Exhibit Number
Exhibit No. 23 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Exhibit No. 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-155543 on Form S-8 of our report dated June 24, 2009, relating to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of Progress Energy 401(k) Savings & Stock Ownership Plan, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Progress Energy 401(k) Savings & Stock Ownership Plan for the year ended December 31, 2008.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
June 24, 2009
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