Exhibit 23
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 21, 2006 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 |