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| So, I would hope you would expect what I would argue is the best position company to execute well against an environment like that |
| FPL remains among the best utilities in the United States, achieving top operational performance across key metrics while maintaining the industry's lowest cost structure, one of the cleanest emissions profiles, and a customer bill that is roughly 30% lower than the national average |
| In the quarter, FPL continued to deliver outstanding value to its customers in what we believe has been one of the most constructive regulatory jurisdictions in the nation |
| And I think one of the big benefits that we have, given our scale and given our leverage and the ability to buy this equipment in very large quantities and really lock up a lot of the manufacturing lines for this equipment, it's a true competitive advantage for a renewable business the way I think about it |
| Energy Resources extended its leadership position in renewable energy during the third quarter with strong adjusted earnings growth and its best renewables and storage origination quarter in its history |
| I think on grid power, I actually the grid-level issues that you just mentioned, we're in very good shape on |
| With the strongest balance sheets in the sector and worldwide banking relationships, we believe NextEra Energy has both significant access to capital and cost-of-capital advantages and is well positioned to continue to deliver long-term value for shareholders |
| And so, for the most part all of our solar suppliers have been able to do that and so, we are in very good shape there |
| So, in very good shape there |
| So overall, across the board, really excited about the opportunities that we have in front of us |
| Our capital investment plan is well-established and focused on enhancing what we believe is one of the best customer value propositions in the industry |
| Key indicators show that the Florida economy remains healthy and Florida continues to be one of the fastest-growing states in the country |
| We still see a lot of geographies where wind is incredibly attractive and so I feel good about long-term demand for wind and I also feel really good about long-term demand for repowering projects |
| As a result, FPL observed solid underlying growth in third quarter retail sales of roughly 1% on a weather normalized basis |
| And I think that's still affecting the industry a little bit and then, obviously, the PTC being extended for solar significantly improved the economics from a relative standpoint, which has been super positive for demand |
| So that's really positive in my mind |
| In terms of the technology, obviously, we had very strong findings for storage and as Kirk highlighted in the prepared remarks, in terms of the -- maybe not surprise is probably not the right word, but really pleased to see how we're starting to see adoption across a broader set of markets, not just California, but into the Midwest, where our utility customers and obviously some of the C&I are really valuing the ability to incorporate storage for capacity value and affirming and shaping the renewables product |
| So long story short, between the $20.5 billion that we have against the backlog the fact that our existing portfolio is already locked in and hedged, we feel very good about our interest rate exposure |
| Although we will remind you that signings can be lumpy quarter-to-quarter, we do believe this is a terrific sign of strong underlying demand for new renewable generation |
| With the five year to 10 year tenors, with the average coupon 375 basis points, we feel very good about the protection that we have there |
| So long story short, we feel terrific about our ability to source tax equity financing going forward |
| As a reminder, in a repower, we invest roughly 50% to 80% of the cost of a new build, are able to refresh and enhance the performance of the turbine equipment, and start a new 10 years of production tax credits, collectively resulting in attractive returns |
| I think that might be a decent starting place to think about and we feel very good about our ability to be able to access tax equity |
| The combination of the standalone storage tax credit and the ability to utilize existing interconnection capacity from our operating renewables and storage footprint positions us well to serve our customers' growing needs for capacity |
| And one of the things that really helps NextEra and the tax transfer market is the fact that we have a strong balance sheet |
| taxpayers in our building relationships and have had terrific execution against our '23 plan |
| So, based on what we see today, very exciting and I think it's founded on the things that you all know well, which is a backdrop of increasing electrification, increasing demand for generation and capacity value across our sector, and renewables continuing to be the least cost form of generation |
| So, I'm really pleased and also, in looking at the pipeline for the fourth quarter, obviously, this is a development business |
| In terms of demand, obviously, we can't fully predict the future, but I can tell you that the two data points that I think are really top of mind and illustrated from our report today is 3.2 gigawatts is a fantastic sign I think, of demand |
| We believe FPL and Energy Resources are well-positioned to manage interest rate volatility in the current environment |
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| We will be disappointed if we are not able to deliver financial results at or near the top end of our adjusted EPS expectation ranges in each year from 2023 through 2026 |
| Consequently, the partnership's cost of capital increased, which made it difficult to support a 12% growth rate in a way that is sustainable and in the best interest of unit holders over the long term |
| And at the same time, look, this is a little bit more of a challenging macroeconomic environment |
| Turning now to our third quarter 2023 consolidated results, adjusted earnings from corporate and other decreased by $0.01 per share year-over-year |
| If you can't do that, that really puts you at a significant disadvantage |
| It's been a difficult year, and we have a lot of work to do |
| All other impacts reduced earnings by $0.08 per share |
| The remaining megawatts were removed due to permitting challenges |
| We also removed roughly 1,180 megawatts from our backlog, including roughly 800 megawatts of projects in New York following an adverse decision by NYSERDA two weeks ago |
| I think there were some unintended consequences around Basel III, and we have had significant discussions with the folks involved |
| On the wind side, I think we're still seeing a little bit of dynamics that shaped up as a result of the tax credits that we originally we and the industry – thought were going to phase down after 2020 |
| So we saw a significant amount of pull forward of demand |
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