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NEXTera energy® PARTNERS Commission File Number 1-36518 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ✓ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter , address of principal executive offices and registrant's telephone number NEXTERA ENERGY PARTNERS , LP 700 Universe Boulevard Juno Beach , Florida 33408 ( 561 ) 694-4000 IRS Employer Identification Number 30-0818558 State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization : Delaware Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common units Trading Symbol NEP Name of exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933. Yes No ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ☐ No ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes ☑ No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months . Yes ☑ No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . Large Accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer Non - Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company ☐ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ) . Yes ☐ No ☑ Aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity of NextEra Energy Partners , LP held by non - affiliates at June 30 , 2020 ( based on the closing market price on the Composite Tape on June 30 , 2020 ) was $ 3,270,074,217 . Number of NextEra Energy Partners , LP common units outstanding at January 31 , 2021 : 75,872,697 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of NextEra Energy Partners , LP's Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Unitholders are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof .