RIDGEWOOD ELECTRIC POWER TRUST V
                                Exhibit 32.2
                                ------------
                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                           AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I,  Christopher  Naunton,  Chief Financial  Officer of Ridgewood  Electric Power
Trust  V.  (the   "Registrant"),certify,   pursuant   to  Section   906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the period ended
March 31, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.78m or 78o(d));
and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: January 16, 2004

                                       Signature:

                                       /s/ Christopher Naunton
                                       --------------------------------
                                       Christopher Naunton
                                       Chief Financial Officer