NextEra, the largest US renewable energy generator, unveiled fourth-quarter net income of $429m, or $1.02 per share, versus $667m, or $1.59 per share, a year earlier.

For 2012, the company reported $1.91bn of net income, or $4.56 per share, compared with $1.92bn, or $4.59 per share, in 2011.

In the fourth quarter, NextEra added a record 1.2GW of wind to its portfolio in the US and Canada, bringing its fleet capacity to more than 10GW.

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