As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2002


                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of report (date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2002

     

Commission File          Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter,         I.R.S. Employer
   Number               state of incorporation, address of principal executive       Identification Number
                                     offices, and telephone number

   1-3382                          Carolina Power & Light Company                        56-0165465
                                      410 South Wilmington Street
                                  Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1748
                                       Telephone: (919) 546-6411
                                State of Incorporation: North Carolina


The address of the registrant has not changed since the last report.








ITEM 9.   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

          The information in this report (including the exhibits) is furnished
pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that Section. The furnishing of this report is not intended
to constitute a determination by Carolina Power & Light Company that the
information is material or that the dissemination of the information is required
by Regulation FD.

          On August 13, 2002, the registrant filed with the Commission its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002 accompanied by
the certifications of William Cavanaugh III, the registrant's chief executive
officer, and Peter M. Scott III, the registrant's chief financial officer,
required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Conformed copies of the certifications are
attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.






                                   SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

                                    Registrant

                                    By:     /s/ Robert H. Bazemore, Jr.
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                                    Robert H. Bazemore, Jr.
                                    Vice President and Controller
                                    (Chief Accounting Officer)



Date: August 13, 2002







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


99.1      Section 906 Certificate of Chief Executive Officer
99.2      Section 906 Certificate of Chief Financial Officer







                                                                    Exhibit 99.1



                            CERTIFICATION 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 Carolina Power
& Light Company (the "Company") for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, William Cavanaugh III, Chairman, 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; 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 Cavanaugh III
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William Cavanaugh III
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
August 13, 2002







                                                                    Exhibit 99.2




                            CERTIFICATION 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 Carolina Power
& Light Company (the "Company") for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Peter M. Scott III, 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/ Peter M. Scott III
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Peter M. Scott III
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
August 13, 2002