NSTAR Electric Company PFD 4.25% (NSARP) 10-Q 2004 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

Certification Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The undersigned hereby certifies, in my capacity as an officer of Boston Edison Company, for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
(i)	the enclosed Quarterly Report of Boston Edison Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(ii)	the information contained in such Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Boston Edison Company.

Dated: August 4, 2004	By:	/s/ JAMES J. JUDGE
		James J. Judge
		Senior Vice President,
		Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer