Exhibit 32





                      UNISOURCE ENERGY CORPORATION


                      TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

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                    STATEMENTS OF CORPORATE OFFICERS
       (Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

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     Each of the undersigned, James S. Pignatelli, Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer of UniSource Energy Corporation and
Tucson Electric Power Company (each a "Company"), and Kevin P. Larson,
Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of each Company,
hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that each Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2003, fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
that the information contained therein fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operation of such
Company.


November 10, 2003                       /s/  James S. Pignatelli
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                                             James S. Pignatelli
                                     Chairman of the Board, President and
                                           Chief Executive Officer
                                         UniSource Energy Corporation
                                         Tucson Electric Power Company



                                        /s/   Kevin P. Larson
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                                              Kevin P. Larson
                                        Vice President, Treasurer and
                                           Chief Financial Officer
                                         UniSource Energy Corporation
                                         Tucson Electric Power Company



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