Florida Power & Light 10-Q 2006 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 12(a)
FPL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS(a)
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006
		(millions of dollars)
Earnings, as defined:
Net income			$	1,010
Income taxes				380
Fixed charges included in the determination of net income, as below				537
Amortization of capitalized interest				8
Distributed income of equity method investees				57
Less:  Equity in earnings of equity method investees				83
Total earnings, as defined			$	1,909
Fixed charges, as defined:
Interest charges			$	526
Rental interest factor				11
Fixed charges included in the determination of net income				537
Capitalized interest				21
Total fixed charges, as defined			$	558
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings
to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends(a)				3.42
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(a)	FPL Group, Inc. has no preference equity securities outstanding; therefore, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges is the same as the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends.