Nextera Energy Oncor Bid

The deal could value oncor at 17 to 18 billion and sources close to the deal say nextera s proposal is higher than the failed hunt bid according to bloomberg.

Nextera energy oncor bid.

Oncor has been searching for a new owner since its parent company energy. Nextera energy has made a new bid to acquire texas transmission and distribution utility oncor the wall street journal reports complicating the bankruptcy trial of energy future holdings efh. Nextera is the second largest utility company in the u. Benefits to oncor and its customers.

The deal was opposed by texas industrial energy consumers which made the same demands as during the earlier hunt bid. Before nextera s bid was twice rejected regulators nixed an acquisition proposal from real estate firm hunt consolidated. Texas regulators on thursday rejected nextera energy s 18 billion bid to acquire oncor electric citing concerns about the independence of the utility s board and the possibility of. Power generator nextera energy has renewed its interest in buying oncor electric delivery as a rival takeover deal led by hunt consolidated of dallas shows signs of unraveling according to two.

Nextera energy helped prompt the auction for oncor when it staged a takeover bid earlier this year that valued the company at 17 5 billion. The commission should require nextera and oncor to agree to share any savings. Upon completion of the transaction together with florida power light company fpl and nextera energy resources llc oncor will become a principal business of nextera energy.