EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our report dated February 7, 2000 accompanying the
consolidated financial statements and schedule included in the Annual Report of
Unitil Corporation and subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1999, as amended by Form 10-K/A filed on April 14, 2000, and our report dated
June 9, 2000 accompanying the statements of changes in net assets for benefits
of the Unitil Corporation Tax Deferred Savings and Investment Plan (the "Plan").
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the
Registration Statement of Unitil Corporation on Form S-8, relating to the Plan.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 26, 2000
