Exhibit 31(a)
CERTIFICATION
I, William D. Johnson, certify that:
| 1. | | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 2 on Form 10-K/A to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Progress Energy, Inc. as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2011; and |
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| 2. | | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| Date: May 24, 2011 | By: | /s/ William D. Johnson |
| | William D. Johnson |
| | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
