EXHIBIT 32.2

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

         In connection with the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the year ended December 31, 2003, I, Gordon
R. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric
Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, that:

                  (1)      such Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pacific Gas and
                           Electric Company for the year ended December 31,
                           2003, 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 Annual Report on
                           Form 10-K of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the
                           year ended December 31, 2003, fairly presents, in all
                           material respects, the financial condition and
                           results of operations of Pacific Gas and Electric
                           Company.

                                      GORDON R. SMITH
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                                      GORDON R. SMITH

                                      President and Chief Executive Officer

February 19, 2004



                  CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

         In connection with the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the year ended December 31, 2003, I, Kent
M. Harvey, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to
the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

                  (1)      such Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pacific Gas and
                           Electric Company for the year ended December 31,
                           2003, 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 Annual Report on
                           Form 10-K of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the
                           year ended December 31, 2003, fairly presents, in all
                           material respects, the financial condition and
                           results of operations of Pacific Gas and Electric
                           Company.

                                  KENT M. HARVEY
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                                  KENT M. HARVEY

                                  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                  and Treasurer

February 19, 2004