<ARTICLE>          UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from 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>                     Florida Power & Light Company
<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>                       $1,093
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                            $1,424
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                              $0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                      $437
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                   $11,283
<COMMON>                                              $0
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                             $0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                   $0
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                    $4,879
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                 $0
<PREFERRED>                                         $226
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                              $2,190
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                    $0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                             $0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                        $0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                       $230
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                             $0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                           $0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                      $0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                    $3,758
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                    $11,283
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                         $4,807
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                $311
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                        $3,807
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                        $4,118
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                             $689
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                    $0
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                      $689
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                            $149
<NET-INCOME>                                        $540
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          $11
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                       $529
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                              $0
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                             $0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                            $1,479
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                         $0
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