Exhibit 99.1



                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       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 second quarter ended December 31, 2002, I,
Edward J. Bernica, Chief Executive Officer of Energy West Incorporated, hereby
certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

         (1) such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended
December 31, 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 second quarter ended December 31, 2002 fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Energy West
Incorporated.


Date:    February 14, 2003                 /s/  Edward J. Bernica
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                                           Edward J. Bernica
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer
                                           (principal executive officer)





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