EXHIBIT  23

                    Consent of Independent Public Accountants



We  hereby  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the Registration
Statements  on  Form  S-3  (No.  333-18927,  333-58715, 333-91406, 333-91815 and
333-103674) of SEMCO Energy, Inc. of our report dated February 10, 2003 relating
to the financial statements, which appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders,
which  is  incorporated  in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to
the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 10, 2003 relating to
the  financial  statement  schedule,  which  appears  in  this  Form  10-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP

Detroit,  Michigan
March  13,  2003