Exhibit 23.01 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment 2 to the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-44819) of our report dated February 1, 1996, on our audits on the financial statements of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (the Company), which report appears in the Company's 1995 Form 10-K. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts". COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P. Boston, Massachusetts January 10, 1997 II-5