Why did NextEra Energy stock rise on 6 October?
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NextEra Energy on the NYSE rose sharply in the latest session, likely helped by its selection with partners to develop a large Texas gas-and-data-center power campus. Over the last five trading days the shares rose clearly, moving in line with a market and a utilities sector that both climbed. The likely driver was the Project Star award — a roughly $22 billion Texas energy campus pairing gas-fired generation with a data-center campus — announced at the start of the period, which fits the theme of utilities chasing data-center power demand. A proposed combination with Dominion Energy also drew public hearings and lawmaker scrutiny, and a shareholder lawsuit settlement notice circulated, though those look like background noise rather than the reason for the rise. Watch the late-October earnings report, where analysts expect profit and revenue growth, for confirmation that the growth plan is on track.
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