SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U5S/A
(Amendment No. 1)
ANNUAL REPORT
For the Year Ended December 31, 1998
Filed Pursuant to the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
by
NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC.
1225 17TH STREET
DENVER, CO 80202
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this New Century Energies, Inc.
Annual Report (Form U5S) to the Securities and Exchange Commission filed
pursuant to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, for the year ended
December 31, 1998, on the consolidated financial statements of Yorkshire Power
Group Limited and subsidiaries included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Yorkshire Power Group Limited for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Columbus, Ohio
April 30, 1999
