Exhibit 31(a)

# CERTIFICATION PURSUANT
TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Robert B. McGehee, certify that:

| | 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Florida Progress
               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) | 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;
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| | b) | 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
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| | c) | 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 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
               materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial
               reporting; and
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| | 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) | 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
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| | b) | 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 9, 2004 | /s/ Robert B. McGehee_______________________
Robert B. McGehee
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 31(b)

# CERTIFICATION PURSUANT
TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Geoffrey S. Chatas, certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Florida Progress
          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:
|-- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | a) | 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;
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| | b) | 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
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| | c) | 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 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
               materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial
               reporting; and
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|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:
|-- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | a) | 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
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| | b) | 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 9, 2004 | /s/ Geoffrey S. Chatas_______________________
Geoffrey S. Chatas
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 31(a)

# CERTIFICATION PURSUANT
TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, H. William Habermeyer, Jtr., 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;
| | -- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | 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:
| | -- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | a) | 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;
| | -- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | b) | 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
| | -- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | c) | 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 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
               materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial
               reporting; and
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| | 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:
| | -- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | a) | 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
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| | b) | 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 9, 2004 | /s/ H. William Habermeyer, Jr._______________________
H. William Habermeyer, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 31(b)

# CERTIFICATION PURSUANT
TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

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:
|-- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | a) | 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;
| | -- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | b) | 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
| | -- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | c) | 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 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:
|-- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | a) | 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
| | -- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | b) | 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 9, 2004 | /s/ Geoffrey S. Chatas_______________________
Geoffrey S. Chatas
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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