Exhibit 23(b)





             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                              
                          ________


     We consent  to the  incorporation by reference in Post-
Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3 Registration Statement
(No. 33-57704)  covering $100,000,000  principal amount, and
in the  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-3  covering  an
additional $125,000,000  principal amount, which also serves
as  such   Post-Effective  Amendment   No.  2,  relating  to
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Medium-Term Notes, Series
D  (the  "Registration  Statement")  of  our  report,  dated
January 20,  1995, which  contains an  explanatory paragraph
related to  the recoverability  of replacement energy costs,
on our  audits of  the consolidated financial statements and
financial statement  schedules of Baltimore Gas and Electric
Company and  Subsidiaries, as  of December 31, 1994 and 1993
and for  the years  ended December  31, 1994, 1993 and 1992,
which report,  financial statements  and financial statement
schedules are  incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement from  the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1994.

     We also  consent to the reference to our firm under the
caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement.




                              /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

                                COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.



Baltimore, Maryland
July 21, 1995