1.0.0.3false1. Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policiesfalse1$falsefalseu000Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170u001Dividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0u002Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli020fpl_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstractfplfalsenadurationstringNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalse1falsefalse00falsefalseNo definition available.false31us-gaap_SignificantAccountingPoliciesTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationstringNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalse00<div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">1.  Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Basis of Presentation</font> - FPL Group, Inc.'s (FPL Group) operations are conducted primarily through its wholly-owned subsidiary Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (NextEra Energy Resources) formerly known as FPL Energy, LLC. &
#160;FPL, a rate-regulated public utility, supplies electric service to approximately 4.5 million customer accounts throughout most of the east and lower west coasts of Florida.  NextEra Energy Resources invests in independent power projects through both controlled and consolidated entities and non-controlling ownership interests in joint ventures essentially all of which are accounted for under the equity method.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">The consolidated financial statements of FPL Group and FPL include the accounts of their respective majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. 
0;Certain amounts included in prior years' consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.  The preparation of financial statements requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Regulation</font> - FPL is subject to regulation by the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).  Its rates are designed t
o recover the cost of providing electric service to its customers including a reasonable rate of return on invested capital.  As a result of this cost-based regulation, FPL follows the accounting guidance that allows regulators to create assets and impose liabilities that would not be recorded by non-rate regulated entities.  Regulatory assets and liabilities represent probable future revenues that will be recovered from or refunded to customers through the ratemaking process.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Cost recovery clauses, which are designed to permit full recovery of certain costs and provide a return on certain assets allowed to be recovered through the various clauses, include substanti
ally all fuel, purchased power and interchange expenses, conservation and certain environmental-related expenses, certain revenue taxes and franchise fees.  Beginning in 2009, pre-construction costs and carrying charges on construction costs for new nuclear capacity and costs incurred for FPL's solar generating facilities are also recovered through cost recovery clauses.  Revenues from cost recovery clauses are recorded when billed; FPL achieves matching of costs and related revenues by deferring the net underrecovery or overrecovery.  Any underrecovered costs or overrecovered revenues are collected from or returned to customers in subsequent periods.  Pursuant to an FPSC order, FPL was required to refund in the form of a one-time credit to retail customers' bills the 2009 year-end estimated fuel overrecovery; in January 2010, approximately $403 million was refunded to retail customers.  At December 
;31, 2009, approximately $356 million of retail fuel revenues were overrecovered.  The difference between the refund and the December 31, 2009 overrecovery will be collected from retail customers in a subsequent period.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">If FPL were no longer subject to cost-based rate regulation, the existing regulatory assets and liabilities would be written off unless regulators specify an alternative means of recovery or refund.  In addition, the FPSC has the authority to disallow recovery of costs that it considers excessive or imprudently incurred.  The continued applicability of regulatory accounting is assessed at each reporting period.</font>
</div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Revenues and Rates</font> - FPL's retail and wholesale utility rate schedules are approved by the FPSC and the FERC, respectively.  FPL records unbilled base revenues for the estimated amount of energy delivered to customers but not yet billed.  Unbilled base revenues are included in customer receivables and amounted to approximately $121 million and $114 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  FPL's operating revenues also include amounts resulting from cost recovery clauses (see Regulation), franchise fees, gross receipts taxes and surcharges related to the recovery of storm r
estoration costs associated with hurricanes and storm-recovery bonds (see Note 9 - FPL).  Franchise fees and gross receipts taxes are imposed on FPL; however, the FPSC allows FPL to include in the amounts charged to customers the amount of the gross receipts tax for all customers and the franchise amount for those customers located in the jurisdiction that imposes the fee.  Accordingly, franchise fees and gross receipts taxes are reported gross in operating revenues and taxes other than income taxes and other on FPL Group's and FPL's consolidated statements of income and were approximately $791 million, $781 million and $755 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  FPL also collects municipal utility taxes which are reported gross in customer receivables and accounts payable on FPL Group's and FPL's consolidated balance sheets.</font></div><br /> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; M
ARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">In January 2010, the FPSC orally ruled with respect to FPL's March 2009 petition (January 2010 rate ruling) and indicated that the ruling would be reflected in a final written order to be issued in February 2010 (final order).  The January 2010 rate ruling indicated that new retail base rates would be established for FPL effective March 1, 2010, would increase retail base rates by approximately $75 million on an annualized basis, would establish a regulatory return on common equity (ROE) of 10.0% with a range of plus or minus 100 basis points and would shift certain costs from retail base rates to the capacity cost recovery clause (capacity clause).  The January 2010 rate ruling also indicated that depreciation expense would be reduced over the next four years.  See Electric Plant, Depreciation and Amortization. &am
