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| EXHIBIT      32.1 CERTIFICATION      PURSUANT TO18      U.S.C. SECTION 1350AS      ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION      906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002             In      connection with the Annual Report of Central Vermont Public Service      Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31,      2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date      hereof (the "Report"), I Robert H. Young, Chief Executive Officer of the      Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant      to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my      knowledge and belief:             (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 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 the      Company. /s/ Robert H. Young                                          Robert      H. YoungChief      Executive OfficerMarch      12, 2009 A      signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been      provided to Central Vermont Public Service Corporation ("CVPS") and will      be retained by CVPS and furnished to the Securities and Exchange      Commission or its staff uponrequest. |
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