Juno Beach Headquaters

I loved being able to share my experience at my NextEra Internship with this blog, however we spent the remaining time at the headquarters in Juno Beach, FL and I was unable to document it. They did not allow us to take pictures, but it was one of the most unique buildings I have ever been in. Unlike the labs, the headquarters gave me a broader perspective of how all the different teams—nuclear, wind, and solar—fit together with business management and finance. It was much more about strategy and coordination, but it still carried the same spirit of innovation I had seen in the prior week.

Kyoto Gardens Location

We also visited the new Palm Beach Gardens (Kyoto Gardens) location, which had a similar emphasis on creativity and problem-solving. This brand new building was created to withstand Category 5 hurricanes—suitable to house all of the storm teams during a hurricane. What I found most interesting about this building was that they built it so that every room in the entire facility had access to natural light. Being in both of these places showed me how the hands-on work I observed earlier connects to the bigger picture of NextEra’s mission. Overall, this internship gave me an inside look at both the technical and organizational sides of clean energy. With that, my NextEra experience came to an end, but it was an incredible opportunity to learn and see how engineering can drive change.