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, 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.

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

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

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

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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|/s/ Geoffrey S. Chatas
Geoffrey S. Chatas
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
November 7, 2005
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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 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 Florida Power Corporation (the
Company) for the period ending September 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, H. William
Habermeyer, Jr., 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.

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|/s/ H. William Habermeyer, Jr.                                                   
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|H. William Habermeyer, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
November 7, 2005
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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 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 Florida Power Corporation (the
Company) for the period ending September 30, 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.

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

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.