Exhibit 32(b)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Alabama Gas Corporation (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned hereby certifies with respect to the registrant, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his knowledge, the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated as of August 1, 2011

By	/s/ J. T. McManus, II
	J. T. McManus, II Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alabama Gas Corporation
By	/s/ Charles W. Porter, Jr.
	Charles W. Porter, Jr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Alabama Gas Corporation

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Alabama Gas Corporation and will be retained by Alabama Gas Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.