EXHIBIT 32.2

                  CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL 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 quarter ended March 31, 2004, I, Robert B.
Mease, Vice President and Controller (principal financial 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 quarter ended March 31,
2004 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 quarter ended March 31, 2004 fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of Energy West, Incorporated.


Date: May 17, 2004                                /s/  Robert B. Mease
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                                                  Robert B. Mease
                                                  Vice President and Controller
                                                  (principal financial officer)