Exhibit 31(a)

# CERTIFICATION

I, Robert B. McGehee, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Progress Energy, Inc.;
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
          statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
          the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
          were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
          report;
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the
          financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
          of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
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|4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
          establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
          Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
          reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
          registrant and we have:
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| | a)   
     
     
     
b)   
     
     
c)   
     
     
d) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision,  to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being
prepared;
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and
disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's first fiscal quarter in the case of this quarterly
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting; and

|5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
          our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
          registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of
          directors:
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| | a)   
     
     
b) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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|Date: November 7, 2005 | /s/ Robert B. McGehee
Robert B. McGehee
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 31(b)

CERTIFICATION

I, Geoffrey S. Chatas, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Progress Energy, Inc.;
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
          statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
          the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
          were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
          report;
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the
          financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
          of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
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|4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
          establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
          Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
          reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
          registrant and we have:
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| | a)  
    
    
    
b)  
    
    
c)  
    
    
d) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision,  to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being
prepared;
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and
disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's first fiscal quarter in the case of this quarterly
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting; and

|5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
          our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
          registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of
          directors:
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| | a)  
    
    
b) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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|Date: November 7, 2005 | /s/ Geoffrey S. Chatas
Geoffrey S. Chatas
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 31(a)

CERTIFICATION

I, Fred N. Day, IV, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Carolina Power & Light
          Company;
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
          statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
          the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
          were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
          report;
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the
          financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
          of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
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|4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
          establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
          Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:
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| | ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | a)  
    
    
    
b)  
    
    
c) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision,  to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being
prepared;
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and
disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's first fiscal quarter in the case of this quarterly
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting; and

|5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
          our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
          registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of
          directors:
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| | a)  
    
    
b) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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|Date: November 7, 2005 | /s/ Fred N. Day IV
Fred N. Day IV
President and Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 31(b)

CERTIFICATION

I, Geoffrey S. Chatas, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Carolina Power & Light
          Company;
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
          statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
          the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
          were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
          report;
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the
          financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
          of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
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|4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
          establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
          Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:
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| | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | a)  
    
    
    
b)  
    
    
c) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being
prepared;
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and
disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's first fiscal quarter in the case of this quarterly
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting; and

|5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
          our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
          registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of
          directors:
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| | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | a)  
    
    
b) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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|Date: November 7  , 2005 | /s/ Geoffrey S. Chatas
Geoffrey S. Chatas
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 31(a)

CERTIFICATION

I, H. William Habermeyer, Jr., certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Florida Power Corporation;
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
          statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
          the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
          were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
          report;
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the
          financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
          of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
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|4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
          establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
          Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:
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| | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | a)  
    
    
    
b)  
    
    
c) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being
prepared;
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and
disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's first fiscal quarter in the case of this quarterly
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

|5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
          our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
          registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of
          directors:
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| | a)  
    
    
b) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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|Date: November 7, 2005 | /s/ H. William Habermeyer, Jr.
H. William Habermeyer, Jr.
Executive Officer
Date: November 4, 2005

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Exhibit 31(b)

CERTIFICATION

I, Geoffrey S. Chatas, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Florida Power Corporation;
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
          statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
          the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
          were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
          report;
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the
          financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
          of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
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|4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
          establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
          Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:
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| | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | a)  
    
    
    
b)  
    
    
c) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being
prepared;
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and
disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's first fiscal quarter in the case of this quarterly
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting; and

|5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
          our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
          registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of
          directors:
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| | a)    
    
b) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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|Date: November 7, 2005 | /s/ Geoffrey S. Chatas
Geoffrey S. Chatas
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer