NextEra Energy sustainability score: 28/100
Better than 10% of Energy Supply / Utilities
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
NextEra Energy is a US utility holding company headquartered in Florida, operating Florida Power & Light (FPL) and NextEra Energy Resources, the world's largest generator of wind and solar capacity. Revenue exceeds $27 billion.
More about NextEra Energy
The company generates electricity across 41 US states through fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, serving over 5.6 million customers.
Founded 1925Head office Juno Beach, Florida, USStaff ~16,700Revenue ~$24.8BWebsite ↗
NextEra Energy is the world's largest renewable generator but operates as a fossil-fuel utility with no climate targets after abandoning its 2045 goal in 2025. Massive operational emissions, supply chain opacity, and a pattern of anti-competitive conduct—dark money campaigns, blocking clean energy infrastructure, antitrust lawsuits—undermine any transition credibility.
NextEra Energy scores 28/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified May 2026.
That places NextEra Energy joint 783rd of 1,023 companies scored, and 19th of 21 in Energy Supply / Utilities.
What is NextEra Energy doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Energy Source (6/10, 5/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Targets & Commitments (0/10, 1/10).
Where NextEra Energy lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Its record on controversiesDeal with the findings under question 10, in public.
- Its climate targetsSet emissions reduction targets.
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets1/10No emissions reduction targets.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies0/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is NextEra Energy's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is NextEra Energy's score based on?
11 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
45% of them were published by NextEra Energy itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 7 June 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does NextEra Energy compare with other energy supply / utilities companies?
Where NextEra Energy sits among energy supply / utilities peers.
Among the 21 major energy supply / utilities brands we've scored, NextEra Energy sits 19th of 21.
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