Statement by FPL Group Chairman and CEO Lew Hay on Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill

JUNO BEACH, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
Lew Hay, chairman and CEO of FPL Group (NYSE:FPL), the nation`s No. 1 producer
of renewable energy from wind and solar power, issued the following statement
today on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 sponsored by Rep.
Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Energy and
Commerce, and Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the House
Subcommittee on Energy and Environment and the Select Committee on Energy
Independence and Global Warming:

"Chairman Waxman and Chairman Markey have shown outstanding commitment to
building a clean-energy economy that will create jobs, strengthen our energy
security, protect our electric customers from undue price increases and address
the threat of climate change. The legislation they have drafted conforms with
many of the elements of both the U.S. Climate Action Partnership's Blueprint for
Action as well as the Edison Electric Institute's consensus climate principles
-- both of which we support. Although more work needs to be done, we are
encouraged by all of the recent progress that has been made on the bill, and as
such, we support moving it through the committee process and onto the House
floor. It is vital that legislation pass this year."

FPL Group: Energy Solutions for the Next Era

FPL Group (NYSE:FPL) is a leading clean energy company with 2008 revenues of
more than $16 billion, approximately 39,000 megawatts of generating capacity,
and more than 15,000 employees in 27 states and Canada. Headquartered in Juno
Beach, Fla., FPL Group`s principal subsidiaries are NextEra Energy Resources,
LLC, the largest generator in North America of renewable energy from the wind
and sun, and Florida Power & Light Company, which serves 4.5 million customer
accounts in Florida and is one of the largest rate-regulated electric utilities
in the country. Through its subsidiaries, FPL Group collectively operates the
third largest U.S. nuclear power generation fleet. For more information about
FPL Group companies, visit these Web sites: www.FPLGroup.com,
www.NextEraEnergyResources.com, www.FPL.com.

FPL Group, Inc.
Randy Clerihue, 305-552-3888

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