hawaiian Electric Industries. NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Dec. 1, 2015--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today affirmed its ratings, including the

...+ NextEra Energy Inc. (NextEra) is selling two merchant generation units in Texas totaling about 3,000 megawatts (mw) of capacity. + We are affirming our 'A-' issuer credit rating on NextEra and its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. and Florida Power & Light Co. The outlook remains stable. + The stable rating outlook on NextEra and its subsidiaries reflects our expectation that the company will preserve its "strong" business risk profile while ensuring that its financial risk profile remains well within the "intermediate" category at all times, albeit toward the lower end of the category, including after the proposed merger with Hawaiian Electric Industries. NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) Dec. 1, 2015--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today affirmed its ratings, including the 'A-' issuer credit ratings, on NextEra Energy Inc. (NextEra) and its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc. and Florida Power & Light Co. The outlook remains stable. NextEra's agreement...

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