EXHIBIT 31.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                               SECTION 302 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Stefan A. Bird, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CE Generation LLC;

2. Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;

3. Based on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other  financial
information included in this 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 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 report is being prepared;

     b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure controls and
     procedures and presented in this report our conclusions  about the
     effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures,  as of the end of
     the period covered by this 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  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  officers 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  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 control
     over financial reporting.

Date:  August 7, 2003

                               /s/ Stefan A. Bird
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                                 Stefan A. Bird
                                    President
                            (chief executive officer)