This upside can be attributed to contributions from the Brazilian regulated gas transmission operations and rate base & upward inflation adjustments in other utility businesses. Other Releases NextEra Energy NEE reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of $1.25 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.31 by 4.6%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.BIP posted fourth-quarter 2017 earnings of 36 cents per unit, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 82 cents by 56.09%.