EX-23.1 5 e19336ex23-1.txt CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated and subsidiaries (the "Company") on Form S-3 of our report dated February 17, 2004, appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes explanatory paragraphs relating to the restatement described in Note 2, the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" described in Note 3, and the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations" described in Note 3) and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. Deloitte & Touche LLP /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP Parsippany, NJ October 29, 2004