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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

/s/ H. William Habermeyer, Jr.

H. William Habermeyer, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
November 7, 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.

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.

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