Exhibit A

EX-32.2 12 q305_ex32-2906cert.htm UTILITY CEO/CFO SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION Exhibit A Exhibit 32.2

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

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, 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 of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

GORDON R. SMITH

GORDON R. SMITH

President and Chief Executive Officer

November 2, 2005

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 Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, I, Christopher P. Johns, 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:

CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS___________

CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

and Treasurer

November 2, 2005

(1)	such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, 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 of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

	GORDON R. SMITH

	GORDON R. SMITH
	President and Chief Executive Officer


	CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS___________
	CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	and Treasurer