STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF RIDGEWOOD ELECTRIC POWER TRUST VI This Certificate of Trust ("Certificate") is being executed as of February 6, 1997, for the purpose of forming a business trust pursuant to the Delaware Business Trust Act, Del. Code. Ann. Tit. 12, ch. 38, Sections 3810 et seq. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby certifies as follows: 1. Name. The name of the trust is Ridgewood Electric Power Trust VI (the "Trust"). 2. Name and Business Address of the Trustee. The name of the Trustee of the Trust is Ridgewood Energy Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at 1105 North Market Street, Suite 1300, Wilmington, Delaware 19899. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Certificate as of the day and year first above written. RIDGEWOOD ENERGY HOLDING CORPORATION /s/Robert E. Swanson Robert E. Swanson, President