Corporate Governance Principles & Guidelines

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Mission of the Board

The primary responsibility of the Board of Directors is to foster the long-term success of FPL Group, Inc. and its affiliates (the “Company”) and to build shareholder value.

Composition of the Board

Size and Selection

The size of the Board has ranged from 10 to 15 members. All sizes within this range have afforded a reasonable diversity of backgrounds and experience while remaining a workable number. The availability of outstanding candidates should be a primary consideration in determining Board size.

Directors are elected annually by the shareholders at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders. The Board proposes and recommends a slate of nominees for consideration each year. The Governance and Nominating Committee, with direct input from the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for screening candidates and recommending them to the Board. Under the Company’s bylaws, between annual meetings, the Board may elect Directors to serve until the next annual meeting.

Criteria for Non-Employee Directors

The Company seeks as Directors persons who:

Have demonstrated character and integrity
Have an inquiring mind
Have experience at a strategy and/or policy setting level or high-level managerial experience in a relatively complex business, government or other organization or have other similar and relevant experience in dealing with complex problems
Have an ability to work effectively with others
Have sufficient time to devote to the affairs of the Company; and
Will represent the balanced best interests of the Company’s shareholders as a whole, rather than special constituencies.

In seeking such Directors, the Company also seeks to achieve a mix of Directors that represents a diversity of background and experience, including diversity with respect to age, gender, race and specialized experience.

Criteria for Employee Directors

The Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall be a Director. To be considered for Board membership, any other employee of the Company must have senior management responsibility for one of the Company’s major operating subsidiaries or broad functional groups.

Criteria for All Directors

No person will be considered for Board membership who is:

An employee or director of a company or other business organization in significant competition with the Company
An employee or director of a major or potentially major customer, supplier, contractor, counselor or consultant of the Company; or
An executive officer of a company or other business organization where a Company employee-Director serves on such other organization’s board.

Should any current Director become subject to one of the above disqualifying factors, he or she shall immediately offer his or her resignation to the Board. Absent special circumstances agreed to by a majority of the Board (excluding the affected member or members), the Board will accept the offer of resignation.

There are no term limits for Directors. No person who shall have attained the age of 72 years by the date of election shall be eligible for election as a Director; provided, however, that the Board may, in circumstances it deems appropriate and by unanimous approval of all of the Directors then in office (except the Director whose qualification is the subject of the action), render a Director then in office (the “Affected Director”) eligible for election as a Director until either the date of election next following the Affected Director’s 73rd birthday or the date of election next following the Affected Director’s 74th birthday.

If a Director’s principal occupation or business association changes substantially (including retirement) following his or her initial election to the Board, he or she shall
immediately offer his or her resignation to the Board. A majority of the Board (excluding the affected member or members) shall decide whether to accept the offer of resignation. Directors who are full-time employees of the Company shall resign from the Board coincident with their retirement from full-time employment with the Company.

No Director will serve simultaneously as a director of more than six public companies, including FPL Group. The Chief Executive Officer of FPL Group shall
not serve simultaneously as a director of more than three public companies, including FPL Group. Service on boards of subsidiary companies, private companies, and nonprofit organizations shall be excluded from this determination. (For purposes of this paragraph, a public company is an entity that has a class of common equity securities that is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange act of 1934.)

In addition to abiding by the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, each Director must recuse himself or herself from any discussion or decision affecting his or her personal, business or professional interests, other than his or her interests as a Director or shareholder of the Company, and except to the extent action by the full Board or a committee thereof is required by law, regulation or the Company’s articles of incorporation or bylaws.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

The Chief Executive Officer will normally serve as Chairman of the Board. In response to particular circumstances, such as a transition from one Chief Executive
to another, the role of the Chief Executive and the Chairman may be separated. The bylaws provide that the Chief Executive Officer shall be either the Chairman or the President, as determined by the Board.

Presiding Director

If the Chairman of the Board is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or another company officer (as defined in SEC Rule 16a-1(f)), then one of the nonmanagement members of the Board will be selected by the Board as Presiding Director. The Presiding Director will act as a key liaison with the Chief Executive Officer, will assist the Chairman in setting the Board agenda, will chair the executive sessions described below, and will communicate Board member feedback to the Chief Executive Officer. The name of the Presiding Director, together with a method for interested parties to communicate directly with the Presiding Director or with the nonmanagement Directors as a group, shall be disclosed either in the Company’s proxy statement for the annual meeting of shareholders, or, if permitted under applicable New York Stock Exchange regulations, on the Company’s Web site. The Presiding Director shall rotate biennially (except as unusual circumstances may warrant and generally on a calendar year basis) among the Chairs of the Audit, Compensation, Finance and Investment and Governance and Nominating Committees in alphabetical order; provided, however, that no Director shall serve as the Presiding Director for more than one biennial term on a consecutive basis.

