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|NORTHEAST ENERGY, LP(the registrant)Certification Of Periodic Report                                                                                                                                                                                      
|I, James L. Robo, President of ESI Northeast Energy GP, Inc. (equivalent to the Chief Executive Officer of registrant) as Administrative General Partner of Northeast Energy, LP certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
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|Dated:  March 27, 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Northeast Energy, LP and will be retained by Northeast Energy, LP and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.