NextEra Energy is facing a $350 million antitrust lawsuit filed in federal court in Massachusetts by Avangrid and its affiliates, including Central Maine Power. The lawsuit accuses NextEra of employing a 'scorched-earth scheme' to block competition, which allegedly inflated electricity prices for consumers and caused significant business damages. The plaintiffs claim that NextEra's actions violated both federal and state antitrust laws, specifically targeting its attempts to thwart a hydropower project intended to introduce a new, low-cost source of wholesale electricity into New England. In a separate legal development, Shell has successfully overturned a previous Dutch court ruling that mandated the company to reduce its carbon emissions by 45%. The Hague Court of Appeal concluded it could not establish that Shell had a 'social standard of care' regarding its emissions responsibilities, marking a significant victory for the oil giant in the ongoing climate litigation landscape.