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                                                                Exhibit 2
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements Nos. 2-
74018, 33-4780 and 33-44581 on Forms S-8 of Public Service Enterprise Group
Incorporated of our report dated May 20, 1994 appearing in this Annual Report
on Form 11-K of the Public Service Electric and Gas Company Thrift and Tax-
Deferred Savings Plan for the year ended December 31, 1993.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE
DELOITTE & TOUCHE
Parsippany, New Jersey
May 20, 1994