p;#160;As of the date of this report, the final order remains pending.  Upon issuance of the final order, parties have the right to file motions with the FPSC for reconsideration of some or all of the final order, or to appeal some or all of the final order to the Florida Supreme Court.  In response to inquiries regarding potential inconsistencies in calculations underlying the January 2010 rate ruling, staff for the FPSC has indicated it would address any matters raised by the parties before the final order following the filing of any motions for reconsideration.  FPL cannot predict the specific treatment of any particular issue in the final order.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">
;FPL is evaluating the impact of the January 2010 rate ruling on its financial position, including its credit quality and ability to attract capital over the long term.  FPL has suspended activities on the following projects representing approximately $10 billion of investment over the next five years until the financial impact of the final order, along with other factors, such as load-growth estimates, fuel cost forecasts, demand side management and environmental incentives, can be reviewed (see Note 14 - Commitments):</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="2%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="jus
tify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol, serif">·</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="78%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">development of two additional nuclear units at FPL's Turkey Point site beyond what is required to receive a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license for each unit;</font></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="2%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol, serif">·</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="78%">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">modernization of FPL's Cape Canaveral and Riviera power plants;</font></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="2%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol, serif">·</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="78%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">reevaluation of options related to a proposed 300-mile underground natural gas pipeline in Florida; and</font></div>
</td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="2%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol, serif">·</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="78%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">other infrastructure projects.</font></div> </td> </tr></table> </div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif
">FPL is also evaluating its options with respect to future regulatory actions regarding the January 2010 rate ruling and, when it is issued, the final order, as well as assessing the cost structure of its ongoing operations and reviewing other planned capital expenditures for appropriate reductions.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Under a rate agreement approved in 2005 (2005 rate agreement), retail base rates did not increase except to allow recovery of the revenue requirements of FPL's three power plants that achieved commercial operation during the term of the 2005 rate agreement.  Retail base rates increased when Turkey Point Unit No. 5 was placed in service in 2007 and when West County Energy Center (WCEC)
Units Nos. 1 and 2 were placed in service in 2009.  During the term of the 2005 rate agreement, FPL did not have an authorized regulatory ROE for the purpose of addressing earnings levels; however, for all other regulatory purposes, FPL had an ROE of 11.75%.  Under the terms of the 2005 rate agreement, FPL's electric property depreciation rates were based upon the comprehensive depreciation studies it filed with the FPSC in March 2005; however, FPL reduced depreciation on its plant in service by $125 million each year, as allowed by the 2005 rate agreement.  The 2005 rate agreement also provided for a revenue sharing mechanism, whereby revenues from retail base operations in excess of certain thresholds would be shared with customers.  During the term of the 2005 rate agreement, FPL's revenues did not exceed the thresholds.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br />
;</div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">NextEra Energy Resources' revenue is recorded as electricity is delivered, which is when revenue is earned.  NextEra Energy Resources' retail energy business records unbilled revenues for the estimated amount of energy delivered to customers but not yet billed.  Unbilled revenues are included in customer receivables and amounted to approximately $47 million and $41 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-S
TYLE: italic">Electric Plant, Depreciation and Amortization</font> - The cost of additions to units of property of FPL and NextEra Energy Resources is added to electric utility plant.  In accordance with regulatory accounting, the cost of FPL's units of utility property retired, less estimated net salvage value, is charged to accumulated depreciation.  Maintenance and repairs of property as well as replacements and renewals of items determined to be less than units of utility property are charged to other operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses.  At December 31, 2009, the electric generating, transmission, distribution and general facilities of FPL represented approximately 46%, 13%, 37% and 4%, respectively, of FPL's gross investment in electric utility plant in service.  Substantially all of FPL's properties are subject to the lien of FPL's mortgage, which secures most debt securities issued by
FPL.  A number of NextEra Energy Resources' generating facilities are encumbered by liens against their assets securing various financings.  The net book value of NextEra Energy Resources' assets serving as collateral was approximately $6 billion at December 31, 2009.  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided for an option to elect a cash grant (convertible ITCs) for certain renewable energy property (renewable property).  Convertible ITCs are recorded as a reduction in property, plant and equipment on FPL Group's and FPL's consolidated balance sheets and are amortized as a reduction to depreciation and amortization expense over the estimated life of the related property.  At December 31, 2009, FPL Group recorded convertible ITCs of approximately $417 million ($44 million at FPL), which are included in other receivables on FPL Group’s and FPL’s consoli
dated balance sheets.</font></div><br /> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Depreciation of FPL's electric property is primarily provided on a straight-line average remaining life basis.  FPL includes in depreciation expense a provision for fossil plant dismantlement, nuclear plant decommissioning (see Decommissioning of Nuclear Plants, Dismantlement of Plants and Other Accrued Asset Removal Costs) and amortization of pre-construction costs associated with planned nuclear units recovered through a cost recovery clause.  For substantially all of FPL's property, depreciation studies are performed and filed with the FPSC at least every four years.  Under the terms of the 2005 rate agreement, FPL's electric property depreciation rates were based upon the comprehensive deprec
