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NextEra Energy CEO says natural gas can meet only small part of surging U.S. power demand

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NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE), the top U.S. developer of wind and solar generation, expects a 55% jump in power demand over the next 20 years — 6x faster than the 9% growth seen over the past two decades — and power plants fueled by natural gas can