Otter Tail 10-Q 2003 Q1 Quarterly report

      EXHIBIT 99-B

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Otter Tail Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Kevin G. Moug, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 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 the Company.

/s/ Kevin G. Moug

Kevin G. Moug

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
May 14, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Otter Tail Corporation and will be retained by Otter Tail Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.