NextEra Plans to Buy Florida Coal-Power Plant Just to Close It

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NextEra Energy Inc., the biggest North American generator of wind and solar power, wants to buy a coal-fired electricity plant just to shut it down.

The company’s Florida Power & Light utility unit is asking state regulators to approve a $520.5 million deal for the 250-megawatt Cedar Bay Generating Plant in Jacksonville, according to a statementBloomberg Terminal Friday.