EX-23 5 exhibit23.txt EXHIBIT23 EXHIBIT 23 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-85769, 333-85769-01, 333-85769-02 and 333-85769-03 on Form S-3 of TXU Gas Company of our report dated February 14, 2003 (which includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 as described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements), appearing in TXU Gas Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Dallas, Texas March 28, 2003