<ARTICLE>                                   UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from FPL's condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30,
1997 and condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the nine months ended September 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>                       SEP-30-1997
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<BOOK-VALUE>                          PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>           $951,064
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>              $1,312,882
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<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                         $0
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>      $4,734,927
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                       $0
<PREFERRED>                           $226,250
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                $2,514,382
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<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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<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>          $4,060,524
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>               $698,856
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