iation studies it filed with the FPSC in March 2005; however FPL reduced depreciation by $125 million annually as allowed by the 2005 rate agreement.  The weighted annual composite depreciation rate for FPL's electric plant in service, including capitalized software, but excluding the effects of decommissioning, dismantlement and the depreciation adjustments discussed above, was approximately 3.6% for each of the years 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  As part of the January 2010 rate ruling, the FPSC approved new depreciation rates which became effective January 1, 2010.  These new rates are expected to decrease depreciation expense.  The January 2010 rate ruling also requires FPL to reduce depreciation expense over the next four years related to a depreciation reserve surplus totaling approximately $895 million.  NextEra Energy Resources' electric plants in service less salvage value, if any, are deprec
iated primarily using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives.  NextEra Energy Resources' effective depreciation rates, excluding decommissioning, were 4.2%, 4.3% and 4.4% for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Nuclear Fuel</font> - FPL leases nuclear fuel for all four of its nuclear units.  FPL Group and FPL consolidate the lessor entity, a variable interest entity.  See Note 9 - FPL.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt;
MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">NextEra Energy Resources' nuclear units have several contracts for the supply, conversion, enrichment and fabrication of nuclear fuel.  See Note 14 - Contracts.  NextEra Energy Resources' nuclear fuel costs are charged to fuel expense on a unit of production method.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Construction Activity</font> - Allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) is a non-cash item which represents the allowed cost of capital, including an ROE, used to finance FPL construction projects.
0; The portion of AFUDC attributable to borrowed funds is recorded as a reduction of interest expense and the remainder is recorded as other income.  FPSC rules limit the recording of AFUDC to projects that cost in excess of 0.5% of a utility's plant in service balance and require more than one year to complete.  FPSC rules allow construction projects below the 0.5% threshold as a component of rate base.  During 2009, 2008 and 2007, AFUDC was capitalized at a rate of 7.41%, 7.65% and 7.42%, respectively, and amounted to approximately $74 million, $53 million and $36 million, respectively.  See Note 14 - Commitments.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"&g
t;FPL's construction work in progress includes construction materials, progress payments on major equipment contracts, third-party engineering costs, AFUDC and other costs directly associated with the construction of various projects.  Upon completion of the projects, these costs are transferred to electric utility plant in service.  At December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, FPL recorded approximately $295 million, $194 million and $188 million, respectively, of construction-related accruals, which are included in other current liabilities, and approximately $123 million, $121 million and $107 million, respectively, of construction-related accounts payable, which are included in accounts payable on FPL Group's and FPL's consolidated balance sheets.  Capitalized costs associated with construction activities are charged to O&M expenses when recoverability is no longer probable.  See Regulation above for information
on recovery of costs associated with new nuclear capacity and solar generating facilities.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">NextEra Energy Resources capitalizes project development costs once it is probable that such costs will be realized through the ultimate construction of a power plant or sale of development rights.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, NextEra Energy Resources' capitalized development costs totaled approximately $56 million and $40 million, respectively, which are included in other assets on FPL Group's consolidated balance sheets.  These costs include land rights and other third-party costs directly associated with the development of a new project.  Upon
commencement of construction, these costs either are transferred to construction work in progress or remain in other assets, depending upon the nature of the cost.  Capitalized development costs are charged to O&M expenses when recoverability is no longer probable.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">NextEra Energy Resources' construction work in progress includes construction materials, prepayments on turbine generators and other equipment, third-party engineering costs, capitalized interest and other costs directly associated with the construction and development of the project.  Interest capitalized on construction projects amounted to $85 million, $55 million and $39 million during 2009,
2008 and 2007, respectively.  NextEra Energy Resources' interest expense is based on a deemed capital structure of 50% debt for operating projects and 100% debt for projects under construction.  Upon commencement of plant operation, costs associated with construction work in progress are transferred to electric utility plant in service and other property.  At December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, NextEra Energy Resources recorded approximately $175 million, $74 million and $106 million, respectively, of construction-related accruals, which are included in other current liabilities, and approximately $90 million, $59 million and $102 million, respectively, of construction-related accounts payable which are included in accounts payable on FPL Group's consolidated balance sheets.</font></div><br /> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="D
ISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Asset Retirement Obligations </font>- FPL Group and FPL each account for asset retirement obligations and conditional asset retirement obligations (collectively, AROs) under accounting guidance that requires a liability for the fair value of an ARO be recognized in the period in which it is incurred if it can be reasonably estimated, with the offsetting associated asset retirement costs capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the long-lived assets.  The asset retirement cost is subsequently allocated to expense using a systematic and rational method over the asset’s estimated useful life.  Changes in the ARO resulting from the passage of time are recognized as an increase in the carrying amount of the liability and as accretion expense, which is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the consolidated state
