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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.01
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
   
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement (No. 33-62143) of our report dated
February 8, 1995, included in Southwest Gas Corporation's Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1994, and to all references to our Firm included in this
registration statement.
    
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Las Vegas, Nevada
   
October 4, 1995