EXHIBIT 23

                       CONSENT TO INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration
Statement  on  Form  S-3  (No.   333-31326)  of  Vectren   Corporation  and  the
Registration  Statements on Form S-8 (Nos.  333-33608 and  333-33684) of Vectren
Corporation  of our report  dated  December 15, 2000  relating to the  financial
statements  of  The  Dayton  Power  and  Light  Company's   natural  gas  retail
distribution  business for the year ended  December 31, 1999,  which  appears in
this Current Report on Form 8-K.


\s\PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Dayton, Ohio
January 16, 2001