EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
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                             PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-113757) of our report dated September 25, 2003
relating to the financial statements which appears in Southern Union Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2003. We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
June 25, 2004