Exhibit 23(c)(1)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 28, 2008 (November 6, 2008 as to the effects of the retrospective implementation of Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position FIN 39-1 as described in Note 2), relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Florida Power Corporation d/b/a Progress Energy Florida, Inc. (PEF) (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph concerning the retrospective adoption of a new accounting principle in 2008 and the adoption of new accounting principles in 2007 and 2006), appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 6, 2008, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina
November 17, 2008