Exhibit 32(a)

# CERTIFICATION FURNISHED
PURSUANT TO18 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 September 30, 2004 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) 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, President &
Chief Executive OfficerNovember 9, 2004

A signed original of this written
statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by
the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.

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Exhibit 32(b)

# CERTIFICATION FURNISHED
PURSUANT TO18 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 September 30, 2004 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) 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. ChatasExecutive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer November 9, 2004

A signed original of this written
statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by
the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.

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Exhibit 32(a)

# CERTIFICATION FURNISHED
PURSUANT TO18 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 September 30, 2004 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) 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 OfficerNovember 9, 2004

A signed original of this written
statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by
the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.

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Exhibit 32(b)

# CERTIFICATION FURNISHED
PURSUANT TO18 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 September 30, 2004 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) 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. ChatasExecutive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer November 9, 2004

A signed original of this written
statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by
the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.