Q: What is NextEra Energy (NEE) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Summary?

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01-25 02:17
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NextEra Energy (NEE) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Here are the specific viewpoints from the earnings call:

Bullish Points:

1. NextEra Energy delivered full year adjusted earnings per share of $3.43, up over 8% from 2023, at the high end of their adjusted EPS expectations range.

2. Since 2021, the company has delivered compound annual growth in adjusted EPS of over 10%, the highest among all top 10 power companies.

3. NextEra Energy plans to invest roughly $120 billion across the country over the next four years, growing their combined fleet to roughly 121 gigawatts.

4. FPL and Energy Resources placed into service approximately 8.7 gigawatts of new renewables and storage projects in 2024.

5. FPL's investments in smart grid technology enabled them to avoid more than 2.7 million outages in 2024.

6. Energy Resources had a record year of new renewables and storage origination, adding more than 12 gigawatts to their backlog.

7. NextEra Energy announced two framework agreements with two Fortune 50 companies to develop renewables and storage projects totaling up to 10.5 gigawatts between now and 2030.

8. NextEra Energy expects to grow their dividends per share at roughly 10% per year through at least 2026.

Bearish Points:

1. Contributions from the gas infrastructure businesses decreased by $0.08 per share, primarily due to higher depletion expense, certain nonrecurring items, and the sale of the Texas pipeline portfolio.

2. The customer supply and trading business decreased results by $0.04 per share, driven by normalization of origination activity and margins.

3. Other impacts decreased results by $0.24 per share year-over-year, reflecting higher interest costs of $0.13 per share.

4. The cost of gas turbines has more than doubled over the last five years due to limited supply, a constrained supply chain, and much higher EPC costs.

5. Nuclear power is considered a much longer-term option due to first-of-a-kind risks and uncertainty, with limited near-term opportunities.

For more information about NextEra Energy's earnings call, you can read the relevant news: NextEra Energy (NEE) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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