Independence

The Board shall be comprised of a substantial majority of independent Directors.

To qualify as independent, the Board must affirmatively determine that a Director has no material relationship with the Company (either directly or as a partner,
shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company). In addition, a Director must meet the specific criteria set forth in Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.

The Board has established the following categorical standards to assist it in making the determination of Director independence. Except in special circumstances, as determined by a majority of the independent members of the Board, the following relationships will not be considered to be material relationships that would affect a Board member’s independence:

The Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries has made or received payments for property or services to or from any entity of which either (A) a Director is an officer or employee or in which a Director is a partner or has an ownership interest of 10 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities or other voting interests or (B) a Director’s immediate family member is an executive officer so long as such payments in the last fiscal year were less than the greater of $1 million or 2 percent or such entity’s consolidated gross revenues for its last fiscal year and such property or services were provided or received in the ordinary course of business of each of the parties.
The Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries has a borrowing relationship with a bank or other financial institution of which a Director is an officer, employee or director, or a Director’s immediate family member is an executive officer, and the total amount of indebtedness does not exceed 1 percent of the total assets of the financial institution for the last fiscal year.

The Company shall disclose the foregoing standards at such times and in such manner as may be from time to time required by applicable Securities and Exchange Commission and New York Stock Exchange requirements.

In addition, a company (including its affiliates) of which an independent Director is an executive officer or employee may not receive from the Company (including its affiliates) in any fiscal year more than $200,000 for property, goods or services unless such payment is reviewed by a majority of the other independent Directors. If such payment is so made, the other independent Directors shall thereafter make a determination, after considering all relevant facts and circumstances, whether the Director can continue to qualify as an independent Director. If a determination is made that the Director no longer qualifies as independent, such determination will be disclosed in the Company’s annual proxy statement.

Committees of the Board

The current committees of the Board are: Audit, Compensation, Executive, Finance and Investment, Governance and Nominating and Nuclear.

The Board, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, will determine the responsibilities and membership of its committees. Each committee, other than the Executive Committee, shall consist solely of independent Directors. The charters of the Committees shall be posted on the Company’s Web site at www.FPLGroup.com.

Each committee chair, in consultation with the committee members, will determine the frequency and length of meetings of the committee. Each committee chair, in consultation with the appropriate members of management, will develop the agenda for the committee’s meetings.

By the 2005 annual meeting of shareholders, and at the end of each five-year period thereafter, a majority of the members of each of the following respective Committees shall not have been members of such Committee as of five years prior thereto: (a) Audit Committee; (b) Compensation Committee; and (c) Governance and Nominating Committee. Once a member of any such respective Committee ceases to be a member of that Committee, that Director shall not again become a member of that Committee for at least two years. All members of each of said Committees shall be independent Directors, as defined above.

Stock Ownership

To more closely align the interests of Directors and the Company’s shareowners, Directors are encouraged to own a significant equity interest in the Company within a reasonable time after initial election to the Board. A minimum investment of three times the annual cash retainer within three years is required. To assist Directors in meeting this requirement, a portion of Directors’ annual compensation will be paid in the form of common stock. Share units held in the Company’s deferred compensation plan will be credited toward meeting the requirement.

Functions of the Board

By law, all corporate powers are exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Company are managed under the direction of, the Board of Directors. In addition to reviewing and approving specific corporate actions as required by law, the Board performs other critical functions.

Strategies and Objectives, Advice

The Board reviews, and where appropriate, approves the major strategies and financial and other objectives and plans of the Company. It also provides advice and counsel to management both in formal meetings and in informal, individual contacts with the Chief Executive Officer and other members of management.

Management Selection and Evaluation

The Board selects and evaluates the Chief Executive Officer, reviews with the Chief Executive Officer his or her selection of the other members of senior management, and reviews with the Chief Executive Officer his or her evaluation of senior management.

