U.S. Department of Energy Closes Up to $1.9 Billion Loan to Restart NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Energy Center

Milestone helps bring Iowa's only nuclear energy center back online, strengthen grid reliability and meet growing electricity demand   JUNO BEACH, Fla. , Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) today announced that it and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF), have reached a combined conditional commitment and financial close on a loan of up to $1.9 billion to support the restart of the company's Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa . This milestone moves the company closer to restoring Iowa's only nuclear plant and adding reliable, around-the-clock energy to the regional grid. — Company newsroom — sourced from NextEra Energy. Matter furnished by the company. Not a Notice Nearby paid placement. This page reprints matter furnished by the company from its official newsroom. Notice Nearby did not write this release. Read the original: https://www.investor.nexteraenergy.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2026/09-08-2026-123110497