Exhibit 23(b)
 
Coopers                            Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
& Lybrand                          a professional services firm



             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                              
                          ________


   
We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference in  Pre-
Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 Registration Statement
No.  33-61297  covering  $125,000,000  principal  amount  of
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Medium-Term Notes, Series
D (the "Notes"), which Registration Statement also serves as
Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 2 to  Form  S-3  Registration
Statement   No.  33-57704  covering  $100,000,000  principal
amount  of the Notes (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
August 23, 1995

Coopers  &  Lybrand L.L.P., a registered limited liability
partnership,  is  a  member  firm  of  Coopers  &  Lybrand
(International).