Exhibit 23-1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

      We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  this  Registration
Statement of Public Service Electric and Gas Company (the "Company") on Form S-3
of our report dated February 15, 2002,  appearing in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended  December  31, 2001 and to the  reference  to us
under  the  heading  "Experts"  in  the  Prospectus,   which  is  part  of  this
Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Parsippany, NJ

August 23, 2002