|Exhibit 12(a)                                                                                                                                                      
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|FPL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS(a)
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|Earnings, as defined:                                                                                                                                              
|Net income                                                                                                                                                         
|Income tax benefit                                                                                                                                                 
|Fixed charges included in the determination of net income, as below                                                                                                
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                                                                               
|Distributed income of equity method investees                                                                                                                      
|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 expense                                                                                                                                                   
|Rental interest factor                                                                                                                                             
|Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction                                                                                                              
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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 and ratio of earnings                                                                                                           
|to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends(a)                                                                                                         
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|(a)