EX-23.3 5 file004.txt CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP EXHIBIT 23.3 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-101800 of MidAmerican Energy Company on Form S-3 of our report dated January 24, 2003, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of MidAmerican Energy Company for the year ended December 31, 2002, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement. /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Des Moines, Iowa April 8, 2003