ments of income.  Changes resulting from revisions to the timing or amount of the original estimate of cash flows are recognized as an increase or a decrease in the asset retirement cost and ARO.  See Note 13.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Decommissioning of Nuclear Plants, Dismantlement of Plants and Other Accrued Asset Removal Costs</font> - The components of FPL Group's and FPL's decommissioning of nuclear plants, dismantlement of plants and other accrued asset removal costs are as follows:</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div> <
;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> <tr> <td valign="bottom" width="26%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="17" valign="bottom" width="34%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">FPL</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font>&
lt;/td> <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> </tr><tr> <td valign="bottom" width="26%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Nuclear</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Decommissioning</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Fossil</font></div> <div
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Dismantlement</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Interim Removal</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Costs and Other</font></div> </td&g
t; <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">NextEra Energy</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Resources</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOT
TOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">FPL Group</font></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="bottom" width="26%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">December 31,</font></div> &
lt;/td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">December 31,</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif
">December 31,</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">December 31,</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style
="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">December 31,</font></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="bottom" width="26%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2009</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font&
gt;</td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2008</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2009</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new rom
an">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2008</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2009</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10p
t; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2008</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2009</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DI
SPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2008</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2009</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" wid
th="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2008</font></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="bottom" width="26%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="29" valign="bottom" width="56%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">(millions)</font></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="bottom" width="26%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </fon
t></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font><
/td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td
valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="26%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">AROs</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" alig
n="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">1,807</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">1,713</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">23</font></div>
</td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">26</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left
" valign="bottom" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">3</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-s
erif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">4</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">585</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">540</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DIS
PLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2,418</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT
: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2,283</font></div> </td> </tr><tr bgcolor="white"> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="26%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Less capitalized ARO asset net of accumulated depreciation</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT
- -SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">50</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-
LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">52</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">5</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">8</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DI
SPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">-</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">1</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; F
ONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">-</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">-</font><
/div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">55</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td&g
t; <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">61</font></div> </td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="26%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Accrued asset removal costs <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(a)</font></font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"&g
t;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">196</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: ar
ial, sans-serif">176</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">318</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new rom
an">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">306</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">1,737</font></div> </td>
<td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">1,660</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="righ
t" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">-</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">-</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; F
ONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2,251</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; M
ARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2,142</font></div> </td> </tr><tr bgcolor="white"> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="26%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Asset retirement obligation regulatory expense difference <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(a)</font></font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: blac
k 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">644</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div
style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">495</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">28</font></div> </td> <td valign="bot
tom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">25</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><fon
t style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">(1</font></div> </td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">)</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">-</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt
; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">-</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">-</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  <
;/font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">671</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right
" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">520</font></div> </td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="26%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Accrued decommissioning, dismantlement and other accrued asset removal costs</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="lef
t" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2,597</font></div> </td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%
; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(b)</font></font></div> </td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2,332</font></div> </td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><f
ont style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(b)</font></font></div> </td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">364</font></div> </td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"&g
t; <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(b)</font></font></div> </td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">349</font>&
lt;/div> </td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(b)</font></font></div> </td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT:
0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">1,739</font></div> </td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(b)</font></font></div> </td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDE
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gt;$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">585</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%"
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">540</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-IN
DENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">5,285</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: ari
al, sans-serif">4,884</font></div> </td> </tr></table> </div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol, serif">¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾</font></div> <div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">(a)  </font></div> </td> <td align="left" valign="top" width
="81%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Regulatory liability on FPL Group's and FPL's consolidated balance sheets.</font></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="2%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">(b)  </font></div> </td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="81%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Represents total amount accrued for ratemaking purposes.&l
t;/font></div> </td> </tr></table> </div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">FPL - For ratemaking purposes, FPL accrues for the cost of end of life retirement and disposal of its nuclear and fossil plants over the expected service life of each unit based on nuclear decommissioning and fossil dismantlement studies periodically filed with the FPSC.  In addition, FPL accrues for interim removal costs over the life of the related assets based on depreciation studies approved by the FPSC.  In 2005, FPL suspended its annual decommissioning accrual as approved by the FPSC.  For financial reporting purposes, FPL recognizes decommissioning and dismantlement
liabilities in accordance with accounting guidance that requires a liability for the fair value of an ARO be recognized in the period in which it is incurred.  Any differences between expense recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amount recoverable through rates are reported as a regulatory liability in accordance with regulatory accounting.  See Electric Plant, Depreciation and Amortization, Asset Retirement Obligations and Note 13.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Nuclear decommissioning studies are performed at least every five years and are submitted to the FPSC for approval.  FPL filed updated nuclear decommissioning studies with the FPSC in December 20
05.  These studies reflect FPL's current plans, under the operating licenses, for prompt dismantlement of Turkey Point Units Nos. 3 and 4 following the end of plant operation with decommissioning activities commencing in 2032 and 2033, respectively, and provide for St. Lucie Unit No. 1 to be mothballed beginning in 2036 with decommissioning activities to be integrated with the prompt dismantlement of St. Lucie Unit No. 2 at the end of its useful life in 2043.  These studies also assume that FPL will be storing spent fuel on site pending removal to a U.S. government facility.  The studies indicate FPL's portion of the ultimate costs of decommissioning its four nuclear units, including costs associated with spent fuel storage, to be approximately $10.9 billion.  FPL's portion of the ultimate cost of decommissioning its four units, expressed in 2009 dollars, is estimated by the studies to aggregate $2.4 billio
n.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Restricted funds for the payment of future expenditures to decommission FPL's nuclear units are included in nuclear decommissioning reserve funds, which are included in special use funds on FPL Group's and FPL's consolidated balance sheets.  Consistent with regulatory treatment, marketable securities held in the decommissioning funds are classified as available for sale and are carried at market value with market adjustments, including any other than temporary impairment losses, resulting in a corresponding adjustment to the related regulatory liability accounts.  See Note 5.  Contributions to the funds were suspended in 2005. 
