3/6/2009
Progress Energy Florida announces successful biofuel test burn
As part of Progress Energy Florida's continuing commitment to developing alternative and renewable energy resources, the company recently conducted a successful test burn of New Generation Biofuels' proprietary biofuel at the Bartow plant, in St. Petersburg.

3/2/2009
Progress Energy Carolinas deploys crews to help Duke Energy restore power
Progress Energy Carolinas is sending approximately 200 line crew members, contract workers and support staff to assist Duke Energy with restoring service to its customers in North Carolina and South Carolina, where a winter storm has left about 140,000 homes without electricity.

2/27/2009
CEO: Progress Energy has a reliable track record and a clear, flexible strategy
Progress Energy has a clear strategic focus and a flexible, balanced plan for delivering value for its customers and shareholders, Chairman, President and CEO Bill Johnson told financial analysts at a meeting in New York today.

2/27/2009
Progress Energy Florida helps small businesses
Progress Energy Florida's Business Energy Saver Pilot is a partnership project designed to  assist small businesses in a low-income neighborhood in south St. Petersburg save money on their energy bills by helping them use energy more wisely.

2/24/2009
Progress Energy Florida helps Winter Garden neighbors save energy and money
Progress Energy Florida's innovative Neighborhood Energy Saver program is expanding to Winter Garden. The project assists families in low-income neighborhoods save money on their energy bills by helping them use energy more wisely.

2/23/2009
Progress Energy to webcast analyst meeting on Feb. 27
Members of the Progress Energy management team will discuss the company's strategy and financial outlook on Friday, Feb. 27, at an analyst meeting in New York. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and will be webcast to the public.

2/18/2009
Progress Energy Warns Against Energy Vampires
Energy "vampires" can lurk anywhere there is electricity, silently sipping power in your home, day and night, wasting energy and costing you money.

2/16/2009
Progress Energy directs $300,000 to local counties to promote economic development in South Carolina
Progress Energy continued its support of economic development in South Carolina in 2008 by directing $300,000 to seven counties as part of its annual license fee credits, which are designed to improve regional infrastructure.

2/13/2009
Progress Energy Carolinas deploys crews to assist restoration efforts in Virginia and West Virginia
Progress Energy Carolinas will deploy more than 150 line crew members, contract workers and support staff to assist with power restoration in Virginia and West Virginia, where high winds have left hundreds of thousands of homes without electricity.

2/12/2009
Progress Energy proposes decrease to 2009 customer bills
Progress Energy Florida announced today plans to file a proposal with the Florida Public Service Commission to decrease 2009 customers' bills by $15.08 per month per 1,000 kilowatt-hours for residential customers starting with the first April billing cycle.