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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on (i) Form S-3 (Nos. 333-25995, 333-62155, 333-33726, 333-54616 and
333-55866), (ii) Form S-4 (No. 333-50898) and (iii) Form S-8 (No. 333-56343)
of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. of our reports dated March 27, 2000
relating to the financial statements of Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas
Transmission LLC and Trailblazer Pipeline Company, which appear in this Current
Report on Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 3) of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
dated April 27, 2001.





/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Denver, Colorado
April 27, 2001