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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO vs NextEra Energy

On overall TruNorth grade, NextEra Energy scores higher (AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO: D, NextEra Energy: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

D
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO
41.5/100
C
NextEra Energy
49.4/100

Political donations

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

FEC: $10K PAC donations; 79% to Republican, 21% to Democratic committees.

NextEra Energy

No FEC PAC contributions on record.

Environment

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

air pollution violation: $4.7B in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

NextEra Energy

environmental violation: $2.6M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

117 federal penalties totaling $4.8B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

NextEra Energy

34 federal penalties totaling $31.1M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

NextEra Energy

No public record found.

Charity

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

Operates the American Electric Power Foundation: $26.7M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

NextEra Energy

$10M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.04% of revenue) via NextEra Energy Foundation. Operates the Nextera Energy Foundation Inc: $12.9M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Animal testing

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

NextEra Energy

No public record found.

Firearms

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

NextEra Energy

No public record found.

Privacy

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

NextEra Energy

No public record found.

Executive pay

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

NextEra Energy

No public record found.

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