NextEra Energy's private jet lands in Sarasota the week of its $150 million settlement

NextEra Energy's Embraer Praetor 600, tail N31MW, was tracked flying from Lake Wales Municipal Airport to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport on July 1, a 43-minute hop at an altitude of 13,925 feet. The aircraft departed shortly after noon and touched down on Florida's Gulf Coast just before 1 p.m.

If NextEra Energy executives were aboard, they would arrive the same week the company is working through the aftermath of a $150 million securities class-action settlement filed in federal court last month, as covered by Utility Dive. The settlement resolves allegations that Florida Power & Light misled investors over political interference schemes, and comes as a proposed $67 billion all-stock merger with Dominion Energy faces regulatory scrutiny — including a formal request from U.S. Senator Angus King that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reject the deal, per a Reuters-reported filing.

The flight follows a busy week of movements for NextEra Energy's fleet. N31MW had also made a June 16 trip from Orlando to Chicago, a June 17 hop to Minneapolis, and a June 18 flight from a rural Wyoming airstrip back to Sarasota — a pattern of activity suggesting internal strategy sessions as the merger and settlement both demand boardroom attention. [celebplanes.com](https://www.celebplanes.com/articles/nextera-energy-flight-8884) [utilitydive.com](https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nextera-energy-lawsuit-political-scandal-dominion/823137/) [newsx.com](https://world.newsx.com/business-news/us-senator-asks-regulator-to-reject-giant-nextera-dominion-power-deal-filing-197484/)