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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 * DEWHURST MORAY P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEXTERA ENERGY INC [NEE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice Chairman & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/15/2012 (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 05/15/2012   F(1)   1,620 D $ 65.64 245,806 (2) D   Common Stock 05/15/2012   A(3)   13,206 A $ 0 259,012 (2) D   Common Stock 05/15/2012   F(4)   4,813 D $ 65.64 254,199 (2) D   Common Stock               3,010 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DEWHURST MORAY P C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. 700 UNIVERSE BOULEVARD JUNO BEACH, FL 33408			Vice Chairman & CFO

Signatures

Alissa E. Ballot (Attorney-in-Fact)		05/16/2012
**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)	Restricted stock withheld by Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations on vesting of restricted stock granted August 17, 2009.
(2)	Includes a total of 28,090 shares deferred pursuant to the terms of a deferred stock grant under Issuer's Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Deferred Stock Grant"), including 277 deferred shares deemed acquired on March 15, 2012 pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under the Deferred Stock Grant. Under the terms of the Deferred Stock Grant, shares are distributable in stock at the end of the deferral period.
(3)	Shares acquired in settlement of performance share awards (which were not derivative securities) under Issuer's Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(4)	Stock withheld by Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations on shares acquired May 15, 2012 in settlement of performance share awards.

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