Exhibit 23(b)

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-3 of our report  dated  January  17,  2001  relating to the
financial  statements  and  financial  statement  schedule,   which  appears  in
Constellation  Energy  Group's  Annual  Report on Form  10-K for the year  ended
December 31, 2000.  We also  consent to the  references  to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
January 24, 2002