 Fund earnings, net of taxes, are reinvested in the funds.  Earnings are recognized as income/loss and an offset is recorded to reflect a corresponding increase/decrease in the related regulatory liability accounts.  As a result, there is no effect on net income.  During 2009, 2008 and 2007, fund earnings on decommissioning funds were approximately $81 million, $63 million and $81 million, respectively.  The tax effects of amounts not yet recognized for tax purposes are included in accumulated deferred income taxes.</font></div><br /> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">Fossil fuel plant dismantlement studies are performed at least every four years and are submitted to the FPSC for approval.  FPL's latest fossil fuel plant dism
antlement studies became effective January 1, 2010 and resulted in an increase in the annual expense from $15 million to $19 million.  The studies indicate that FPL's portion of the ultimate cost to dismantle its fossil units is $894 million, or $467 million expressed in 2009 dollars.  During both 2009 and 2008, with respect to costs associated with fossil dismantlement, FPL recognized approximately $2 million related to ARO accretion expense and depreciation of the capitalized ARO asset and approximately $13 million related to the non-legal obligation included in accrued asset removal costs, which equaled the $15 million accrual approved by the FPSC for dismantlement expense (included in depreciation and amortization expense in FPL Group's and FPL's consolidated statements of income).  During 2007, with respect to costs associated with fossil dismantlement, FPL recognized approximately $2 million related to ARO accretion expense and deprecia
tion of the capitalized ARO asset, approximately $14 million related to the non-legal obligation included in accrued asset removal costs and approximately $1 million credit to adjust the total accrual to the $15 million approved by the FPSC for dismantlement expense (included in depreciation and amortization expense in FPL Group's and FPL's consolidated statements of income).</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">NextEra Energy Resources - NextEra Energy Resources records nuclear decommissioning liabilities for Seabrook Station (Seabrook), Duane Arnold Energy Center (Duane Arnold) and Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant (Point Beach) in accordance with accounting guidance that requires a liability for the fair value of an ARO be recognized in
the period in which it is incurred.  See Note 13.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, NextEra Energy Resources' ARO related to nuclear decommissioning totaled approximately $518 million and $487 million, respectively, and was determined using various internal and external data.  NextEra Energy Resources' portion of the ultimate cost of decommissioning its nuclear plants, including costs associated with spent fuel storage, is estimated to be approximately $6.6 billion, or $1.6 billion expressed in 2009 dollars.  The liability is being accreted using the interest method through the date decommissioning activities are expected to be complete.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY
: Arial, sans-serif">Seabrook's decommissioning funding plan is based on a comprehensive nuclear decommissioning study filed with the New Hampshire Nuclear Decommissioning Financing Committee (NDFC) in 2007 and is effective for four years.  There are ongoing minimum decommissioning funding requirements for Duane Arnold and Point Beach with the NRC, which NextEra Energy Resources either meets or intends to meet in the form of a guarantee for each plant.  NextEra Energy Resources' portion of Seabrook's, Duane Arnold's and Point Beach's restricted funds for the payment of future expenditures to decommission these plants is included in nuclear decommissioning reserve funds, which are included in special use funds on FPL Group's consolidated balance sheets.  Marketable securities held in the decommissioning funds are classified as available for sale and are carried at market value.  Market adjustments result in a corresponding
adjustment to other comprehensive income (OCI), except for unrealized losses associated with marketable securities considered to be other than temporary, including any credit losses, which are recognized as an expense in FPL Group's consolidated statements of income.  Fund earnings are recognized in income and are reinvested in the funds either on a pretax or after-tax basis.  See Note 5.  The tax effects of amounts not yet recognized for tax purposes are included in accumulated deferred income taxes.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Major Maintenance Costs</font> - FPL uses the accrue-in-advance method for reco
gnizing costs associated with planned major nuclear maintenance, in accordance with regulatory treatment, and records the related accrual as a regulatory liability.  FPL expenses costs associated with planned fossil maintenance as incurred.  NextEra Energy Resources uses the deferral method to account for certain planned major maintenance costs.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">FPL's estimated nuclear maintenance costs for each nuclear unit's next planned outage are accrued over the period from the end of the last outage to the end of the next planned outage.  Any difference between the estimated and actual costs is included in O&M expenses when known.  Th
e accrued liability for nuclear maintenance costs at December 31, 2009 and 2008 totaled approximately $47 million and $58 million, respectively, and is included in regulatory liabilities - other.  For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, FPL recognized approximately $84 million, $75 million and $77 million, respectively, in nuclear maintenance costs which are included in O&M expenses in FPL Group's and FPL's consolidated statements of income.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">NextEra Energy Resources' major maintenance costs for its nuclear generating units and combustion turbines are capitalized and amortized on a unit of production method over the period from the end of the la
st outage to the beginning of the next planned outage.  NextEra Energy Resources' capitalized major maintenance costs, net of accumulated amortization, totaled approximately $106 million and $81 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and are included in other assets.  For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, NextEra Energy Resources recognized approximately $73 million, $57 million and $43 million in major maintenance costs which are included in O&M expenses in FPL Group's consolidated statements of income.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Cash Equivalents</font> - Cash equivalents cons
ist of short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.</font></div><br /> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Restricted Cash</font> - At December 31, 2009 and 2008, FPL Group had approximately $134 million ($33 million for FPL) and $140 million ($40 million for FPL), respectively, of restricted cash included in other current assets on FPL Group's and FPL's consolidated balance sheets, essentially all of which is restricted for margin cash collateral and debt service payments.  Where offsetting positions exist, restricted cash related to margin cash collateral is netted against derivative instruments.  See Note 3.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block
; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Allowance for Doubtful Accounts</font> - FPL maintains an accumulated provision for uncollectible customer accounts receivable that is estimated using a percentage, derived from historical revenue and write-off trends, of the previous five months of revenue.  Additional amounts are included in the provision to address specific items that are not considered in the calculation described above.  NextEra Energy Resources regularly reviews collectibility of its receivables and establishes a provision for losses estimated as a percentage of accounts receivable based on the historical bad debt write-off trends for its retail energy business and, when necessary, using the
specific identification method for all other receivables.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Inventory</font> - FPL values materials, supplies and fossil fuel inventory using a weighted-average cost method.  NextEra Energy Resources' materials, supplies and fossil fuel inventories are carried at the lower of weighted-average cost or market, unless evidence indicates that the weighted-average cost (even if in excess of market) will be recovered with a normal profit upon sale in the ordinary course of business.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-L
EFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Energy Trading</font> - FPL Group provides full energy and capacity requirements services primarily to distribution utilities, which include load-following services and various ancillary services, in certain markets and engages in power and gas marketing and trading activities to optimize the value of electricity and fuel contracts and generating facilities, as well as to take advantage of expected favorable commodity price movements.  Trading contracts that meet the definition of a derivative are accounted for at market value and realized gains and losses from all trading contracts, including those where physical delivery is required, are recorded net for all periods presented.  See Note 3.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY:
block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Impairment of Long-Lived Assets</font> - FPL Group evaluates on an ongoing basis the recoverability of its assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets</font> - FPL Group's goodwill and other intangible assets are as follows:&l
t;/font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> <tr> <td valign="bottom" width="54%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="13%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Weighted Average</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Useful Lives</font></div>
</td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="5" valign="bottom" width="14%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">December 31,</font></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="bottom" width="54%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline;
FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">(Years)</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2009</font></div> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="6%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">&
lt;font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">2008</font></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="54%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td colspan="5" valign="top" width="14%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font st
yle="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">(millions)</font></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="54%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Goodwill:</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1
%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="top" width="54%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><fo
nt style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Merchant reporting unit</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">72</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">72</font></div>
</td> </tr><tr bgcolor="white"> <td align="left" valign="top" width="54%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Wind reporting unit</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZ
E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">41</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><
;font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">38</font></div> </td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="top" width="54%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Total goodwill</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <
td align="left" valign="top" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">113</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT
- -INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">110</font></div> </td> </tr><tr bgcolor="white"> <td valign="top" width="54%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA
MILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&
amp;#160; </font></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="top" width="54%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Other intangible assets:</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA
MILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="white"> <td align="left" valign="top" width="54%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sa
ns-serif">Purchase power agreements</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">18</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div>
</td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">87</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="1%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline
; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">70</font></div> </td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="top" width="54%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Customer lists</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">8</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="4%"><font style="D
ISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">28</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MA
RGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">28</font></div> </td> </tr><tr bgcolor="white"> <td align="left" valign="top" width="54%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Other, primarily land and transmission rights, permits and licenses</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">28</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inl
ine; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">216</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1
%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">105</font></div> </td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="top" width="54%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Total</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"> 
