Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT OF
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AND OF
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
OF

ENERGY EAST CORPORATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

          We, Wesley W. von Schack, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, and Kenneth M. Jasinski, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of Energy East Corporation, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) Energy East Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 (the "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

Date:  May 5, 2005	/s/Wesley W. von Schack                                       Wesley W. von Schack         Chairman, President &         Chief Executive Officer
	/s/Kenneth M. Jasinski                                            Kenneth M. Jasinski         Executive Vice President and         Chief Financial Officer