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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated February 17, 1999 relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules, which
appears in Pennsylvania Enterprises, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1998. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


                                                PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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                                                PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 6, 2000


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