Progress Energy CFO to Participate in Panel Discussion Sept. 29 at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Power & Gas Leaders Conference

RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN) Chief Financial Officer Mark Mulhern will participate in a panel discussion at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Power & Gas Leaders Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 29, in New York City. The panel discussion is scheduled to begin at approximately 2:15 p.m. ET.

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A webcast of the live presentation and slide materials will be available at www.progress-energy.com/investor. The webcast will be archived on the site for those unable to listen in real time.

Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN), headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 500 energy company with more than 22,000 megawatts of generation capacity and approximately $10 billion in annual revenues. Progress Energy includes two major electric utilities that serve about 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida. The company has earned the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Award, the industry's highest honor, in recognition of its operational excellence, and was the first utility to receive the prestigious J.D. Power and Associates Founder's Award for customer service. The company is pursuing a balanced strategy for a secure energy future, which includes aggressive energy-efficiency programs, investments in renewable energy technologies and a state-of-the-art electricity system. Progress Energy celebrated a century of service in 2008. Visit the company's website at www.progress-energy.com.

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