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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULES

We consent to the use in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement No. 333-29001 of Energy Corporation of America on Form S-4 of our
reports dated April 21, 1997, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement, and to the references to us under the headings "Summary
Financial Information", "Selected Consolidated Financial Information", "Change
of Accountants" and "Experts" in such Prospectus.

Our audit of the consolidated financial statements of Energy Corporation of
America referred to in our aforementioned report also included the financial
statement schedules of Energy Corporation of America, listed in Item 21. These
financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In
our opinion, such financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to
the basic consolidated financial statements of Energy Corporation of America
taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set
forth therein.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Denver, Colorado

July 16, 1997