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                                                                    Exhibit 31.1


CERTIFICATIONS

         I, John C. Allen, certify that:

         1.       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Energy
                  West, Incorporated;

         2.       Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any
                  untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
                  material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
                  of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
                  not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
                  annual report;

         3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
                  financial information included in this annual report fairly
                  present in all material respects the financial condition,
                  results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of,
                  and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

         4.       The registrant's other certifying officers and I are
                  responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
                  controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
                  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) for the registrant and we have:

                  a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
                      caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
                      designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
                      information relating to the registrant, including its
                      consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
                      within those entities, particularly during the period in
                      which this annual report is being prepared;

                  b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                      controls and procedures and presented in this annual
                      report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
                      disclosure controls and procedures, as at the end of the
                      period covered by this annual report based on such
                      evaluation; and

                  c)  disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
                      internal control over financial reporting that occurred
                      during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the
                      registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
                      annual report) that has materially affected, or is
                      reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's
                      internal control over financial reporting; and

         5.       The registrant's other certifying officer and I have
                  disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
                  control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors
                  and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors
                  (or persons performing the equivalent function):

                  a)  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
                      the design or operation of internal control over financial
                      reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
                      the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
                      report financial information; and

                  b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                      management or other employees who have a significant role
                      in the registrant's internal controls over financial
                      reporting.



         Date:    October 9, 2003


                                   /s/ John C. Allen
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                                   John C. Allen
                                   Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
                                   (principal executive officer)