CLAIM #45277 · Nextera Energy Inc (NEE) · 2023Q3 earnings call · Oct 24, 2023 · due Dec 31, 2026
“Today, we're announcing plans to repower approximately 740 megawatts of wind facilities through 2026, which require the final approval of the customer's board of directors, which is expected to be received in the near term.”
Kirk Crews · CFO
How to check this claim
Look at: Cumulative megawatts of wind facilities repowered under this announced plan
It came true if: Repowered capacity >= 700 MW (approximately 740 MW) completed by year-end 2026
Where: Company disclosures (NextEra Energy Partners 10-K / quarterly earnings call commentary on repowering progress)
In context
“financing through 2025. Through the period of our current financial expectations, that would leave a small equity buyout of roughly $147 million on the genesis holding convertible equity portfolio financing in 2026. The partnership is continuing its process to sell the Texas pipeline portfolio and expects to have an update on or before our fourth quarter call in January. NextEra Energy Partners is focused on executing against its growth plan for unit holders. That plan involves organic growth, specifically repowering of approximately 1.3 gigawatts of wind projects, as well as acquiring assets from energy resources or third parties at favorable yields. Importantly, NextEra Energy Partners does not expect to need an acquisition in 2024 to meet the 6% growth in distributions per unit target. Today, we're announcing plans to repower approximately 740 megawatts of wind facilities through 2026, which require the final approval of the customer's [ph] board of directors, which is expected to be received in the near term. The repowerings are projected to generate attractive CAFD yields and the partnership expects to fund the repowerings with either tax equity or project-specific debt. Repowerings represent an efficient way to support the partnership's growth targets. Overall, we are pleased with this progress and remain focused on executing additional repowering opportunities in the future across NextEra Energy Partners' roughly 8-gigawatt wind portfolio. To minimize the volatility associated with the changes in interest rates and support the growth plan, the partnership also executed roughly $1.9 billion to hedge refinancing costs for the 2024 and 2025 maturities. The resulting expected refinancing costs of the maturities are factored into our expectations. Turning to the detailed results, NextEra En”
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SEC filings for NEE ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2023Q3 earnings call.