Exhibit 23(b)


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-3 of our report  dated  January  19,  2000  relating to the
financial  statements  and  financial  statement  schedules,  which  appears  in
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
incorporation  by reference of our report dated January 19, 2000 relating to the
financial  statements,  which appears in  Constellation  Energy Group,  Inc. and
Baltimore Gas and  Electric's  Form 8-K dated February 15, 2000. We also consent
to the  reference  to us  under  the  heading  "Experts"  in  such  Registration
Statement.





/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
September 29, 2000