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 Robert D. Kump, Senior Vice President & 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (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:  February 28, 2007	/s/Wesley W. von Schack                                       Wesley W. von Schack         Chairman, President &         Chief Executive Officer
	/s/Robert D. Kump                                            Robert D. Kump         Senior Vice President &         Chief Financial Officer