NextEra Energy has wrapped up its previously announced acquisition of natural gas utility Florida City Gas from Southern Company.

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Image: NextEra Energy completes acquisition of Florida City Gas from Southern Company. Photo: courtesy of adamr/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net.

NextEra Energy chairman and CEO Jim Robo said: “We are pleased to complete this transaction and welcome the Florida City Gas employees to the NextEra Energy family.

“Through our long-term strategy of enhancing productivity, expanding clean energy and making smart infrastructure investments, we will be able to extend our best-in-class value proposition of affordability, reliability and customer service to Florida City Gas customers.”

Florida City Gas serves approximately 110,000 residential and commercial natural-gas customers in Florida’s Miami-Dade, Brevard, St. Lucie and Indian River counties with 3,700 miles of natural gas pipelines.

Source: Company Press Release