How well do you know the history of electricity in the Carolinas?

When Carolina Power & Light (CP&L) was chartered in 1908, the company had 983 customers in the Raleigh, N.C., area and provided service for trolleys, home lighting and a limited amount of street lighting. Today, the service area covers about 32,000 square miles and supplies electricity to 1.5 million residential, commercial and industrial customers.

CP&L served customers until 2000, when it merged with Florida Progress Corp. to form Progress Energy. That company merged with Duke Energy in 2012.

Take the quiz to see how much you know about Carolina Power & Light’s history and learn about the company’s people and events.