Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-57220) of Energy East Corporation of our report dated June 19, 2006 relating to the financial statements of the Berkshire Gas Company Retirement Savings Plan for Union Employees, which appears in this Form 11-K.

	/s/ Baker Newman & Noyes Limited Liability Company
Portland, Maine June 29, 2006