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  Annual  Report on Form 10-K of  Florida  Progress
Corporation  (the  "Company")  for the period ending  December 31, 2003 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I, Robert B. McGehee, 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) 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/ Robert B. McGehee
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Robert B. McGehee
President and Chief Executive Officer
March 12, 2004


A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.





                                                                   Exhibit 32(b)




                       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  Annual  Report on Form 10-K of  Florida  Progress
Corporation  (the  "Company")  for the period ending  December 31, 2003 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I, Geoffrey S. Chatas,  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial  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) 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/ Geoffrey S. Chatas
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Geoffrey S. Chatas
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
March 12, 2004


A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.





                                                                   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  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K of  Florida  Power
Corporation  (the  "Company")  for the period ending  December 31, 2003 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I, H. William  Habermeyer,  Jr.,  President and 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) 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/ H. William Habermeyer, Jr.
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H. William Habermeyer, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
March 12, 2004



A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.






                                                                  Exhibit 32(b)





                       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  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K of  Florida  Power
Corporation  (the  "Company")  for the period ending  December 31, 2003 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I, Geoffrey S. Chatas,  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial  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) 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/ Geoffrey S. Chatas
- ----------------------
Geoffrey S. Chatas
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
March 12, 2004



A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.