Energy East (EAS) 10-Q 2006 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT OF
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AND OF
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
OF

ENERGY EAST CORPORATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

          We, Wesley W. von Schack, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, and Robert D. Kump, Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer, of Energy East Corporation, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) Energy East Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 (the "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Energy East Corporation.

Date: August 3, 2006	/s/Wesley W. von Schack                                     Wesley W. von Schack         Chairman, President &         Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 3, 2006	/s/Robert D. Kump                                               Robert D. Kump         Vice President, Controller &         Chief Accounting Officer