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  0001390019
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000753308
  NEXTERA ENERGY INC
  001-08841
  700 UNIVERSE BLVD
  JUNO BEACH
  FL
  33408
  561-694-4697
  Sieving Charles E
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  18000
  1350000.00
  2058631107
  05/16/2025
  NYSE
  Common
  02/17/2022
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  18000
  02/17/2022
  Compensation
  N
  Charles E. Sieving
  700 Universe Boulevard
  Juno Beach
  FL
  33408
  Common
  05/09/2025
  23684
  1657880.00
  05/16/2025
  02/05/2025
  /s/Wade Moss, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Charles E Sieving