<ARTICLE>                                 UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from FPL Group's and FPL's consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 1996 and consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 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>                     DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-TYPE>                         12-MOS
<BOOK-VALUE>                        PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>         $9,198,006
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>       $1,318,557
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>            $1,173,531
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                  $0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                      $529,229
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                   $12,219,323
<COMMON>                              $1,828
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>         $3,072,585
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>               $1,517,719
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>    $4,592,132
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                $42,000
<PREFERRED>                         $289,580
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>              $3,144,313
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                        $0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                 $0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>            $0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>       $150,600
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>             $4,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>               $0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                          $0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>    $3,996,698
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>    $12,219,323
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>         $6,036,778
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                $293,862
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>        $4,865,957
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>        $4,865,957
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>           $1,170,821
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                  ($7,247)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>      $845,980
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>            $266,530
<NET-INCOME>                        $579,450
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>          $23,732
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>       $579,450
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>            $320,253
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                 $0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>            $1,592,278
<EPS-PRIMARY>                          $3.33
<EPS-DILUTED>                          $3.33