<ARTICLE>                                   UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from FPL Group's and FPL's condensed consolidated balance sheet as
of September 30, 1996 and condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1996
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.

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<NAME>                         FPL Group, Inc.
<MULTIPLIER>                             1,000
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                  DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                       SEP-30-1996
<PERIOD-TYPE>                            9-MOS
<BOOK-VALUE>                          PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>           $9,300,760
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>         $1,301,736
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>              $1,276,344
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                    $0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                        $502,991
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                     $12,381,831
<COMMON>                                    $0
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                   $0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                         $0
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>      $4,597,537
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                  $42,000
<PREFERRED>                           $289,580
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                $3,262,857
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                          $0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                   $0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>              $0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>               $0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                   $0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                 $0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                            $0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>      $4,189,857
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>      $12,381,831
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>           $4,601,392
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                  $261,602
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>          $3,619,598
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>          $3,619,598
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>               $981,794
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                  ($5,443)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>        $696,783
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>              $202,642
<NET-INCOME>                          $494,141
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>            $17,966
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>         $494,141
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>              $240,487
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                   $0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>              $1,315,189
<EPS-PRIMARY>                            $2.84
<EPS-DILUTED>                            $2.84