Description Without progress, millions of people would be without energy. Progress Energy provides electricity to 3.1 million customers. It serves customers in North and South Carolina, through utility Carolina Power & Light (dba Progress Energy Carolinas), and in Florida, through Florida Power (or Progress Energy Florida). The company generates most of its energy from nuclear and fossil-fueled plants and has a total capacity of more than 22,000 MW. Progress Energy has been seeking to improve its operational efficiency while expanding its alternative energy power sources in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. In 2011 the company agreed to be acquired by Duke Energy for $13.7 billion.
Progress Energy has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Progress Energy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 55% of employees would recommend working at Progress Energy to a friend. This is based on 51 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
69% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Progress Energy as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Progress Energy.