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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 of our report dated February 3, 2000 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Allegheny Energy, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania June 28, 2000
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