EXHIBIT 24 -- POWERS OF ATTORNEY

POWER OF ATTORNEY


	KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, 
Robert E. Swanson, appoints Thomas R. Brown and Martin V. Quinn, 
and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with 
full power to act and do all things necessary, advisable or 
appropriate, in their discretion, to execute on his behalf as an 
officer of Ridgewood Electric Power Trust V (the "Trust") or as 
an officer or director of Ridgewood Power Corporation, the 
Managing Shareholder of the Trust, the Registration Statement on 
Form 10 of the Trust dated on or about April 30, 1998 and all 
amendments or documents relating thereto.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power 
of Attorney this 21st day of April, 1998, at Ridgewood, New 
Jersey.

					    /s/Robert E. Swanson
						Robert E. Swanson