Duke Energy Florida 10-Q 2008 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32(a)

CERTIFICATION FURNISHED PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Progress Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ending September 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, William D. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)           the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)           the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ William D. Johnson

William D. Johnson

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

November 5, 2008

This certification is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.