Florida's Electricity Consumers Asked to Use Energy Wisely In Anticipation of Hurricane Rita's Impact On Gulf Oil/Natural Gas Facilities.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company said today the company is joining with other Florida utilities in asking customers to use energy wisely in the coming days in anticipation of potential damage that may occur to oil and natural gas facilities from Hurricane Rita.

The potential for adverse impacts from Hurricane Rita on production and refinery facilities - coupled with damage to some facilities previously from Hurricane Katrina -- is creating uncertainty about available fuel supplies in the days and weeks ahead, not just for Florida but for other states in the southern and eastern sections of the country. As a result, the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council, which serves as the security monitor for the state's electric grid, today issued a call for public conservation of electricity. (The FRCC advisory can be seen on the Internet at http://www.frcc.com.)

FPL has an adequate supply of fuel for the near-term. In an abundance of caution and until the fate of fuel production capabilities in the Gulf is better known, FPL is asking customers to make wise use of electricity in their homes and businesses to help extend current supplies of natural gas and fuel oil at the company's electric generating plants.

Florida Power & Light Company is the principal subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE:FPL), nationally known as a high quality, efficient and customer-driven organization focused on energy-related products and services. With annual revenues of more than $10 billion and a growing presence in 26 states, FPL Group is widely recognized as one of the country's premier power companies. Florida Power & Light Company serves 4.3 million customer accounts in Florida. FPL Energy, LLC, FPL Group's wholesale electricity generating subsidiary, is a leader in producing electricity from clean and renewable fuels. Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.FPL.com, http://www.FPLGroup.com and http://www.FPLEnergy.com.

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