Exhibit 23.1



                    CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP


  We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of our report dated January 28, 1999 relating to the consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedules, which appears in BEC
Energy's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.



                        /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
                        PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


August 17, 1999