EXHIBIT 23

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

    We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectuses prepared in
accordance  with the requirements of Form S-8  (File No. 33-56084) and Forms S-3
(File Nos. 33-49801, 33-45260, 33-33559, 33-57658, 33-57704, 33-50329, 33-45258,
and 33-50331) of our report dated  January 21, 1994, which contains  explanatory
paragraphs related to the recoverability of replacement energy costs and changes
in  accounting methods,  accompanying the consolidated  financial statements and
the consolidated financial  statement schedules  of Baltimore  Gas and  Electric
Company  as of December 31, 1993 and 1992 and for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1993, included in  this Annual Report on Form 10-K  of
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company.

                                          /s/ Coopers & Lybrand
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                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND

Baltimore, Maryland
March 18, 1994

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