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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Progress Energy, Inc. of our report dated June 14, 2000
relating to the financial statements of the Savings Plan for Employees of
Florida Progress Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1999 appearing on
page 1 of Annual Report on Form 11-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Tampa, Florida
December 18, 2000
