EXHIBIT 23.4

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 15, 2002 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Kinder
Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
June 27, 2002