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Exhibit 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 33-71286, 33-51377, 33-38501, and 33-29801 on Form S-3,
and Nos. 33-61035, 33-39873, and 333-88419 on Form S-8 of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation of our reports dated November 10, 2000,
appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation for the year ended September 30, 2000.
DELOITTE &
TOUCHE LLP
Seattle,
Washington
December 18, 2000
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
