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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-52127) of our report dated February
10, 2000 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule,
which appears in Puget Sound Energy Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation by reference
in this Registration Statement of our report dated June 15, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the Annual Report of the Investment Plan
for Employees of Puget Sound Energy, Inc. on Form 11-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Seattle, Washington
January 2, 2001
