KMP Exhibit 23.1 S-8 Consent of Independent Accountants

EX-23.1 5 kmpex23_1consent.htm KMP EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT KMP Exhibit 23.1 S-8 Consent of Independent Accountants
Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 3, 2004 relating to the financial statements of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., which appears in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
January 19, 2005