|Exhibit 12(b)                                      
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|FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS

|                                            | Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2002
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|                                            | (millions)                          
|RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES         
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|Earnings, as defined:                       |                                     
|Net income                                  | $                                   
|Income taxes                                |                                     
|Fixed charges, as below                     |                                     
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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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|Total fixed charges, as defined             | $                                   
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges          |                                     
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|RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
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|Earnings, as defined:                                                    
|Net income                                                               
|Income taxes                                                             
|Fixed charges, as below                                                  
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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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|Total fixed charges, as defined                                          
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|Non-tax deductible preferred stock dividends                             
|Ratio of income before income taxes to net income                        
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|Preferred stock dividends before income taxes                            
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|Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends                     
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends
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