<ARTICLE>          UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from FPL's 
condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 1998 and condensed 
consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the six months ended 
June 30, 1998 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial 
statements.

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<NAME>                     Florida Power & Light Company
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000,000
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                            DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                 JUN-30-1998
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                      6-MOS
<BOOK-VALUE>                                    PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                         $8,410
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                       $1,146
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                            $1,455
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                              $0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                      $451
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                   $11,462
<COMMON>                                              $0
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                             $0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                   $0
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                    $4,863
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                 $0
<PREFERRED>                                         $226
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                              $2,418
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                    $0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                             $0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                        $0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                       $201
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                             $0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                           $0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                      $0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                    $3,754
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                    $11,462
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                         $2,929
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                $154
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                        $2,399
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                        $2,553
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                             $376
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                   ($3)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                      $373
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                            $100
<NET-INCOME>                                        $273
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                           $7
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                       $266
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                              $0
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                             $0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                              $971
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                         $0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                         $0