EXHIBIT 2


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statements Nos.
33-18417  and  33-44582  on  Forms  S-8  of  Public  Service   Enterprise  Group
Incorporated of our report dated June 4, 1999 appearing in this Annual Report on
Form 11-K of the Public Service  Electric and Gas Company  Employee Savings Plan
for the year ended December 31, 1998.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Parsippany, New Jersey
June 30, 1999