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Jan 23 (Reuters) - NextEra Energy Partners NEP.N will rename itself as XPLR Infrastructure with immediate effect, the company said on Thursday.
The company said it will begin trading under a new ticker symbol 'XFIR' on the New York Stock Exchange from Feb. 3. It will also have a new logo and website.
NextEra Energy Partners is a limited partnership formed by U.S. utility NextEra Energy NEE.N to acquire, manage and own contracted energy projects.
The newly rebranded firm said it will release its fourth-quarter financial results on Jan. 28. NextEra Energy is set to report its results on Friday.
Prior to Thursday's announcement, the two firms used to report financial results on the same day.
(Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
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