Exhibit 32(a)

                       CERTIFICATION FURNISHED PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Progress Energy,
Inc. (the "Company") for the period ending March 31, 2005 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Robert
B. McGehee, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

     (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Company.



/s/ Robert B. McGehee
Robert B. McGehee
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
May 6, 2005


This certification is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed by the
Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.




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                                                                  Exhibit 32(b)


                       CERTIFICATION FURNISHED PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Progress Energy,
Inc. (the "Company") for the period ending March 31, 2005 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Geoffrey S. Chatas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Company.



/s/ Geoffrey S. Chatas
Geoffrey S. Chatas
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
May 6, 2005


This certification is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed by the
Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.




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                                                                  Exhibit 32(a)


                       CERTIFICATION FURNISHED PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Carolina Power &
Light Company (the "Company") for the period ending March 31, 2005 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Fred N. Day, IV, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Company.



/s/ Fred N. Day IV
------------------
Fred N. Day IV
President and Chief Executive Officer
May 6, 2005


This certification is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed by the
Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.





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                                                                  Exhibit 32(b)


                       CERTIFICATION FURNISHED PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Carolina Power &
Light Company (the "Company") for the period ending March 31, 2005 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Geoffrey S. Chatas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Company.



/s/ Geoffrey S. Chatas
Geoffrey S. Chatas
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
May 6, 2005


This certification is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed by the
Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.