<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, 
1998 and condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the 
nine months ended September 30, 1998 and is qualified in its entirety by 
reference to such financial statements.

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<NAME>                         FPL Group, Inc.
<MULTIPLIER>                         1,000,000
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                  DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                       SEP-30-1998
<PERIOD-TYPE>                            9-MOS
<BOOK-VALUE>                          PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>               $8,329
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>             $1,971
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                  $1,771
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                    $0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                            $773
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                         $12,844
<COMMON>                                    $2
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>               $3,005
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                     $2,116
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>          $5,123
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                       $0
<PREFERRED>                               $226
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                    $2,785
<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>          $4,710
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>          $12,844
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>               $5,030
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                      $297
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>              $3,965
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>              $3,965
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                 $1,065
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                         $42
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>            $799
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                  $228
<NET-INCOME>                              $571
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                $11
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>             $571
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                  $259
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                   $0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                  $1,532
<EPS-PRIMARY>                            $3.31
<EPS-DILUTED>                            $3.31