At Progress Energy, we believe there's nothing more powerful than strong communities. After all, our success is wholly intertwined with that of the cities, towns and people we serve. That's why we take an active role in building and supporting communities - identifying opportunities that will have a lasting impact and thoughtfully committing our resources and our time to them.

Since becoming Progress Energy in 2000, we've invested over $67 million in our local communities through our grant programs. Our giving is primarily focused in the areas of education, economic development, the environment and employee involvement. With these grants, we're supporting strong teachers and thriving businesses, a healthy environment and compassionate employees - programs that will produce valuable returns, both today and far into the future.

Our motivation is simple. Progress Energy may be an energy provider serving millions of people, but we're also a local company, and more importantly, a neighbor in every community where we live and work. And we can't think of a better investment.