Exhibit 23-1

                    Consent of Independent Accountants

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-37082 and 333-49780) of Exelon  Corporation
and Subsidiary  Companies of our report dated January 30, 2001,  except for Note
21 PETT  Refinancing  for  which  the  date is March 1,  2001,  relating  to the
financial statements, which appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders,  which
is  incorporated  in this  Annual  Report on Form 10-K.  We also  consent to the
incorporation  by reference of our report dated January 30, 2001 relating to the
financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois
April 2, 2001