Exhibit 23-A

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference in this  Registration  Statement of our report dated October 29, 1999,
included in Indiana Energy,  Inc.'s Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A for the year ended
September  30, 1999,  and our report  dated June 28,  1999,  included in Indiana
Energy,  Inc.'s Form 11-K for the Indiana Energy,  Inc.  Retirement Savings Plan
year ended December 31, 1998, and to all references to our Firm included in this
Registration Statement.

                                                         /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP








Indianapolis, Indiana
June 14, 2000