NextEra Energy Partners was created by NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), which is the largest publicly traded utility in the world by market cap. Well, technically, it isn't a pure utility. While NextEra Energy operates electric utilities in Florida (read: companies that sell electricity to end users), it also derives a significant amount of revenue and income from its power generation business (read: a company that sells electricity to utilities). NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) builds, operates, and sells wind and solar power assets across the United States.