Exhibit 23(b)


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Baltimore Gas and Electric  Company of our report dated
January 17, 2001 relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule, which appears in Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the
references  to us  under  the  headings  "Experts"  and  "Selected  Consolidated
Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
February 11, 2002