Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Silagy Eric E
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/02/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEXTERA ENERGY INC [NEE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, 700 UNIVERSE BLVD.		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Director & President of Sub
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

JUNO BEACH, FL 		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 19,399
D
 
Common Stock 2,168
I
Retirement Savings Plans Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Shares   (1)   (1) Common Stock 1,381 $ (1) D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 02/17/2022 Common Stock 21,216 $ 60.22 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Silagy Eric E
C/O FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
700 UNIVERSE BLVD.
JUNO BEACH, FL 		       Director & President of Sub

Signatures

Alissa E. Ballot (Attorney-in-Fact) 05/03/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Phantom shares credited to an unfunded Supplemental Matching Contribution Account ("SMCA") for the reporting person pursuant to the NextEra Energy, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP"). The value of the SMCA is payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment with the Issuer and its subsidiaries.
(2) Options to buy 7,072 shares become exercisable on each of 02/15/2013, 02/15/2014 and 02/15/2015.

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