EXHIBIT 99.1

                   CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

         In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of
Energy West Incorporated for the first quarter ended September 30, 2002, I,
Edward J. Bernica, Chief Executive Officer of Energy West Incorporated, hereby
certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

         (1) such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter ended
September 30, 2002 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 such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the first quarter ended September 30, 2002 fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Energy West
Incorporated.


Date: November 14, 2002                           /s/  Edward J. Bernica

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                                                   Edward J. Bernica
                                                   President and Chief Executive
                                                   Officer
                                                   (principal executive officer)










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