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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HAY LEWIS III   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEXTERA ENERGY INC [NEE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Exec Chairman / Director of Sub (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/04/2012 (Street) JUNO BEACH, FL 33408 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/04/2012   M(1)   150,000 A $ 27.56 471,727 (2) D   Common Stock 09/04/2012   S(3)   150,000 D $ 67.162 (4) 321,727 (2) D   Common Stock 09/04/2012   S(3)   20,000 D $ 67.1851 (5) 143,416 I By Hay Family Limited Partnership (6) Common Stock 09/04/2012   S(3)   40,000 D $ 67.183 (7) 114,999 I By grantor retained annuity trusts Common Stock               116,499 I By Hay Second Family Limited Partnership (8) Common Stock               4,202 I By Retirement Savings Plans Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 27.56

09/04/2012

M(1)

150,000

(9)

02/13/2013

Common Stock

150,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HAY LEWIS III C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. 700 UNIVERSE BLVD JUNO BEACH, FL 33408	X		Exec Chairman	Director of Sub

Signatures

Alissa E. Ballot (Attorney-in-Fact)		09/05/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Options exercised in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 3, 2012.
(2)	Includes 203,655 shares deferred until the reporting person's retirement.
(3)	Sales effected pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans adopted by the reporting person on May 3, 2012.
(4)	Weighted average sale price. Reporting person sold 150,000 shares through a trade order executed by a broker-dealer at prices ranging from $66.93 to $67.42 per share. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(5)	Weighted average sale price. Reporting person sold 20,000 shares through a trade order executed by a broker-dealer at prices ranging from $66.97 to $67.42 per share. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(6)	Sole general partner is an entity controlled by the reporting person and limited partners are two irrevocable trusts whose beneficiaries are the reporting person, his spouse and their descendants.
(7)	Weighted average sale price. Reporting person sold 40,000 shares through a trade order executed by a broker-dealer at prices ranging from $66.93 to $67.41 per share. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(8)	Sole general partner is an entity controlled by the reporting person and the limited partners are the reporting person and his wife, as tenants by the entirety.
(9)	The option, representing a right to buy 150,000 shares, became exercisable in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on February 13, 2004, which was the first anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.

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