|Exhibit 12(a)                                                                     
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|FPL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

|                                                                     | Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2002
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|Earnings, as defined:                                                |                                     
|Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle  | $                                   
|Income taxes                                                         |                                     
|Fixed charges, included in the determination of net income, as below |                                     
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                 |                                     
|Distributed income of independent power investments                  |                                     
|Less:  Equity in earnings of equity method investees                 |                                     
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|Total earnings, as defined                                           | $                                   
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|Fixed charges, as defined:                                           |                                     
|Interest charges                                                     | $                                   
|Rental interest factor                                               |                                     
|Fixed charges included in nuclear fuel cost                          |                                     
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|Fixed charges, included in the determination of net income           |                                     
|Capitalized interest                                                 |                                     
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|Total fixed charges, as defined                                      | $                                   
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                   |                                     
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