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  0002006041
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000753308
  NEXTERA ENERGY INC
  001-08841
  700 UNIVERSE BLVD
  JUNO BEACH
  FL
  33408
  561-694-4697
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  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  4007
  302808.99
  2056404540
  11/12/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  02/13/2020
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  1408
  02/13/2020
  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  Compensation
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  /s/ Eric Janiak, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Nicole Daggs