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Progress Energy, 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 operational excellence, and was the first utility to receive the 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.

The Port Dolphin import facility offers a new supply of natural gas for the Florida market. The import terminal has received its federal permits, including approvals under the Deepwater Port Act and from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Höegh LNG is the sole owner and sponsor of the project through its subsidiary Port Dolphin Energy LLC. The unloading portion of the deepwater port, named Port Dolphin, would be located in federal waters approximately 28 miles (45 km) offshore the Tampa Bay region in Florida, in approximately 100 feet (33 meters) of water depth.

Sybac Solar is the U.S. subsidiary of Sybac Germany, one of the largest solar integrators in central Germany. Sybac Solar designs and mounts modular PV panels made of silicon, which react directly to sunlight to generate electric current. An inverter changes the DC (direct current) generated by the panels into AC (alternating current). Most systems are roof-mounted, but sometimes systems are installed on open ground away from a building, depending on the needs of the client.