<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
FROM (INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 1995) AND
IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000017797
<NAME> CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
        
                                                     
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                          6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                      DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                                           JUN-30-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                              PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                               $6,342,383
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                               $428,556
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                    $643,538
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                  $629,103
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                            $175,136
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                          $8,218,716
<COMMON>                                                $1,308,083
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                    ($790)
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                     $1,300,627
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                          $2,607,920
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                           $0
<PREFERRED>                                               $143,801
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                    $2,683,514
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                              $0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                       $0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                             $82,700
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                              $78,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                       $0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                     $0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                $0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                          $2,622,781
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                           $8,218,716
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                               $1,410,203
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                       $94,358
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                              $1,086,160
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                              $1,180,518
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                   $229,685
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                         $26,381
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                            $256,066
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  $102,071
<NET-INCOME>                                              $153,995
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                 $4,804
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                             $149,191
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                  $129,524
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                  $93,841
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                    $328,924
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                $1.01
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