Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-16201) of Energy East Corporation of our report dated June 24, 2005 relating to the financial statements of the New York State Electric & Gas Corporation Tax Deferred Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, which appears in this Form 11-K.
| /s/ Baker Newman & Noyes |
Portland, Maine |
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