** Utility firm NextEra Energy's NEE.N shares up 1.6% to $67.71 premarket
** Company beats Q1 estimates, helped by rate hikes at its electric utility and increased power demand
** NEE's unit Florida Power & Light reports a profit of $1.31 billion compared with $1.17 billion a year earlier
** Company posts adjusted profit of 99 cents per share vs est 97 cents - LSEG
** As of last close, shares down 7% YTD
(Reporting by Katha Kalia in Bengaluru)
((Katha.Kalia@thomsonreuters.com))
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