CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 22, 1999, except with respect
to Note (1)(a) as to which the date is March 12, 1999, relating to the
consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, retained earnings and
cash flows and financial statement schedule information of MidAmerican Energy
Company for the year ended December 31, 1998, which appears in MidAmerican
Energy Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2000, as amended. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.



                                                /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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                                                    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP








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