4/30/2009
Progress Energy and BE&K to host vendor fair for power plant project
Progress Energy and BE&K Construction Company will host a vendor fair May 7 from 3 to 7 p.m. in the lobby of the Cole Auditorium on the campus of Richmond Community College at 1042 W. Hamlet Ave. in Hamlet.

4/30/2009
Progress Energy's customer efficiency incentive program approved
Progress Energy has received approval from the N.C. Utilities Commission for a new program that offers customers a variety of incentives for energy-efficiency improvements to existing homes.

4/28/2009
Progress Energy Carolinas, Carolina Solar Energy partner to develop Person County Solar Park
Progress Energy Carolinas and Carolina Solar Energy announced an agreement today for Carolina Solar Energy to design, build and operate a 650-kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic plant near Roxboro, N.C., and sell the energy produced to the utility for distribution to its customers.

4/27/2009
Progress Energy offers business customers energy-efficient ways to save
Progress Energy has launched a new program to help its North Carolina commercial, industrial and government customers save money and reduce energy use. The Energy Efficiency for Business Program encourages energy efficiency and energy-efficient building design.

4/23/2009
Progress Energy gets approval for two new efficiency programs; others planned
The N.C. Utilities Commission has approved two new conservation programs for Progress Energy Carolinas customers. The programs will help residential, commercial, industrial and government customers save money and reduce their energy use.

4/23/2009
Progress Energy Florida encourages customers to consider their surroundings when planting Arbor Day trees
This Arbor Day, Friday, April 24, Progress Energy Florida encourages customers planting trees near power lines to select appropriate, low-growing varieties.

4/21/2009
Progress Energy encourages customers to jumpstart next year's tax savings by making stimulus-aided, energy-efficient home improvements
Newly approved federal tax credits are making many energy-efficient home improvements more affordable. Progress Energy Florida encourages homeowners to save money while boosting their homes' value by taking advantage of cost-effective, energy-saving solutions.

4/15/2009
Progress Energy Florida successfully restores power to more than 89,000 following storms
Progress Energy Florida restored power Tuesday to more than 89,000 customers who lost power due to storms and tornadoes.

4/14/2009
Progress Energy Carolinas deploys crews to help Georgia Power restore power
Progress Energy Carolinas is sending 150 line crew members, contract workers and support staff to assist Georgia Power with restoring service to its customers across Georgia, where severe storms and tornados have left about 40,000 homes and businesses without electricity.

4/14/2009
Progress Energy, Carolina Hurricanes launch SolarSchools partnership
Some bright ideas will be taking shape in schools across the Carolinas this year, thanks to the Progress Energy SolarSchools program -- a partnership between Progress Energy Carolinas and the Carolina Hurricanes Kids 'N Community Foundation.