EX-23.1 4 a2062741zex-23_1.htm CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN Prepared by MERRILL CORPORATION
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EXHIBIT 23.1

     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into this Registration Statement of (1) our report dated January 23, 2001, on Cinergy Corp.'s consolidated financial statements, included in Cinergy Corp.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and (2) our report dated June 25, 2001, included in the Cinergy Corp. Union Employees' Savings Incentive Plan's Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and to all references to our Firm included in this Registration Statement.

 
    

 
 
 
Cincinnati, Ohio   /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP   
November 7, 2001   ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


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