EXHIBIT 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-41157) of our report dated February
10, 2000 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule,
which appears in Puget Sound Energy, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999.


PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Seattle, Washington
January 2, 2001