At A Glance

• Roxboro Plant is the 10th-largest coal-fired plant in the U.S.
• Mayo Plant has the single largest coal-fired unit on Progress Energy's system
• Plants can generate 3,227,000 kilowatts – enough to power 2.6 million homes
• Plants employ about 350 people from Person and surrounding counties
• Plants pay about $3.7 million annual taxes- nearly 23 percent of Person Co.'s property tax base
• Progress Energy expects its total emission-control investment in the Person County plants to be about $800 million (1995 - 2009)
• Mayo Plant is Progress Energy's newest coal-fired plant and has been a part of the community since 1983
• Roxboro Plant has been a part of the community since 1966

Environmental Commitment

Protecting the environment is at the forefront of all we do at Progress Energy, from generating power to investing in stronger communities. Some of our environmental achievements include:

• Investment and commitment of more than $1 billion in nitrogen oxides and sulfur-dioxide emission-reduction technologies at our coal-fired power plants. Agreement in North Carolina to reduce NOx and SO₂ by 70 percent from 1998 levels, in addition to reductions already achieved.
• Numerous wildlife protection initiatives, including the installation of specially designed osprey nesting platforms on transmission and distribution facilities in Florida as well as osprey platforms in the Carolinas.
• Removal of the Quaker Neck Dam (N.C.) in 1997 to allow natural fish spawning in Neuse River basin – first major voluntary dam removal in U.S. for conservation purposes.
• Transfer of ownership of Weedon Island property to Pinellas County to support county’s effort to expand a park. Portions of the island also have been designated as a manatee refuge.
• Major partnerships with the Nature Conservancy in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.

The Toxics Release Inventory

Companies in many industries, including the electric utility industry, are required to report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the specific amounts of certain chemicals handled or released annually. This report is known as the Toxics Release Inventory, or TRI. Progress Energy announced data on substances produced at Progress Energy's coal- and oil-fueled power plants in generating electricity for the company's customers in the Carolinas and Florida. Utilities are required to file the report, including the inventory of pounds of emissions, with the EPA July 1.