Exhibit 99.1



Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002



In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of DQE, Inc. for the period ending December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), Morgan K. OBrien, as President and Chief Executive Officer of DQE, Inc., hereby certifies, 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 his knowledge:



| | (1) |  | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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| | (2) |  | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of DQE, Inc.
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WITNESS the due execution hereof
this 20thday of March, 2003.



/s/    Morgan K. OBrienMorgan K. OBrien President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer




This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by DQE, Inc. for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.





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Certification
of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002



In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of DQE, Inc. for the period ending December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), Stevan R. Schott, as Vice President and Controller of DQE, Inc., hereby certifies, 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 his knowledge:



| | (3) |  | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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| | (4) |  | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of DQE, Inc.
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WITNESS the due
execution hereof this 20thday of March, 2003.



/s/    Stevan R. SchottStevan R. Schott Vice President and Controller (Principal
Financial Officer)




This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by DQE, Inc. for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.