Nextera Energy, Inc., et al v. USA

  1. June 28, 2018

    11th Circ. Denies NextEra $90M Nuclear Disposal Fee Refund

    NextEra Energy Inc. cannot claim its routine disposal of nuclear fuel rods qualified as a decommissioning cost entitling it to $90 million in tax refunds from nuclear waste disposal fees the utility and plant operator paid the federal government, a panel of Eleventh Circuit judges ruled Thursday. 

  2. October 25, 2017

    NextEra Isn't Due $90M Tax Refund, Gov't Tells 11th Circ.

    The federal government told the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday that nuclear plant operator NextEra should not receive about $90 million in tax refunds for income taxes paid dating back to 1969, arguing the company couldn't claim nuclear waste disposal fees as losses under a special provision for decommissioning a plant.

  3. July 31, 2017

    NextEra Asks 11th Circ. To Revive $98M Nuke Waste Tax Suit

    Power giant NextEra has urged the Eleventh Circuit to revive its bid for nearly $98 million in tax refunds claimed for nuclear waste disposal costs, arguing that a lower court “ignored” the law that governs how nuclear plants are to be decommissioned.