The Board will evaluate the performance of the Chief Executive Officer at least annually. The evaluation will be based on objective criteria which shall include, among other factors, corporate performance, development of management, and the accomplishment of annual objectives and long-term strategic goals. The evaluation will be conducted without the presence of the Chief Executive Officer or other management Directors, and will be communicated to the Chief Executive Officer as directed by the Board.

Management Succession

The Board will review annually with the Chief Executive Officer management succession planning and development.

Executive Compensation

The Company’s executive compensation program will be set at levels adequate to attract and retain qualified executives. It will be designed and administered with clear and strong linkages to the Company’s goals, objectives and strategies, and particularly to the creation of long-term shareholder value.

Board Evaluation

The Board will establish performance criteria for itself and its members and review itself against these criteria at least annually. These criteria will include, among others: attendance, preparedness, participation and candor.

Board Compensation

The Board will review periodically the status of the Company’s Board compensation in relation to other companies of comparable size and scale of operations, and adjust Board compensation as it deems appropriate. To create a direct linkage with corporate performance, a meaningful portion of a Director’s compensation should be in the form of, or based upon, the Company’s common stock.

Board Interaction with Investors, Media, etc.

The Board believes that management speaks for the Company. Inquiries from institutional investors, the media, etc. should be referred, without comment, to the Chief Executive Officer or the Vice President, Corporate Communications, of the Company. Individual Directors may, from time to time, meet or otherwise communicate with various constituencies that are involved with the Company. It is expected, however, that Directors will speak for the Company only with the knowledge of management and, in most instances, at the request of management.

Board Operations

Number of Meetings

The Board will meet as frequently as needed for Directors to discharge properly their duties. Regular meetings of the Board are held six times per year and special meetings are held as required. Regular attendance by Directors at Board and committee meetings is expected.

Board Agendas

The Chairman of the Board, in consultation with the Presiding Director, will determine the agenda for each meeting. All Directors should propose to the Chairman or the Presiding Director the inclusion of additional agenda items that they deem necessary or appropriate in carrying out their duties.

Conduct of Meetings

Board meetings will be conducted in a manner which ensures open communication, meaningful participation and timely resolution of issues. When appropriate and feasible, Directors will receive materials concerning matters to be acted upon sufficiently in advance of a meeting.

Executive Sessions

Regardless of who holds the position of Chairman of the Board, the nonmanagement Directors will meet regularly outside the presence of any Company officer. For purposes of these executive sessions, a Director who is an employee (or whose immediate family member is an executive officer) of the Company or its subsidiaries will not be considered a nonmanagement Director until three years after the end of such employment relationship, and thus will not attend the executive sessions. If the nonmanagement Directors include anyone who is not independent within the meaning of applicable New York Stock Exchange listing requirements, legislation or regulations, then executive sessions shall be held for independent Directors at least once a year. Executive sessions will be led by the Chairman, if the Chairman is an independent nonmanagement member of the Board, and otherwise by the Presiding Director. Additional semi-executive sessions (meetings of the nonmanagement members of the Board plus specific Company employees or other individuals) may be held at any time at the request of the Board, the Chairman or the Presiding Director.

Legal Counsel and Advisors

A majority of the nonmanagement Directors shall have standing authorization, on their own decision as a group, to retain legal counsel and/or other advisors of their choice, which counsel and advisors shall report directly to the non-management Directors as a group. For purposes of this paragraph, “nonmanagement” Directors are all those who are not Company officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), and may include Directors who are not independent.

Director Orientation and Continuing Education

The Board and management shall provide a thorough orientation process for new Directors that includes background material, meetings with senior management, and visits to Company facilities. The Board or the Governance and Nominating Committee shall recommend on an as-needed basis continuing director education programs for Board or committee members.

Access to Senior Management

The Board welcomes the attendance at Board meetings of senior management of the Company. Such attendance is at the selection of the Chief Executive Officer with the concurrence of the Board.

Directors have complete access to the Company’s senior management. It is assumed that Directors will use judgment to be sure this contact is not distracting to the Company’s business operations and that the Chief Executive Officer is appropriately informed.

Senior Management on Outside Boards

Members of senior management should submit proposed outside board memberships to the Governance and Nominating Committee for review and approval. Such memberships on for-profit companies’ boards (other than the Company) ordinarily should be limited to two.

Most recently revised 12-12-08

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