JUNO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy
Resources, LLC President and CEO Armando
Pimentel issued the following statement regarding Governor
Snyder's effort to develop a state implementation plan for the
Clean Power Plan.
"As the nation's leading renewable energy developer, owner and
operator, with a significant presence in Michigan, we take great pride in developing
and operating projects that are environmentally responsible and
economically viable. We applaud Governor Snyder's efforts and are
in complete support of Michigan
submitting a state implementation plan as part of EPA's Clean Power
Plan. We look forward to working with the State of Michigan and doing what we can to
help the state cost-effectively meet the goals set out in the Clean
Power Plan."
About NextEra Energy Resources
NextEra Energy
Resources, LLC (together with its affiliated entities, "NextEra
Energy Resources"), is a clean energy leader and is one of the
largest wholesale generators of electric power in the U.S., with
approximately 19,777 megawatts of generating capacity, which
includes megawatts associated with noncontrolling interests related
to NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP), primarily in 25 states
and Canada as of year-end 2014.
NextEra Energy Resources, together with its affiliated entities, is
the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and
sun. The business operates clean, emissions-free nuclear power
generation facilities in New
Hampshire, Iowa and
Wisconsin as part of the NextEra
Energy nuclear fleet, which is one of the largest in the United States. NextEra Energy Resources,
LLC is a subsidiary of Juno Beach,
Fla.-based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). For more
information, visit www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
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