News Releases

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - Progress Energy Florida is monitoring the movement and expected track of Tropical Storm Isaac, which is currently forecast to make landfall in Florida early next week, possibly as a hurricane. Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has selected 10 public schools serving as emergency shelters to receive no-cost solar installations and battery backup systems through the utility’s SunSense Schools...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -If every American home replaced just one incandescent light bulb with an ENERGY STAR® light bulb, we could save about $600 million in annual energy costs, enough to light 3 million homes for a year, according to the U.S. ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -Vincent M. Dolan, state president for Duke Energy subsidiary Progress Energy Florida, has announced that he will retire by the end of 2012. The company has named R. Alexander “Alex” Glenn, currently the Florida utility’s general ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, is urging customers be on alert for a new utility bill payment scam affecting customers across the country.Under the scam, customers are receiving a call informing them their ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - Seven local high school graduates have earned Progress Energy scholarships this year, in recognition of their accomplishments.Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, awards the scholarships annually to qualifying...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -The Progress Energy Foundation has teamed up with DonorsChoose.org, an online charity, by donating $50,000 to help students learn about energy, electricity, alternative energy and energy conservation. As part of the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -The Progress Energy Foundation will invest $425,000 this year to fund economic vitality projects across the Tampa Bay area. Economic vitality grants foster economic development and improve the quality of life in communities ...