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              EXHIBIT 24 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
       
    We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report
    (Form 10-K) of Energy West Incorporated or our report dated August
    15, 1996, included in the 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders of
    Energy West Incorporated.
    
    
    
    
                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP
    
    Denver, Colorado
    August 15, 1996