Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Exelon Corporation of our report dated February 29, 2000, except as to the joint petition for settlement described in Note 2 which is as of March 24, 2000 and the PUC order described in Note 4 which is as of March 16, 2000, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in PECO Energy and Subsidiary Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in such Registration Statement. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Philadelphia, PA May 15, 2000