EXHIBIT 32.3


        Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18
                            of the United States Code


     I, Robert E. Busch, Chief Financial Officer of Public Service Electric and
Gas Company, to the best of my knowledge, certify that (i) the Quarterly Report
of Public Service Electric and Gas Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended
March 31, 2006 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information
contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of Public Service Electric and Gas Company.


                                         /s/ Robert E. Busch
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                                         Robert E. Busch
                                         Public Service Electric and Gas Company
                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                         May 1, 2006