Exhibit No. 23(a)




INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statement No. 33-33520 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No.
33-5134 on Form S-3, Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement No. 33-38349 on Form S-3, and Registration Statement
No. 33-50597 on Form S-3 of Carolina Power & Light Company, of our
report dated February 14, 1994, appearing in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Carolina Power & Light Company for the year ended
December 31, 1993.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE

Raleigh, North Carolina
March 25, 1994