EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated August 23, 2000, except for Notes II,
XI and XIV as to which the date is September 28, 2000, relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in the 2000 Annual
Report to Shareholders of Southern Union Company, which is incorporated by
reference in Southern Union Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 2000.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Austin, Texas
October 2, 2000
