EX-23 2 exhibit_23.htm EXHIBIT 23 exhibit_23.htm
INDEX TO EXHIBITS




Exhibit Number
 
Exhibit No. 23                           Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
 


 
15
 


Exhibit No. 23
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-155541 on Form S-8 of our report dated June 24, 2009, relating to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of Savings Plan for Employees of Florida Progress Corporation, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Savings Plan for Employees of Florida Progress Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2008.

 
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
June 24, 2009

16