<ARTICLE>                                   UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from FPL's condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 1997
and condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.

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<NAME>           Florida Power & Light Company
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                  DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                       JUN-30-1997
<PERIOD-TYPE>                            6-MOS
<BOOK-VALUE>                          PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>           $896,930
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>              $1,142,331
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                    $0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                        $477,399
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                     $11,486,909
<COMMON>                                    $0
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                   $0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                         $0
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>      $4,716,979
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                  $36,500
<PREFERRED>                           $226,250
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                $2,673,002
<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
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<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>      $3,834,178
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>      $11,486,909
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>           $2,939,887
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                  $149,692
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>          $2,402,418
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>          $2,552,110
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>               $387,777
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                      $2,542
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>        $390,319
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>              $116,536
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<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>            $10,050
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