; </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">331</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <
td valign="top" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">203</font></div> </td> </tr><tr bgcolor="white"> <td align="left" valign="top" width="54%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Less accumulated amortization</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">78</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">
60; </font></td> <td valign="top" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">65</font></div> </td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="top" width="54%"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">Total other intangible assets - net</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width=
"7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td valign="top" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="righ
t"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">253</font></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">  </font></td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">$</font></div> </td> <td align="right" valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double"> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif">138</font></div> </td>
</tr></table> </div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">NextEra Energy Resources has recorded goodwill related to various acquisitions which were accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.  NextEra Energy Resources' other intangible assets are amortized, primarily on a straight-line basis, over their estimated useful lives.  For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, amortization expense was approximately $14 million, $13 million and $12 million, respectively, and is expected to be approximately $14 million, $13 million, $12 million, $9 million and $6 million for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block;
TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif">NextEra Energy Resources' goodwill and other intangible assets are included in other assets on FPL Group's consolidated balance sheets.  Goodwill is assessed for impairment at least annually by applying a fair value-based test.  Other intangible assets are periodically reviewed when impairment indicators are present to assess recoverability from future operations using undiscounted future cash flows.</font></div><br /> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Stock-Based Compensation </font>- FPL Group
accounts for stock-based payment transactions based on grant-date fair value.  See Note 11 - Stock-Based Compensation.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Retirement of Long-Term Debt</font> - Gains and losses that result from differences in FPL's reacquisition cost and the book value of long-term debt which is retired are deferred and amortized to interest expense ratably over the remaining life of the original issue, which is consistent with its treatment in the ratemaking process.  FPL Group Capital Inc (FPL Group Capital) recognizes such differences as other income (deductions) at time of retirement.</font></div>
<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Income Taxes</font> - Deferred income taxes are provided on all significant temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities.  In connection with the tax sharing agreement between FPL Group and its subsidiaries, the income tax provision at each subsidiary reflects the use of the "separate return method," except that tax benefits that could not be used on a separate return basis, but are used on the consolidated tax return, are recorded by the subsidiary that generated the tax benefits.  Any remaining consolidated income tax benefits or expenses are recorded at the corporate level. 
 Included in other regulatory assets on FPL Group's and FPL's consolidated balance sheets is the revenue equivalent of the difference in accumulated deferred income taxes computed under accounting rules, as compared to regulatory accounting rules.  This amount totaled $137 million and $92 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and is being amortized in accordance with the regulatory treatment over the estimated lives of the assets or liabilities for which the deferred tax amount was initially recognized.  Investment tax credits (ITCs) for FPL are deferred and amortized to income over the approximate lives of the related property in accordance with the regulatory treatment.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, deferred ITCs were approximately $8 million and $16 million, respectively, and are included in other regulatory liabilities on FPL Group's and FPL's consolidated balance sheets.  NextE
ra Energy Resources recognizes ITCs as a reduction to income tax expense when the related energy property is placed into service.  Production tax credits (PTCs) are recognized as wind energy is generated and sold based on a per kwh rate prescribed in applicable federal and state statutes and are recorded as a reduction of current income taxes payable, unless limited by tax law in which instance they are recorded as deferred tax assets.  FPL Group and FPL record a deferred income tax benefit created by the convertible ITCs on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of renewable property.  For NextEra Energy Resources, this deferred income tax benefit is recorded in income tax expense in the year that the renewable property is placed in service.  For FPL, this deferred income tax benefit is offset by a regulatory liability, which is amortized as a reduction of depreciation expense over the approximate live
s of the related renewable property in accordance with the regulatory treatment.  A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets unless it is more likely than not that such assets will be realized.  All tax positions taken by FPL Group in its income tax returns that are recognized in the financial statements must satisfy a more-likely-than-not threshold.  See Note 6.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Guarantees</font> - FPL Group's and FPL's payment guarantees and related contracts provided to unconsolidated entities entered into after December 31, 2002, for which it or a s
ubsidiary is the guarantor, are recorded at fair value.  See Note 14 - Commitments.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)</font> - FPL Group and FPL assess the variable interests they hold to determine if those entities are VIEs.  See Note 9.  In 2009, new accounting guidance was issued which modifies the consolidation model in previous guidance and expands the required disclosures related to VIEs.  The new accounting guidance became effective on January 1, 2010.  FPL Group and FPL are currently evaluating the impact of the new accounting
guidance.</font></div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br /></div> </div>1.  Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies Basis of Presentation - FPL Group, Inc.'s (FPL Group) operations arefalsefalseNo definition available.No authoritative reference available.falsefalse12falseUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue
