Jan 31, 2026 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
US utility company NextEra Energy has revealed that it has 20GW of interest from large load users, predominantly from hyperscale data center customers. Of the 20GW, 9GW is in the advanced discussions phase.
In the call, the company also said it is targeting 15GW of new generation for data center hubs by 2035 through the "15 by 35" origination channel, with current discussions covering 20 hubs. NextEra management said it expects this figure to double to 40 by the end of the year.
“We have 20 data center hubs that we're developing currently, trying to expand that to 40. Small developers just don't have that. So we're in a great spot, and I couldn't be less concerned,” John Ketchum, CEO of NextEra, said during the call.
Ketchum said that the utility’s robust renewables and storage portfolio, “provides [NextEra] with a speed-to-market solution to get the initial phase of the data center off the ground and built.”
