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John Ketchum

President, CEO & Chairman, NextEra Energy

Search every verified John Ketchum interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. John Ketchum, chairman, president, and CEO of NextEra Energy, discussed the company's third-quarter 2026 results during an October 2026 earnings call. He stated that NextEra has signed definitive agreements to develop, construct, and operate three projects in Texas and Pennsylvania totaling approximately 16.5 gigawatts, with $5.7 billion in initial funding secured year-to-date. Ketchum also said the company is advancing construction and power purchase agreement solicitation in parallel to maximize speed to market. Responding to a question about regulatory proposals in Virginia, he said the company looks forward to prosecuting its case and noted that the case involves affordability, jobs, and clean energy. In September 2026, Ketchum attended a White House event where President Donald Trump announced energy investments. At that event, Ketchum said the administration has been supportive of energy dominance, and that NextEra is "spending a billion dollars a week" to finance and build energy infrastructure. He also responded to a question about potential impacts of certain policies, stating the company has discussed the matter daily and believes there would be a negative impact on gasoline prices from certain actions, while diesel prices could decrease.

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“We have about 30 AI factories—these data center hubs—in our portfolio that we're already bringing forward, 3 to 5 gigawatt facilities. My goal, I'm pushing the team, is to get to 40 by the end of the year because that's really where the answer is going to lie, which is being able to bring power generation to bear at scale.”

“There's been some very valuable research done—for example, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs has done some work that said, if you look up to date, states with data centers have actually seen electricity prices growing more slowly than those without data centers.”

“We're expecting roughly $2 billion a year on average through 2032 for equity needs, and our dividend policy will go from about 10% to 6% through 2028.”

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