NextEra Energy and its yieldco NextEra Energy Partners (NEP) both put up solid growth figures in the first quarter, leaving Florida-based NextEra on track to continue its reign as the most important US renewables operator for the foreseeable future.

NextEra – which owns a large regulated utility in Florida in addition to its Energy Resources arm, which develops and runs wind and solar projects across North America – posted adjusted earnings of $820m in the first quarter, up 10.1%